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The production of long-fiber paper for teabag manufacture is a highly specialized operation. The world is supplied almost entirely by three producers of filter media for the converting to finished [...]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Tea companies based in Asia have found a new unique method of packaging their tea. Most notably is the concept of paper cups with a teabag attached to [...]

In today's increasingly competitive pulp and paper industry, quality, consistency and innovation are the hallmarks by which success is measured. Gone are the days where companies had to simply develop [...]

Tea needs help in the brewing process, since very few people simply put the loose leaf in the bottom of the cup or teapot. Some experts do this, but it [...]

Existing as an ancient staple, tea as a product doesn't change very much. But at least one aspect of tea has evolved over time -- its convenience factor. With nations [...]

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Penton's World Tea Expo launched a new white paper in May that provides valuable insights about some of the most important tea-business topics for vertical markets, [...]

It would be very interesting to know just how many people inside the tea and coffee industry have ever heard of abaca, let alone have any understanding of just how [...]

Zhejiang Purico Minfeng Paper Co. Ltd (ZPM) will commence production of tea and coffee bag filter papers for the beverage industry this month. 'ZPM' is a new joint venture between [...]

Solo Cup Company, manufacturer of disposable foodservice products for the consumer/retail, foodservice, packaging and international markets has recently co-developed a Post-Consumer Fiber Paper Cup with Starbucks. The Post-Consumer Fiber Paper [...]

Two major tea and coffee filter paper manufacturers will be raising prices due to an increase in manufacturing costs. Infusion products have increased dramatically and this trend is expected to [...]

BaristaWorks.com a company that focuses solely on the smaller, independent specialty coffee roaster and retailer who has difficulty purchasing from larger, broad line distributors due to high minimums, remote location [...]

Solo Cup has introduced a new compostable paper hot cup lined with polylactic acid (PLA), a plant-based resin. Made from 100% renewable resource materials, the PLA hot cup is Solo's [...]

Valeron Strength Films, a global manufacturer of high-strength label film and tag stock launched a new coating for V-Max, Valeron's versatile synthetic paper, for use in food identification applications. V-Max [...]

Pack Expo takes place 25-27 September in Las Vegas, Nevada. Coffee and tea packaging companies from around the world will be highlighting their newest packaging technologies and solutions-some debuted earlier [...]

'Recyclable' is a term that gets thrown around a Lot in relation to coffee packaging--but what does it actualLy mean? Which materials are recyclable? And is it the best option [...]

If personal contribution is small, and 100 percent degradable packaging has not yet been realized, should consumers be willing to pay for sustainable packaging? Bill Walters, evp at Pacific Bag [...]

Schoeller & Hoesch, a Glatfelter Company, manufacturer of long-fiber papers for tea and coffee products, had recently invested $30 million in a new state-of-the-art inclined-wire paper machine, adding 6,000 to [...]

In June the trade lost pioneer specialty paper bag manufacturer Joseph Greenspan, the key supplier to specialty roasters and retailers during specialty coffee's early years. Joe and Robert Greenspan grew [...]

With the production at the Purico Group's (China) joint venture subsidiary, Zhejiang Purico Minfeng Paper Company, the company introduces its recently appointed senior management team. Jeremy Bazley has been appointed [...]

Founded in 1856 and with headquarters in Manchester, U.K., J R Crompton Ltd. is a manufacturer of filter papers for teabags and one-cup coffee applications. The company specializes in filter [...]

The on-going challenge to provide the beverage market with more sustainable packaging solutions is experienced by all participants across the entire supply chain. One player in the field of sustainable [...]

JDE Peet's is introducing recyclable packaging for its soluble coffee ranges. The new paper pack solution, the first of its kind in the coffee market, is designed to create a [...]

As part of the U.S.-based Glatfelter Company, two long-established players in the European paper industry, Schoeller & Hoesch and Lydney (formerly JR Crompton), will be operating jointly as Glatfelter Composite [...]

Ahlstrom has appointed Michel Fievez general manager for its one-sided coated papers product line, taking over from Alessandro Vista, who has moved to a new position within Ahlstrom's FibreComposites division. [...]

Insulair Inc., maker of the triple-wall insulated paper cup has reached a definitive agreement to be acquired by Fort James Operating Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of Georgia-Pacific Corp. Under [...]

Pacific Bag, Inc (PBi) is expanding its Block Bottom Bags (BBB) Line with six new stock bags. They will be offered in single case quantities and ship within 24-48 hours. [...]

Interest in sustainability continues to intensify among consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies, contract packagers, suppliers, and OEMs. In fact, sustainability is one of four key priorities identified in Challenges and [...]

The article reports on the promotion of filter paper branding by high quality filter paper supplier Glatfelter Gernsbach GmbH & Co. KG in 2013.

In recent years, predictive maintenance has been making waves across various industries, including coffee and tea manufacturing. Predictive maintenance involves analysing data to detect potential issues and taking preventative measures [...]

The article reports on the launch of the white paper entitled "Advancing the Business of Tea: How Key Vertical Markets Can Profit Through Tea" by World Tea Expo of information services and marketing company Penton which provides insights on tea-business topics.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- American Packaging Corp. announced that its Rotogravure Printing & Laminating facility located in Columbus, Wise., received ISO 14001:2004 registration for its environmental management systems. The scope of [...]

As the desire to drink locally roasted, handcrafted coffee increases, regional options are becoming more and more diverse. The Pacific Northwest, and Seattle in particular, have always been at the [...]

Tea is the Leading beverage consumed worldwide --after water--but the tea bag format has historically not been environmentally friendly. This is changing as consumers, particularly in the UK, are demanding [...]

In a recent capacity expansion, tea packer Transherbe in Canada, has just taken delivery of one of the latest Evo-Fold low-cost over wrappers from Marden Edwards, the 12th Marden Edwards [...]

Much time is spent picking and choosing the perfect bean to roast, or the perfect roast to sell, or even the perfect roaster to perfect your craft. But how much [...]

Glatfelter has been granted unconditional anti-trust approval to Glatfelter's acquisition of the Lydney Mill located in Gloucestershire, UK from the European Commission (the 'EC'). Following a Phase II investigation, during [...]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] At the turn of the last century, water ad been dispensed from shared public wells for three millennia and more. Coffee had been sold on the street from [...]

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- The Board of Directors of American Packaging Corporation approved the next USD $10 million expansion project at its Flexographic Printing and Laminating Division in Story City, Iowa. [...]

Solo Cup Company, manufacturer of disposable foodservice products for the consumer/retail, foodservice, packaging, and international markets recently expanded their Solo Cup Company Trophy Cups designs. The cups are available in [...]

CrimsonCup Coffee & Tea, a Columbus, Ohio-based specialty coffee roaster is introducing retail packaging available to specialty food stores. Coffee for Independent Thinkers is a concept coined by company founder [...]

Below is a summary of the Economic Research Working Group Paper No 59 from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WPO), November 2017, authored by Luis Fernando Samper, Daniele Giovannucci and [...]

Legend has it that in 2700 BCE, a leaves were blown by the wind, accidentally falling into a Chinese herbalist's pot of hot water. Herbalist Shen Nung found the soothing [...]

The UK government has made moves to control the use of plastic straws and ban plastic stirrers from 2020, but what are companies doing to reduce single-use waste? Collins Dictionary's [...]