canned food
Ball reveals results of “Let’s Can Hunger!” food drive
Ball Corporation employees and customers raised the bar again to help address food insecurity in North America during the company’s 2018 “Let’s Can Hunger!” food drive, collecting a record 666,591 pounds of canned food and more than $76,000.
Metal Packaging Europe joins forces with Canstruction
Metal Packaging Europe has entered into a license agreement with food charity Canstruction.
Sun Chemical acquires PPG’s metal deco ink business
Sun Chemical has announced that it will be expanding its portfolio with the acquisition of PPG’s metal deco ink business.
Ardagh creates mini steel cans for Bonduelle
The Ardagh Group has announced the launch of its mini can format developed for French food manufacturer Bonduelle’s new ‘Touch of’ concept.
Canned food favoured amongst students
A recent survey carried out by Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association has revealed that 92% of students use canned food, but many fail to grasp its nutritional and recycling attributes.
Playing the Trump card?
The most pertinent story of the past couple of weeks has been the intense debate between the CMI and the Aluminium Association.
Metal Packaging wins at Starpack Student and Schools Awards
The Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association scooped two ‘Best in Show’ awards at the Starpack Student and Schools Awards presented in London.
Trump administration asked to exclude steel cans from tariffs
The canned food industry has asked president Donald Trump and commerce secretary Wilbur Ross to exclude tinplate steel from tariffs and other restrictions.
Let’s twist again
With experience in the caps and closures market dating back to the 1960s, there is nobody better placed to write a feature than regular CanTech International correspondent, Evert van de Weg. He examines the convenient cap and the technology behind twist off closures.
July/August 2015
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U.Can Cook with new app
UK consumers spent £2.3 billion on canned food last year, with an increase from the previous year of over 26 million people purchasing canned food goods. What’s more these store cupboard staples are now being consumed in over 99% of UK households. To meet this popularity, Canned Food UK has launched a smart new app […]
Let’s can hunger
During Ball Corporation’s 2015 “Let’s Can Hunger” food drive, the company’s North American employees donated more than 170,000 pounds of canned food and raised more than $215,000 in monetary contributions.
Celebrating canned food week
In preparation for Canned Food Week 2015, held 30 March – 5 April, Canned Food UK has teamed up with celebrity nutritionist Amanda Hamilton to raise awareness of canned food and its nutritional benefits. Canned Food UK and Amanda Hamilton have produced a set of seven healthy eating plans for a number of different audiences. […]
Alive
Whilst away on holiday I got to thinking about survival. Why, you may ask, did this cross my mind? Well, I was on a skiing holiday in the Alps and it occurred to me that cans – specifically canned foods – can play an important role when it comes to living in mountain regions, and […]