
Kwik Lok debuts new Enviro-Lok closure, bag closing equipment
At IBIE, the packaging specialist will unveil two new developments: the Enviro-Lok PE, which joins the sustainable closure family of products, and the 872 Plus, a new bag closing machine.
At IBIE, the packaging specialist will unveil two new developments: the Enviro-Lok PE, which joins the sustainable closure family of products, and the 872 Plus, a new bag closing machine.
Eric Hill took on the CEO role of Kwik Lok Corporation in November 2024. Blair Chastain has been the Chief Revenue Officer since February 2023. Together, the new leadership team at Kwik Lok talks packaging and packaging waste regulation, European and global market strategies, and the company’s advances in supporting bakeries to navigate changes in these areas.
Specializing in frozen bakery products, Ledora Plus Kft. has always been steadily growing, since its launch. The company’s latest investment is also its biggest to date: a brand-new, fully automated factory in its hometown of Eger, Hungary, designed from scratch to fit production equipment and Ledora’s bold plans.
Selecting a packaging concept for baked products is a task with an extensive checklist. Functionality, safety and design are only the tip of the iceberg. Although not immediately visible to consumers, packaging choices are important. Adding sustainability to the list of criteria makes the challenge even more complex.
At iba, FRITSCH will highlight a new compact pastry line designed for mid-sized bakeries, with a hygienic design, which will also feature the MULTIVAC Cooling@Packing System.
Automating packaging and coding not only streamlines the process but also checks all of the boxes – efficiency and transparency, material traceability and sustainability.
Chip Czulada embarked on a new role as the President of Reading Bakery Systems (RBS) at the beginning of 2024. He shares with Baking+Biscuit International magazine his view on the first six months at the helm of the company where he has been working for over 20 years.
MULTIVAC Group acquired an 80% majority stake in Italianpack S.p.A., a manufacturer of automatic and semi-automatic packaging machines headquartered in Como, Italy. Italianpack will be incorporated into the MULTIVAC organization as a new business unit under the leadership of Tomaso Petrini, CEO of Italianpack.
The automated line designed by AMF Tromp can flexibly support a wide range of pies, either savory or sweet, in a baking tray, in foils, or in paper cups. They can bake the pie shells only, pies with the top opened or closed and pies with or without a lattice decoration. For (pre-)baking the pies, AMF recommends a Den Boer Multibake tunnel oven with impingement heating or a direct-fired system.
For industrial production, pizza lines are made to welcome any variations required. Accurate processes are a must for these flexible lines.
Widely different concepts, approaches and methods lead to advancing sustainability throughout a company’s
operations. For Kwik Lok, sustainable materials used in packaging closures are the immediately visible result of
this mindset.
Gerhard Schubert GmbH will showcase its automated packaging solutions at CFIA Rennes, between March 14 and 16. A new Cobot will be previewed, designed to automate feeding products to machines.

