The vast majority of Kraft Foods’ carbon emissions come from outside its manufacturing facilities, according to a survey mapping its environmental footprint, but the full picture may look quite different as full results are withheld.
The £34.7M sale of Premier Foods’ four Irish brands, Chivers, Gateaux, McDonnells and the Erin licence, to the Boyne Valley Group underline worries about the food giant’s ability to generate cash, one leading analyst has warned.
British bakery firm, Warburtons, has announced plans to invest and diversify its business over the next ten years, both in the UK and abroad as it sees strong performance in gluten-free and eastern European markets.
There are no specific food safety concerns regarding leaching of mineral oils and ink chemicals from carton board packaging into food and consumers do not need to change their eating habits, according to research by the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA).
If a new food product does not carry a clean label, it will prove extremely challenging to launch in the current retail climate, said Kampffmeyer as it released a slow-fermented flour at FIE last month that it claims allows an additive-free label declaration...
Kellogg might have been outpacing rivals in the cereals category in the first three quarters but its volumes have started to drop off again and it remains under pressure thanks to “weak fundamentals”, according to a new report.
Huhtamaki announced the completion its three-year strategic review of its rigid plastics operations and declared the company is in better financial shape and primed for growth as a result.
The Indian government has released figures showing that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the food processing sector fell significantly during 2010-2011.
Amcor and Visy paid out more than A$97m (€74m) last week to more than 1,000 companies in settlement payments over an alleged cardboard packaging price fixing cartel in the Australian market.
UK-based Ingredients firm Muntons has scooped an award for its malt flour and extracts blend that it has said can replace cocoa powder in baked goods by 50% while preserving flavour and colour.
A new light weight, heavy duty containerboard made entirely from recycled fibre can offer the food packaging sector significant cost savings, its developer has claimed.
Cookie dough manufacturers should reformulate ready-to-bake products to make them as safe as a ready-to-eat product, according to a study that has linked raw dough to an e-coli outbreak in 2009.
Lyckeby Culinar AB has won an award for its small extruded crisp pearls that it has said can combine natural flavours and colours without affecting taste and slash costs in half when compared to using freeze dried fruit.
Five years ago the European Union nutrition and health claims regulation (NHCR) became law. Around the bloc, hopeful EU healthy foods and supplements stakeholders submitted more than 44,000 health claim applications.
GEA Refrigeration Technologies said the takeover of a US conveyor belt specialist will be key in expanding its product portfolio and the development of its next generation products.
Alfa Laval announced it has won a €9.4m (SEK 85m) contract to supply equipment to an Indonesian edible oil company in a move to develop one of the world’s largest plants.
European consumers prefer bread with soft and springy qualities that deliver consistent quality, according to a study commissioned by bakery ingredients firm Novozymes.
Consumer health concern over exposure to mineral oils from paper and board packaging has triggered a voluntary commitment from European industry bodies to phase out their use over the next two years.
UK-based Premier Foods has reached an agreement to sell its chilled bakery business Brookes Avana to the 2 Sisters Group as it focuses on eight ‘power brands’.
Kellogg’s Honey Smacks is not marketed to children, a company spokesperson told this publication yesterday. Really? Then what’s up with the big cartoon frog?
Bakery ingredients firm Puratos has announced plans to build a €22m site in China and production facilities in Spain and Mexico as it looks to seize upon strong growth in emerging markets.
Ingredients firm National Starch has launched a gluten-free flour that it claims can boost dough hydration and improve functionality compared to gluten-free starches typically used in premium bakery goods.
Ingredients firm ADM has launched range of mildly fruity cocoa powders; cocoa masses and chocolate that it has said can reduce bitterness in chocolate based products and appeal to more consumers.
Danish company Palsgaard said a US $30m emulsifier factory located in Malaysia will be operational in just over 12 months and will bring the company closer to the supply of its key raw material - palm oil.
A grease and moisture absorbing flexible packaging will give new food applications access to the microwave market and ‘extend’ the industry standard, said its developer.
DS Smith said efforts to refocus its business towards recycled packaging and efficiency gains were major factors in the leap in profits in the first half of the year across its European operations.
Developing markets are to make up almost half of revenues for Kraft’s global snacks business as the spin-off business announces Irene Rosenfeld as its head.
Despite progress towards achieving some waste reduction and recycling targets under the UK's Courtauld Commitment, a 2012 supply chain waste reduction target is proving a challenge for industry, with only a “marginal decrease” thus far, said WRAP...
Sugar prices for the coming year are forecast to fall by 12% as the market records a surplus for the first time in three years, according to financial service provider Rabobank.
A larger than expected supply of cocoa beans from West Africa will add to high buffer stocks and push cocoa prices down by 4%, according to financial service provider Rabobank.
Ecolab said it has completed the US$8.3bn (€6.4bn) takeover of Nalco as part of a strategy to tap into global mega-trends such as food safety and the need for industry players to maximize operational efficiencies such as energy and water reductions.
A distribution agreement has been signed to provide renewably resourced polyethylene (Green PE) packaging to an “increasingly interested” European food packaging market.
Small scale manufacturers could capitalise on high consumer demand for niche bakery products that purport to give health benefits, according to an investment agency for the Federal Republic of Germany.
Faster changeover times and a reduction in input errors are benefits claimed by Multivac for its new software that connects printers from different packaging lines to a single network.
After banking on the cola as the main driver of its growth in India for two decades, PepsiCo is changing focus to push more healthy foods in the market, chief amongst which is Quaker oats, its breakfast cereal product.
Ralcorp has announced a $370m (€274m) loss in its fourth quarter earnings due to substantial non-cash impairment charges, details of which it has not yet disclosed.
