Blister Packaging Innovation by Romaco on Show at All4Pack | Automatic Powder Packing Machine

In the book, Annala traces the origins of salty licorice to early-20th-century pharmacies, when chemists in Finland and parts of Scandinavia began selling salmiakki as a cough medicine. (Ammonium chloride acts as an expectorant, which adds credence to the commonly cited theory that the people in certain colder climates were initially drawn to salty licorice for health reasons.) The salmiakki most often came in powdered form in little envelopes, though syrups and diamond-shaped lozenges were also available. Salmiakki, like traditional licorice, is made from licorice root, which is mixed with wheat flour and turned into a paste that is generally dyed black. (The natural color of licorice-root extract is closer to the ocher shade of powdered salmiakki.) Additional flavors can be added to the paste — ammonium chloride in the case of salmiakki, but also anise, toffee, menthol — before it’s molded into candy shapes.

When it comes to quick service restaurants and delivery, consumers want to share their experiences with ordering and beyond on social media, showing how much these brands are part of their everyday lifestyles. 

While many products so far are packaged for retail, expect to see more cassava on foodservice menus as well in 2019, likely in baked goods or tortillas made with cassava flour.

A species-specific antimicrobial cocktail in the tray doubles the shelf life of scallops distributed by Atlantic Capes Fisheries.

Each month, its two plants in Dubai are converting a total of over 900 tonnes of raw materials into finished products, Khan said.

The portability that Kubernetes offers only works if IT specialists receive detailed information about the performance of the containers, applications and the supporting infrastructure, and this isn’t always the case.

Romaco Unity 500 was teamed up with a Combo v2 Feeder from Elizabeth Europe. This patented system gives Romaco increased flexibility for feeding pharmaceutical solids in various shapes and sizes. The finished blisters are passed directly to the cartoner’s bucket chain by means of a vacuum-assisted overhead conveyor and QuickTransfer, which works according to the positive transfer principle. Separate servo drives ensure safe operation at individual stations.

A “What Muslims are plagued with nowadays is that men wear their clothes long and women wear their clothes short!”

"It goes without saying that I am super excited about Substance Cabernet being the number one wine at Wine.com this year," says Charles Smith, owner and winemaker. "Wine.com has done a great job of bringing forth Substance Cabernet Sauvignon so that the consumer can find out the great value and great quality the wine offers.  I make it for you, I hope you like it." 

The traditional version of gaz, a Persian nougat studded with nuts, gets its sweetness from the excretions of a bug called the tamarisk manna scale, which is found on tamarisk trees in central Iran. (Originally, people believed the excretions to be sap because they dried on tree branches. Not so.) The candy comes from Isfahan and is made by combining the aforementioned excretions with starch, egg whites and sugar, heating it until it becomes the texture of paste and then stirring in pistachios. It’s often formed into logs and served in rounds. Good news for the squeamish: Most versions you find now are made with other sweeteners.

Nations have flags and anthems — but they also have their defining treats. Here are some candies that capture the spirit of the countries they come from.

Mom went out to the Queen Charlotte Islands (as they were called then) to see him one last time. Jim had never married – at least not that he told us. He died alone, but not without a family. We were his family and memories of Jim creep into my mind each Christmas.