By Cath Isabedra Food packaging and food waste are two of the biggest contributors to landfill. The problem with food packaging is that it's often unnecessary, used to deliver food but not consumed. Take plastic wraps for fruit and vegetables. They're designed to keep the product fresh for longer but are optional for most people who buy their produce weekly at the local grocery store. The packaging industry is booming. Pre-pandemic, packaging was well on its way to becoming a … [Read more...] about Love the Food, Hate the Waste: Tackling Sustainability with Packaging
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Oxygen pickup in beer filling – state-of-the-art filling technology the answer to familiar challenges
Discover the state-of-the-art filling technology that tackles the challenge of oxygen pickup in beer production. Learn how breweries are ensuring flavor stability and outstanding quality by reducing oxygen levels during the filling process. Oxygen pickup in beer production starts with the crushing of the malt and continues even after the beer has left the brewery, as oxygen penetrates seals on crown corks, for instance, up to the point where the beer is drunk. Beer ingredients react so fast … [Read more...] about Oxygen pickup in beer filling – state-of-the-art filling technology the answer to familiar challenges
SACMI offers the Brazilian mineral water market a bright ‘turnkey’ future
At the Congress Brasileiro de Industria de Águas Minerais (Rio de Janeiro, 12-15 September), SACMI will illustrate a solution that integrates cap and preform production and accelerates the transition to the 26/22 mm solution. SACMI has a tailor-made solution for Brazilian companies that bottle mineral water: production of cap and relative preform together, using the new lightweight SACMI necks to save energy and raw materials, all with the same outstanding performance. The market No … [Read more...] about SACMI offers the Brazilian mineral water market a bright ‘turnkey’ future