SA Food Review

Packaging

29 Oct 2025

Changing packaging through technology integration

Cama Group embraces Industry 5.0 principles to enhance secondary-packaging machine efficiency through innovative technological solutions. Industry 5.0: A new manufacturing paradigm Industry 5.0 represents a fundamental shift in manufacturing philosophy, placing human wellbeing at the centre of production processes whilst fostering enhanced collaboration between workers and machines. This paradigm emphasises sustainability, resilience, and human-centricity in...
07 Apr 2025

Shoprite recalls cereal products over labelling inaccuracies 

South African retailer Shoprite has recalled multiple cereal brands manufactured by Heartland Foods due to nutritional mislabelling, with some products containing higher sugar levels than stated on packaging. Shoprite, Checkers, Usave, and OK Foods supermarkets have issued a recall for several cereal products manufactured by supplier Heartland Foods after discovering significant inaccuracies in nutritional labelling....
27 Nov 2024

Hinds Spices launches new pack

Hinds Spices gets a packaging upgrade and launches new signature range. The strong one just got stronger – now available in a 200ml bottle. Hinds Spices, one of South Africa’s most iconic and fastest-growing spice brands, is proud to announce the launch of its new 200ml bottle value pack. This exciting new offering brings convenience, sustainability, and...
07 Feb 2024

Propak East Africa 2024

Driving packaging, plastics and processing industry innovation and development. This year Propak East Africa is taking place at the Sarit exhibition center, Nairobi , Kenya and as usual it will deliver relevant and valuable exhibitions. Propak has built its reputation as the unmissable industry event of the year for packaging, plastics, print and processing professionals....
05 Sep 2023

Artisan-style confectionary packaged using cutting-edge technology

Multi-variable packaging lines can be hard work to design, develop and eventually control, but Cama’s domain experience and high-tech solutions are more than up to the task. Naked chocolate products, three shapes, 15 packaging counts, 17 packaging formats, five SKU styles and 1,500 ppm throughput. Just two of these variables are enough to put most...
21 Jun 2023

NSI LABEL and RUWAG win prestigious OKI prize

NSI Label, a leading digital label and packaging solutions provider is proud to announce that it has won OKI Europe’s Best Case Study award for its outstanding work with RUWAG, a leading manufacturer of drilling and cutting tools.  The case study focused on RUWAG’s implementation of two OKI Pro label printers since July 2019. By...
15 Jun 2023

10 Years of Propak West Africa

The largest exhibition for the packaging, plastics, food processing, labelling and print industries in West Africa turns 10! September 2023 will see Propak West Africa notch up its much anticipated tenth edition of the exhibition to record numbers and a renewed focus on the environment. From its launch in 2012, with 40 exhibitors and 800...
26 Sep 2022

Sustainability is shifting commercial and consumer habits

Packaging technology and sustainable materials are playing an ever-growing role in reducing emissions and waste. The Cama Group help companies transition from manual to automatic processes – and can bring this experience, engineering and expertise to help customers transition to more sustainable packaging. Cama’s machines are built with efficiency, sustainability and flexibility, making it easy...
26 Sep 2022

Sidel celebrates a successful drinktec with strong customer engagement

Sidel is celebrating a successful week following exhibiting at drinktec 2022 (between 12-16 September) in Munich. Existing and potential customers met with packaging experts at the Sidel booth and there was a very strong attendance that surpassed expectations for visitor numbers, post-pandemic. The Sidel stand showcased customer success stories from projects around the world, alongside...
13 Sep 2022

Increasing flexibility in secondary packaging

If you want to open up new scope for your own production now and you don’t want to invest in a new machine right away, you might be well served by extending the processing spectrum on an existing machine. Tennille Aron from Food Review spoke to Lothar Barth, director Sales International at Somic Verpackungsmaschinen GmbH...