Arjen de Jong appointed director of Van Kempen Koudetechniek
Arjen de Jong (52) has been appointed managing director of Van Kempen Koudetechniek with effect from 1 January. With a history of 75 years, Van Kempen has grown into a manufacturer of

dvi: Starting signal for the German Packaging Award 2023
Companies, organisations and individuals can submit their innovations and new solutions to Europe's largest showcase for packaging until 19 May 2023. According to the German Packaging Institute

Govt healthy-eating app ‘promotes junk food’
A government healthy eating tool for families and children is promoting ultra-processed foods despite their links to cancer, heart disease and early death, the Soil Association claims. An

Capacity still very high post-Chinese New Year
Ever since demand started to slide, and freight rates with it, carriers have struggled to pull enough capacity from the market to stop this bleed. As Chinese New Year (CNY) approached, the

Artemac helps Orius to control thrips
Biological control specialist Biobest has revealed that trials on optimising thrips control using its Orius-System show supplementary feeding enhances early establishment in the crop, improving

Gemozea – dry tkemali and tomato sauces from Georgia
Startup “Gemozea” plans to produce dry tkemali and tomato sauces in disposable packages. Although the production of dry sauces is not an innovation itself, it is a novelty in the production of

Egypt: Haggan Group seeks to export ten containers with dates
Egypt's Haggan Group plans to export ten containers this year, with an average of 20 tons per container. According to Khaled El-Haggan, Board Chairman of the Haggan Group, his company intends to