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  • Handmade Shortbreads Passion for Puddings Continues to Grow - January 29th 2024

    Janice and Tom's shortbread recipe is based on an old family mix, handed down from Tom's great grandmother from Edinburgh. It was Janice and Tom Park's success in the restaurant business that founded The Handmade Shortbread Company in 2011. Excelling at providing delicious shortbread and puddings to top hotels and restaurants, the word spread fast, and soon more and more local hotels ordered the products.  Demand rose quickly and the factory opened in Hamilton, Scotland in 2012. Janice and Tom developed the shortbread recipe based on an old family mix, handed down from Tom's great grandmother from Edinburgh. ... Read More ...
  • Ready Meal Depositors from Riggs Autopack - January 17th 2024

    Changing consumer lifestyles are driving the ready meal market in the UK, with the on-going trend towards convenience continuing to boost sales. With consumers becoming more concerned about the quality of food, convenience is no longer a strong enough selling point. In order to maintain consumer interest, ready meal producers place more emphasis in new product development, focusing on the quality of produce and increased sophistication of the meal. The pressure on firms such as Riggs Autopack, acknowledged as one of the UK’s leading depositor and filling machine manufacturers, is to supply equipment that is reliable, versatile and... Read More ...
  • HBM & Riggs Autopack Supporting Western Australia's First Food Innovation Centre - October 16th 2023

    HBM Plastics & Packaging Technologies Pty Ltd, with the support of Riggs Autopack Ltd, are pleased to supply a Model 1000 Series 3 depositor on loan to the Food Innovation Centre in Murdoch University, Western Australia. The Food Innovation Centre is a project of the Food Futures CRC, with financial support from the Western Australia State Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development. They are a state-of-the-art research and development facility, fostering industry innovation to drive business growth, develop new food products and exports, and transform Western Australia’s food and beverage manufacturing ind... Read More ...
  • Depositors & Filling Machines On Show At PPMA - September 20th 2023

    Riggs Autopack are exhibiting a selection of their depositors, filling machines and transfer pumps at the PPMA Show.  The PPMA Show is the largest processing and packaging machinery exhibition in the UK.  Showcasing the very latest in processing and packaging machinery, robotics and industrial vision systems, coupled with the latest innovations in materials, containers and packaging design. It covers the full spectrum of the industry, including food, beverage, pharmaceuticals, household products and toiletries, building materials and supplies, pet care, micro-brewery and distilleries, FMCG, as well as contract packers and more... Read More ...