KM Packaging celebrates 40 years of innovation and excellence
KM Packaging, a leader in innovative flexible packaging solutions, is celebrating 40 years of delivering reliable, cutting-edge packaging across many varied sectors, including fresh produce, ambient, chilled and frozen convenience foods, confectionery, and snacks.
This milestone highlights four decades of dedication, growth, and strong partnerships that have consolidated the company’s standing in the industry.
Fi Europe gears up for its best edition yet
The unmissable ingredients show returns to Frankfurt with additional features.
Fi Europe is gearing up for its biggest and best year ever. From 19-21 November 2024, Messe Frankfurt will host the leading global event for food and beverage ingredients. More than 1,500 exhibitors and a programme of expert presentations will showcase innovation, share insights and foster business relationships.
KM Packaging adds Martin Penney to its customer operations team
KM Packaging is pleased to announce the appointment of Martin Penney as a Customer Operations Specialist.
With extensive experience in customer service and operations management, Martin brings a wealth of knowledge and a passion for excellence that aligns with KM's commitment to delivering reliable and innovative packaging solutions to its global customer base.
'Steady Increase' in red meat imports from Australia throughout the first year of the Australia-UK Free Trade Agreement
• Total beef exports to the UK from Australia have increased by 415% • Total sheepmeat exports to the UK from Australia have increased by 85% • Consistency and premium quality products praised by food industry professionals, along with high standards in food safety, animal welfare and sustainability for Australian red meat.
One year on from the UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement, red meat imports from Australia have increased steadily, with no sign of the 'influx of cheap product' feared at the time the agreement was signed.
Putting the meat on the bones: Television team shine spotlight on ABP's carbon calculation programme
BBC Countryfile presenter Adam Henson shared a behind-the-scenes insight into ABP Food Group's sustainability initiative during Sunday's edition of the popular programme.
Viewers watched Adam as he explored the details of the Programme for the Improvement in Sustainability of Red Meat 2030 (PRISM 2030). The groundbreaking project has spent the last 12 months assessing the carbon footprint of 353 farms from across ABP's beef and lamb supplier network.
Klöckner Pentaplast achieves world-first RecyClass Traceability Certification with its new closed loop module for kp Tray2Tray®
Klöckner Pentaplast (kp), a global leader in rigid and flexible packaging and specialty film solutions, has become the very first food packaging business to receive RecyClass Traceability Certification with a module focused on closed loop for its recycled PET (rPET) at its production site in Pravia, Spain.
Cecilia Guardado, Marketing Director – Trays, at kp, commented on the significance of the accreditation:
RAPS celebrates 100 years of success
Family business has combined tradition and innovation since 1924
The success story of RAPS GmbH & Co. KG began 100 years ago, having been founded by Adalbert Raps as a spice trading company in Hamburg. RAPS is now a leading international supplier of individual flavour concepts and functional ingredients.
Headquartered in Kulmbach in Upper Franconia, Germany, the familyowned company is represented in all core European markets by 17 subsidiaries and supports its customers with more than 40 distribution partners around the globe.