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([SHULHQFHLWDWVPXUƩWNDSSDFRP'69Before you make it real, make it right02:Layout 1 18/10/13 10:40 Page 1ContentsNovember 2013This magazine is now fully recyclable. By recyclingmagazines, you can help reduce waste and add to the5.5 million tonnes of paper already recycled by the UKpaper industry each year. Before you recycle yourmagazine, please ensure you remove all plasticwrapping, free gifts and samples. FoodandDrinkInternational@fdiforumwww.fdiforum.netcompany/fdiforumNews 4• General news • On line - production news• On the shelf - new products and initiatives Import and export 13The way import and export trends change atspeed suggest you get out what you put in. Whatefforts are being made to help explore newterritories?Supply chain spotlight 15As the supply chain becomes more complex,companies at every link need to consider theeffectiveness of their policies• ClydebuiltProfile on packaging21 The multiple challenges that the packagingindustry faces are being met in a number of ways.Meet the packaging experts in our special feature.• Smurfit Kappa • Silgan Plastic Food Containers• Krones - A pride of lionsIncreasing productivity30With an emphasis on sustainability driving costsavings down, a little investment can go a longway as many companies are demonstratingMixing and blending33Increased traceability and hygiene benefits areapparent from the new breed of mixing andblending equipment• Matcon • SilversonInstrumentation 38Despite the huge quantities and immense speedoften required in food production, it’s often aquestion of fine margins during the productionprocessMeet the experts 42Invaluable advice from industry specialistsEditor:Steve Fisher (s.fisher@blmgroup.co.uk)Editor’s PA:Angela SharmanJournalists:Steve Williams (s.williams@blmgroup.co.uk)Mike Shields (m.shields@blmgroup.co.uk)Michael Fisher (m.fisher@blmgroup.co.uk)Sales Director:Teri CooperSales Manager:Becky RobertshawAssistant Sales Manager:Sam TrottSales:Nikki Logan, Ashley SpinkTel: +44 (0) 1472 310302Accounts & Subscriptions:Dawn Cook, John DownesDesign & Production:Gary Jorgensen, Mark Casson, Rachel Green(studio@blmgroup.co.uk)Editorial:Tel: +44 (0) 1472 310305, Fax: +44 (0) 1472 310317Email:fdi@blmgroup.co.ukPart of the Business Link Magazine Group:Armstrong House, Armstrong Street,Grimsby, N E Lincs DN31 2QEEnglandAll rights reserved. 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The viewsexpressed in this publication are not necessarily theviews of those held by the publisher.COVER PHOTOGRAPHSCOURTESY OFMain:shutterstock.com/Dudarev MikhailTop: KronesMiddle: Pentagon CommercialsBottom: drinktec 2013drinktec44Attracting 66,886 visitors from 183 countries,drinktec 2013 exceeded all expectations – andput the exhibitors and visitors in a euphoric moodTCS&D46The Temperature Controlled Storage &Distribution exhibition proved to be a great placeto do businessEuroPack Euromanut CFIA48EUROPACK EUROMANUTCFIA brings togethertwo key events at Eurexpo in Lyon on 19th to 21stNovembereasyFairs Packaging Innovations49Packaging Innovations London is over for anotheryear. Reporting record visitor and exhibitornumbers for the fourth year running, the showattracted world-class speakers, internationalexhibitors from all corners of the globeEvents51Your chance to keep abreast of forthcomingexhibitions and food fairs from around the worldClassified 52Food & Drink Diary 5403:Layout 1 18/10/13 11:22 Page 1Kliklok announces new Managing DirectorKliklok International, manufacturers of automaticpackaging machinery, has announced the appointmentof Neil Fowell as Managing Director, taking over fromBob Morley who is retiring after six years at the helm.Fowell brings to Kliklok a wealth of experience withinthe packaging industry, having been Managing Directorat Yamato Scale Dataweigh, Sales & Marketing Directorof Bapco Closures, plus many years at Tetrapak, wherehe was Business Development Director.Bob Morley says. “Neil has worked in businesseswith an engineering focus, including processing,packaging and capital equipment. He brings a strongtrack record of leadership and management skillswhich will be invaluable in taking the business forward.Neil joins us during a particularly busy and successful period as we continue to build ourreputation for high quality, reliable machinery”4 Food & Drink Internationalwww.fdiforum.netGlassGuard named asinternational businessaward finalist GlassGuard, manufacturer of Europe’s widest rangeof fragment retention lamps, is celebrating winningthrough to the finals of the Eastern Daily PressBusiness Awards, in the International Businesscategory, at its first attempt.Stewart Damonsing, GlassGuard’s MarketingManager, says, “The place in the final is a culminationof GlassGuard’s strategic decision to move intoEuropean and global markets, which has seen usappoint local Sales Managers in overseas markets andinternational sales support staff at Head Office. Wehave also established an electrical wholesaler networkacross Europe and Africa. In addition, we haveinvested in dedicated native-language literature andwebsites for our main European markets.”GlassGuard fragment retention lamps provide asolution for all businesses and organisations wishingto minimise the risk of glass contamination andpersonal injury from accidental lamp breakage. Therange is designed to provide the highest level ofprotection for the food production, pharmaceutical,hotel and catering industries.Environmental Pioneer of the Yearaward for Adande directorAdande Refrigeration’s ManagingDirector, Ian Wood, received theaccolade of Environmental Pioneer of theYear at the Cooling Industry Awards. MrWood received the award from TerryMarch, Technical Manager at categorysponsor Emerson Climate Technologies.The judges agreed that Mr Woodepitomised the spirit of the award, whichrecognises the contribution of individualstowards environmentally sensitivecooling technology. He was deemed tobe the technical driving force behindAdande, redefining a number offundamental refrigeration tenets. Thepanel cited the way in which he hadchallenged conventional wisdom on foodservice refrigeration, shunning uprightfridges and normal drawers in favour fully insulated drawer units.Mr Wood was also congratulated for his pioneering role in the retailrefrigeration sector, with specific reference to his work in the development ofAircell, an innovative air flow management system, designed for open front,multi deck display cabinets. Anglia BusinessSolutionsappoints COOAnglia Business Solutions, aleading software and IT consultancygroup, has appointed a new chiefoperating officer as the companymoves into its next phase of growth.Nikki Scarr brings nearly thirtyyears of industry knowledge andexperience in enterprise resourceplanning, supply chain andperformance management, and willdrive Anglia’s plan for internationalexpansion, by building outstandingproject delivery and support services.Prior to joining Anglia Business Solutions, Nikki was Vice President ofconsulting at Infor Global Solutions. As a key member of the Executive Board at Anglia, Nikki’s objectives forthe first twelve months will include managing the launch of the company’sLINKFresh food supply chain ERP solution on the Microsoft Dynamics AXplatform, significantly increasing the footprint for LINKFresh in both the UKand US marketplace and building on the project delivery and supportcapability within the organisation.Extended pilot plantrange meets demandfor membrane filtrationevaluation trialsAxium Process, filtration specialists, hasexpanded its range of mobile membranefiltration units to support the increasingdemand for pilot plant trials by manufacturerswishing to evaluate membrane technology as asolution to their process requirements. The pilot plants, which can be used for both “in process”applications or for waste stream concentration or purification, are designed for pilotmicrofiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration and reverse osmosis trials. Capable of processing from 0.15m3/h up to approximately 120 m3/h, Axium’s range of mobilepilot plants can be customised to suit customer specific requirements utilising either tubular,hollow fibre, spiral or ceramic membranes. Trials can be carried out at Axium’s Swansea based facility or on site at customers’ premisesto fully quantify product variations and with fresh feed, as well as providing an opportunity forcustomers to gain firsthand experience with membrane operations using their own feed material.04-05:Layout 1 18/10/13 10:48 Page 1JBT FoodTech addslower cost options toFrigoscandia range inEuropeJBT FoodTech is adding to its Frigoscandia lineof spiral freezers and chillers by introducing twonew, competitively priced, compact freezers. The GYRoCOMPACT® 600 Classic Europe and700 Classic Europe Spiral Freezers can handlemid-range capacities more cost-effectively, whilemaintaining the performance, reliability and throughput expected of a Frigoscandia freezer.Cost efficiencies have been generated, both on installation and standardisation, by reducing thefootprint and focusing on the critical features of the existing GYRoCOMPACT freezer line. The GYRoCOMPACT 600 Classic Europe freezer can freeze up to 1.8 tonnes per hour of par-fried chicken nuggets, and up to 2 tonnes per hour ofcroissants. “Customers tell us there’s a need for a more cost-effective freezer which is still well-designed and reliable. We’ve simply taken our 50 years ofFrigoscandia freezing experience and used it to create a freezer to suit this need,” said Barry Jackson, JBT FoodTech’s UK sales manager.Increasing food safetywith heat exchangermonitoringPlate heat exchangers are an important partof the food processing industry. The keysafety issue is ensuring that no contaminationoccurs between the product and the heatingor cooling agents, which is achieved by usinga higher pressure in the product circuit.Twin VEGABAR pressure transmitters areideal to monitor these two circuits required.They ensure the maintenance of safe workingpressures in each as well as maintaining thedifferential between them. If the readings dropbelow safe levels, a backup system activatesto avoid any contamination.The flush process connections of VEGABAR meet the hygienerequirements of the food industry (3A, FDA and EHEDG), and the pressuretransmitters are fully CIP/SIP-capable. Their IP ratings ensure they areprotected against environmental conditions and the sensors are alsocondensation proofed. Employing identical pressure transmitters has theadded advantage of simplifying stocking of spare parts.Take control of yourformulation processFormulating the right mix of rawmaterials at the production stagestandardises product quality andincreases customersatisfaction.METTLERTOLEDO’sFormWeigh.Net isa dispensing andformulationsolution designedto streamline eachstage of theproductionprocess to achieve consistency, efficiency, quality, accuracy and safety.FormWeigh.Net also aids compliance with regulatory bodies and auditingstandards such as HACCP and BRC, ensuring your product meetsindustry requirements.If you want to take control of your formulation process, register todayfor the free white paper www.mt.com/formulation-control.Stand out from the crowd with Faerch Plast’sdual colour plastic food containersEye-catching PET packs have the WOW factor and providea major point of difference for premium conveniencefood ranges including oven to table lines Faerch Plast has launched a distinctive rangeof dual colour polyethylene terephthalate (PET)containers primarily aimed at the premiumconvenience food market and oven to tablelines.Developed by Faerch Plast’s dedicated in-housedesign department, these eye-catching newcontainers feature one colour on the outside surfaceand another on the inside, offering food retailers andmanufacturers a major point of difference, as well as on-shelf impact and brand appeal.Faerch Plast’s dual colour trays are being targeted at high end convenience food products andare the ideal packaging solution for increasingly popular oven to table ready meals as they areattractive enough for the consumer to bring to the table happily, without fear of embarrassment.Food & Drink International 5www.fdiforum.netA ‘sweet treat’ forPrincess RoyalSugar-free sweet manufacturer The Candy Makershave welcomed a personal visit from the RoyalFamily to their Leeds-based factory. HRH ThePrincess Royal visited the UK’s only sugar-freeconfectioner with Halal status to take a tour of theirfactory unit to see their traditional methods for sweetproduction using copper pans in action.Also on site for the special occasion were anumber of key suppliers to the business. Theseinclude packaging specialists National Flexible whohave established a strong working relationship withthe confectionery producers since their business wasfirst formed. They keep their busy packing machinessupplied with high quality printed film to produce thebranded sweet bags which are now exported all overthe world.Director Paul Finney says, “We were extremelyexcited to receive a royal visit. The Princess Royalenjoyed the day and there was plenty of time tosample our products, particularly the ones withluxury centres!”04-05:Layout 1 18/10/13 10:48 Page 2Your guide to the pharmaceutical world PharmaBUSINESS INTERNATIONALThe completePharma packageGet one step ahead of your competitors withPharma Business International – your completeguide to this fast-moving, innovative andhighly specialised industry!From the publishers ofFood & Drink International,Pharma Business International is basedaround incisive and authoritative information and opinion from the major players in the industry – you'll wonder how you coped without it!Available to subscribers as a printed magazinePublished online at www.pbiforum.net Distributed at numerous industry exhibitionsFind out more! Call +44 (0)1472 310302 or visit www.pbiforum.net06:Layout 1 18/10/13 11:04 Page 1wenglor sensoric introduces new product rangewenglor sensoric’s new product linesees flow rate, pressure and temperaturesensors produced by subsidiary wenglorfluid GmbH under the wenglorFluidbrand name. wenglor’s fluid sensorshave been updated and are moreeffective than ever with their uniquemeasuring method.wenglorFluid sensors are based on apatented process unique in the field offlow sensor technology. They deliverprecision measurement results despite simple installation. wenglorFluid sensors are extremely user-friendly thanks to their uniform design concept, as well as easy operation and connection.wenglor’s UniFlow sensors ascertain the flow velocities of oily and aqueous media in closedpiping systems, and don’t have to be aligned to the direction of flow during installation. UniBarPressure Sensors measure the relative pressure of any desired media in closed systems within arange of -1 to +600 bar, while UniTemp Temperature Sensors measure the temperature of liquidand gaseous media, and make it possible to monitor temperature within processes.Tyrrells Crisps choose HermaDue to its simplicity of integration intoany production line, the HERMA 400applicator has been chosen by TyrrellsCrisps. Thanks to the HERMA 400’sintegrated control box, installationinto existing packaging lines isstraightforward and can becompleted in less than four hours.Stuart Telford, Tyrrells Site Director,says, “HERMA fitted Tyrrellsrequirements perfectly due to thecompact design and modularconception of the H400applicator. It is simpleto operate and reliablefor our productiondemands”.The HERMA 400 applies the ingredient label for Tyrrells at speeds of up to140 bags per minute and with its state-of-the-art drive technology anaccuracy of +/-1mm is achieved. The additional shaft encoder controlensures precise label positioning during acceleration and deceleration. Fast, versatile and fully automatic if required, the HERMA 400 labellingmachines can be inexpensively fitted with a wide range of accessories. Dueto the compact design, they can be adapted to any production line.Dairygoldscoops threeBritish CheeseAwardsLeading cheese supplierDairygold Food Ingredientshas scooped three awards atthis year’s British CheeseAwards. The Best Fresh CheeseAward went to DFI for itsAmerican Style Soft Cheese, which also won a gold medal in the OtherCooking Cheeses class. Earlier this year, the same product won a silveraccolade at the prestigious Nantwich International Cheese Awards.Completing the hat-trick was DFI’s Lactose Free Soft Cheese which tookbronze in the Other Cooking Cheeses class.Svitlana Binns, Dairygold’s Marketing Manager, says, “Dairygold has atremendous heritage and tradition in the production of some of theworld’s finest cheeses and looks forward to continuing that tradition intothe future. Our success at the British Cheese Awards testifies to theexcellent quality natural soft cheese ingredients that DFI Leeds producesfor the food manufacturing and food service sectors with the high qualitythat our customers have come to expect from Dairygold’s tradition ofexcellence.”Universal Door afinalist at majorindustry awardsCool Sure Doors was recentlynominated as a finalist for thecoveted title of Refrigeration Productof the Year at the RAC CoolingIndustry Awards for its unique newproduct, the Universal Door. Constructed of both strong steel and lightweight aluminium, the Universal Door has beendesigned to fit chiller cabinets in a retail environment. The doors feature a distinctive dual openingmechanism - sliding and hinged, which benefits both customer and retailer.The doors slide open for easy access by the shopping public and have an automatic ‘soft-close’to ensure they remain shut when not in use, limiting the loss of cold air. A cleverly designed hingeallows the Universal Door to easily open fully, giving access to the whole retail space to enablerestocking and cleaning to be carried out quickly and efficiently.Food & Drink International 7www.fdiforum.netStar quality cooling forBrakes DistributionBrakes has invested in a bespoke cooling systemfrom Star Refrigeration for its landmark multi-temperature distribution centre in Berkshire.With an overriding commitment to reduceenvironmental impact, Brakes awarded therefrigeration contract to Star following a competitivetender process. Star designed, supplied, installedand commissioned a bespoke refrigeration plant forcold and chill stores at the new facility.James Ward, Star’s Director of Sales – FoodMarket, says, “As well as offering a competitivelypriced bespoke system, we selected high qualitycomponents and built-in design features such asreverse cycle defrost and floating head pressurecontrol, to maximise efficiency and significantlyreduce energy consumption.”“Rising energy costs are putting increasingpressure on temperature controlled storage anddistribution businesses. With refrigeration accountingfor up to 80% of total energy consumption inwarehouse facilities, plant design and efficiency iskey to cost saving and energy management.” 07:Layout 1 18/10/13 10:59 Page 1Sanomed’s new bottle designs at drinktecSanomed, the German-based, full servicecontract manufacturer presented its newbottle designs at the New BeverageConcepts Area at drinktec in Munich.The new 60ml PET Minidrink bottlegenerated buzz. The bottle with its unique,sleek and attractive design and nearlyendless design possibilities thanks tomodern sleeve technology impressedeveryone there. Visitors loved sampling SunProtect, Fibre Power, Active Mind, BodyShape and Beauty Booster drinks. Meanwhile, the Twist’n’Shake system surprised many visitorswith its intricate technical design and will most certainly generate a “wow” effect.Sanomed is a professional full-service contract manufacturing partner for liquid foodsupplements , foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional use and concentrated beverages. As afull service company, Sanomed develops, produces and prepares liquid food supplements using innovative combinations of active compounds and a widevariety of formats and fill sizes from 15ml to 1000ml.8 Food & Drink Internationalwww.fdiforum.netLabelexpo is the rightplatform for TaghleefIndustriesOnce again Labelexpo Europe proved to be theright platform for Taghleef Industries. This eventprovided an opportunity to present new products andnetwork with the key players of the label industry.Taghleef’s expanded Injection IML range hasattracted substantial public attention. The rangeincludes transparent, solid white and white voidedfilms to enable superior quality graphics, gloss ororange peel finish. LIM 45µm, the new entry in theseries, is a white voided film with very high yield andthe perfect BoPP film choice for the Full Cover Labeldecoration technology.For the Wrap Around Label Reel Fed category, thenew Ti proposal is LXI 38µm. This ultra-high yieldwhite voided BoPP film is particularly appreciated forits excellent flexibility on labelling machines.Ti films for Self-Adhesive Labels include coated anduncoated transparent, white and metallised filmgrades. Throughout Labelexpo, visitors alsodemonstrated particular interest in VISIONshrinklabels, now available worldwide.Chip Crown set to reign supreme The Gourmet Food WrapCompany has responded todemands from foodserviceoperators seeking novel ways ofserving and presenting French frieswith the launch of the Chip Crown.The Chip Crown can be usedstandalone but is also ideal as aninsert in mini-wire chip fryingbaskets and stainless steel servingbuckets that are continuing to growin popularity.The Gourmet Food WrapCompany is the newly formedgreaseproof paper printing divisionof Chevler, the company behind TheDaily Catch. This is a newspaper-style printed greaseproof paperwhich has proven such as successas a liner. Chevler is also the UK’s leading manufacturer of tulip muffin cases and ithas utilised its expertise and technology in this arena to produce the ChipCrowns. Formed from a Daily Catch printed food safe paper, the ChipCrowns also provide an ideal means of ensuring portion control.Greene King invests in newinnovation brewhouseGreene King’scommitment tobrewing is beingfurther underlinedwith a £750,000investment in a newinnovation brewhouseat its base in Bury StEdmunds, Suffolk.The newbrewhouse will allowthe brewery behindsome of Britain’sbest-loved beers to draw on more than two hundred years brewingexcellence, while experimenting with a range of new ingredients, yeasts,styles and flavours to enable greater exploration into more craft beer styles.A small packaging area, designed to produce all formats for both the on-trade and off-trade, will also form part of the new brewhouse, which will belaunched later this year.Chris Houlton, Managing Director of Greene King Brewing & Brands, says,“This is an incredibly exciting time for the business. The new brewery is aperfect opportunity for us to experiment and to showcase our brewingexpertise.”They’ve got anawful lot of coffeein Israel!Redpack Packaging Machinery’slatest export to Israel is a packagingsystem with a P325E Flow WrappingMachine and bespoke infeed for thecollation and overwrapping of sachetsof coffee.The sachets are 85g, 100g and145g in weight and are conveyed into the flow wrapper infeed at the rate of 100 sachets perminute. They are collated into twin, triple or six packs and overwrapped at speeds of around50ppm for the twin pack. The flowrapper has an adjustable fold box for pack size adjustment,constant tension film feed for consistent pack presentation, and an overhead support to retain themulti-pack collation. David Barham, Redpack’s Export Sales Manager, says, “The new packaging system meansthat our client can now offer consumers greater choice by providing multi-packs of coffee as wellas single packs. They are optimistic that the new multi-packs will provide a greatly enhancedrevenue stream.”08-09:Layout 1 18/10/13 11:08 Page 1New Stornoway Seaweed WaterBiscuit wins two speciality foodawardsA new savourybiscuit by StagBakeries ofStornoway haswalked away withtwo top prizes atthe Great TasteAwards.The StornowayWater Biscuit withHebrideanSeaweed won theGreat Taste Golden Fork Award for Best Scottish Speciality, and the newNigel Barden Heritage Award which was established to recognise aproducer using heritage or rare breed ingredients.The Stornoway Water Biscuit with Hebridean Seaweed is made at Stag’sbakery on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides and was only launchedin July after the Bakery set out to create a range with provenance and,because of their location, it naturally had to incorporate a taste of the sea.Seaweed is recognised as having many health benefits and the hand-baked biscuit is natural and does not contain any artificial additives orpreservatives.Loma receives prestigious foodindustry accoladeLoma Systems,leading UKmanufacturer of foodinspection equipment,is celebrating havingreceived a finalist prizein the top category ofthe Food ProcessingAwards.In front of twohundred attendeesincluding foodproducers,manufacturers, industry regulators and equipment manufacturers, Lomareceived the runner-up prize in the fiercely fought Company of the Yearcategory.Managing Director Simon Spencer says, “The company’s turnaround overthe last few years is because of the changes our staff have implemented.We’ve worked hard to engage with our entire workforce, putting in placesystems that have helped them do their job well and rewarding them withgreater job satisfaction. In return, every department has overachieved – thisaward is a testament to their hard work.”Representing the best the food and drink sector has to offer, the annualFood Processing Awards honoured a total of fourteen companies forachievements including technological development, robotics andautomation, and packaging solutions.Food & Drink International 9www.fdiforum.net08-09:Layout 1 18/10/13 11:08 Page 2Next >