“Global, Secure, Connected”: Thanks to a new brand image, KNX is gaining ground in all its target markets

The completely revamped corporate identity plays to the strengths of the world’s gold standard for building automation. The home of intelligent building automation has received a fresh coat of paint: effective immediately, KNX is rolling out its global triumph with a completely modernized corporate identity (CI), which puts new emphasis on the KNX slogan: “Global,…

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New Range of Foodservice Packaging Options

Market-leading fresh food packaging manufacturer, LINPAC, is extending its food service offer by launching a comprehensive range of rigid rPET solutions for the sector. This complements the current LINPAC portfolio of EPS Hotpacs, catering trays, plates and bowls. The new range will allow customers to purchase a variety of food service packaging options from a…

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LINPAC and Leroy Foods, Norway, Create New Sushi Packages for Spanish Company Mercadona

Leading fresh food packaging manufacturer, LINPAC, has collaborated with Norway’s Leroy Seafood Group to produce a range of resource-efficient sushi convenience packs, which will be supplied exclusively to leading Spanish retailer, Mercadona. Made from laminated PET with a printed film base tray and a clear anti-fog PET lid, the range comprises single and double portion…

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Three Companies Present New Recyclable Package

Tesco Plc has partnered with key supplier, Hilton Food Group, and fresh food packaging manufacturer LINPAC, to maximize the recyclability potential of its plastic fresh food packaging in support of the recycling industry. The three companies have worked together to bring the lightweight LINPAC Rfresh® Elite plastic pack for meat and poultry to Tesco shelves.…

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The resealable Container Ezo Punnet for Berries from Wellpak

No other product like the Ezo Punnet is being used to pack berries in the UK, making today’s launch a milestone in fresh produce packaging. As well as providing a point of difference for retailers in an ever more competitive marketplace, due to its unique combination of features, the Ezo Punnet is also the best…

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Sanitation Strategies: Keep it Simple

During a Christmas past, one of my daughters received a knitting kit with several rolls of yarn and needles accompanied with knitting directions. This daughter was actually quite intrigued by the thought of making herself an attractive scarf for the approaching cold, windy months in Chicago. Shortly after opening, she began reading the directions but…

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Avoiding Accidental Allergens

In the processing and packaging areas of baking and snack facilities, allergen-containing dust has been identified as a potential cross-contamination point. It’s also a common observation that’s made during many audits, including those by Global Food Safety Initiative inspectors and others. Specifically, the concern is that the contamination of non-allergenic foods by airborne dust and…

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Creating a Periodic Equipment Cleaning Program

When bakers think of sanitation as a “must do,” they think of routine cleaning initiated when a plant stops a production run or does a product changeover. However, there are areas of equipment and a facility that are not accessible during routine cleaning. Hard-to-reach and other at-risk locations not normally exposed need to be scheduled…

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How Sports Stadiums are Upping Their Foodservice Game

With three of the nation’s four prominent professional sports leagues in action, the May calendar is abuzz with action. The National Basketball Association and National Hockey League playoffs remain in full swing, while Major League Baseball has hit the one-month mark in its summer-long grind to the Fall Classic. Fans are pouring into stadiums from…

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Menu-Labeling Laws Go Into Effect

May 7 marked the official start date for the oft-delayed menu-labeling laws. It took nearly a decade, but at last restaurants and other away-from-home food retailers are being required by federal obligation to include calorie counts on menus and signage. The rule applies to “any restaurant or retailer serving food for away-from-home consumption with more…

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