The Collective Launch Cow of the Year
The Collective, makers of gourmet yoghurt, has announced the launch of a very special beauty competition… for cows. In 2013 the yoghurt brand is seeking to crown one cow ‘Cow of the Year’ – because gorgeous cows make gorgeous yoghurts!
The results of a trial to test whether crops could be grown outside in containers during the winter months have been revealed this month (December). The trial, which was carried out by a group of volunteers, involved growing a range of edible crops from seed in specially designed self watering containers to see if they would germinate and grow earlier than usual in the coldest of conditions.
With a reported rise in robotics and automation, particularly within the food industry, some might say that there has never been a better time to look at making your facility more efficient and profitable by investing in packing automation. However choosing the right partner to work with is key and your automated solution should enable you to have a system that is best for you and your products by offering not just a good payback period and return on investment but one which has minimal risk attached, and most importantly, a good technical backup facility.
Lasting Leaf, the UK’s second largest bagged salad brand, is launching a new Caesar Salad ‘kit’ in ASDA stores nationwide this month.
The 270g salad bag is hot-pink for maximum on shelf stand-out. To encourage multiple uses and underline the brand’s ‘all week long’ positioning, each bag contains romaine lettuce, two sachets of Caesar Salad dressing, two sachets of bread croutons and Parmesan cheese.
Redpack Packaging Machinery has won orders for a further five P325S-FI machines for flow wrapping apples without a tray. Packers are impressed by the new Frictionless Infeed that avoids product damage when apples, or delicate fresh product, is transported to the wrapping module.
