Celebrity chef supports metal packaging

packagingnews.co.uk: "Celebrity chef James Martin and metal food packaging association Canned Food UK have developed a range of recipes to help promote the benefits of buying tinned food.
The 20 recipes are divided into five categories to help suit different consumer needs such as health, price or convenience.

Martin said tinned food was a 'permanent fixture on our shopping lists' because they were quick and easy to use as well as a 'sound environmental choice' due to their recyclability."

Packaging on YouTube

packagingnews.co.uk: "Michaela Watson of Charapak responded to our call to let us know your favourite packaging videos from YouTube. Here is her choice, a video featuring one of her company's shelf-ready packaging products."

Tin packaging industry to grow 50% amid slowdown

Factiva: "The Rs 3,000-crore tin packaging industry (in India) is likely to grow at 50 per cent this year and over 30 per cent next year on rising demand of steel and aluminium cans from the food processing industry. Metal packaging forms about 10 per cent of the country’s Rs 30,000-crore packaging industry.

According to government estimates, the country processes only 2 per cent of the total agriculture produce which is targeted to reach 10 per cent by 2015.

Due to growing health concerns in the packaging of processed food items, the government has attracted foreign direct investment worth crores of rupees in processing of food which requires metal cans for long shelf life.

Hence, the industry will continue to grow because of the government’s emphasis on this sector, said Sanjay Bhatia, vice president of Metal Container Manufacturers Association and managing director of Hindustan Tin Works and Rexam HTW Beverage Can India, the country’s largest tin can manufacturer."

Indian tin packaging industry to grow 50%

Factiva: "The (Indian) tin packaging industry, estimated at Rs3,000 crore, is likely to grow at 50 percent in 2008 and over 30 percent in 2009 owing to increasing demand of steel and aluminium cans from the food processing industry."