Front-of-package nutrition-related claims on cereal boxes are potentially misleading to customers, with additional regulation required to protect US consumers, according to University of Yale researchers.
Dutch bakery ingredients supplier CSM is feeling the impact of rising raw material costs, with its first-half 2011 results hit by the price increases the company has been forced to pass on to customers this year.
Finnish supplier Raisio has turned in a bumper half-year with earnings before interest, tax and depreciation (EBIT) surging from €10.3m to €16.2m – a 73% rise.
Australian food manufacturer Goodman Fielder Ltd is set to open a new dedicated gluten free bakery in Huntly, New Zealand next month in order to cater to the rising demand for such products there.
Tough technological challenges and a lack of infrastructure mean that the vast majority of flexible packaging is almost impossible to recycle, said industry analysts Envicura as it called for the development of novel materials and new waste management...
The European Commission will consider boosting the availability of sugar at its next tonnage tender meeting on August 25 after sharp rises in prices and calls from food manufacturers for it to increase sugar quotas or abandon them.
When it comes to bread, products containing 'functional ingredients' are less attractive to consumers than those with a clear and direct health benefit, says new research.
Sara Lee has entered into an agreement to sell its North American branded refrigerated dough products business to Ralcorp Holdings and is also intending to divest its French refrigerated dough and Spanish bakery businesses.
Smurfit Kappa Group (SKG) said a reorganization of its specialties segment would realize further efficiencies as it posted strong second quarter results. It also revealed that the Venezuelan Government had tabled proposals to seize thousands more hectares...
Research conducted by stevia partners Cargill and Associated British Foods subsidiary Silver Spoon has found UK consumers are keen for natural alternatives to artificial low-calorie sweeteners.
A new bacon packing machine can cut costs for manufacturers through reduced energy consumption and packaging waste, according to the supplier Multivac.
Huge growth in demand for retail-ready packs (RRP) over the next five years will provide massive opportunities for packaging suppliers, according to a report by Pira International.
Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) has announced that it will expand its cocoa processing capabilities at its facility in Singapore to enable it to keep pace with growing demand for cocoa and chocolate products from Asian markets.
Processing equipment manufacturer Baker Perkins has redesigned the dies for its Accurist and Accurist2 dough dividers to reduce downtime, oil consumption and dough waste. The company said bakers who replace their existing dies with these new dies can...
Convenience needs and a switch to staying in are two major factors influencing food packaging trends in Russia over the past few years, according to Euromonitor.
The Ukraine has followed US, UK and German authorities by OKing Diamond Foods €1.6bn takeover of the Pringles business from Procter & Gamble that will make it the second biggest snack maker globally after PepsiCo.
Sun European Partners has continued its push to become a major packaging player in Europe after acquiring an Austrian flexible packing firm from Mondi.
Lower energy bills and a reduced carbon foot-print are the benefits claimed for a £1.5m solar PV installation at a UK vegetable packing and farming business in Brandon, Suffolk.
The number of TV advertisements US children see for high-fat, salty and sugary foods and beverages has declined in recent years – but the majority of kids’ TV food advertising is still for less healthy choices, according to new research.
Researchers have hit upon a way of modifying the production of potato chips (crips) to ensure a reduction of the amount of oil in the final product, which is good news for a snack industry focused on improving the health profile of their products.
Allied Bakeries operations director, Nick Law, tells FoodManufacture.co.uk what makes a good manager. In an age of skills shortages, Law tells Mike Stones that the company looks for leaders, who drive staff to achieve more at a higher level collectively...
Over the next year Kellogg and US-based Augme Technologies will be working on optimising interactive packaging technology with the aim of acquiring data about the cereal maker’s customer base.
There will be no dramatic drop in cocoa prices in the coming months as forecast by numerous speculators hoping to cash in on a downward trend, reports a cocoa market specialist.
Kraft Foods has said it intends to split into two companies, in a move that would create a global snacks powerhouse separate from its North American grocery business.
Flavour and fragrance firm Givaudan’s first half net profits crashed by 40 per cent as raw material costs and record currency rates take their toll on the Swiss company, despite good local growth in its flavours businesses.
Waste from Cargill’s massive meat processing facility at High River, Alberta, will be used to fuel a waste-to-energy plant that will boost the proportion of renewable energy used by the site to around 80 per cent.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reopened comments on its proposed thresholds for gluten traces in products labeled as gluten free – four years after it originally proposed the guidelines.
Kraft Foods Europe is “delighted” to have become only the second company to win an article 13.5 health claim but is focusing now on how the opinion will be viewed by the European Commission and member states.
Fitch Ratings has maintained international packaging company Amcor’s credit rating at BBB, thanks to the group’s stable outlook and improving liquidity.
Spanish researchers analysing a cake-manufacturing facility found that non-food contacts areas such as the floor are a breeding ground for Listeria monocytogenes (LM), and that the pathogen can remain in such areas post sanitation.
Food companies across Europe face an uphill battle to attract the best candidates because many people don’t see food factories as an attractive place to work.
Dutch sucrose ester specialist Sisterna says ice cream cone wafers can benefit from employing emulsifiers like sucrose esters because they give a better cone.
Reports that a company owned by Cargill and ABF bought all the available UK feed wheat last month has renewed calls for tighter regulation of commodity markets.
The British Plastics Federation (BPF) has added to the chorus of disapproval greeting the Irish government’s consultation on a possible packaging levy.
Commentary in The Lancet, along with a new analysis of the data, has slammed the recent Cochrane review that claimed salt reduction had no effect on strokes or heart attacks.
Profit was up for machinery suppliers Marel, Krones and GEA over the first six months of 2011. Germany contributed to high sales growth for Krones and a new acquisition helped boost profits for GEA. Marel targeted emerging markets as its key focus area,...
Vancouver-based sustainable packaging develop Pakit has announced that it is working with PepsiCo to develop its technology, which turns cellulose fibre from a range of plant materials into moulded board.
The UK breakfast cereal category remains challenging reports Kellogg, as it announces net sales growth of 11 per cent to $3.4bm for its Q2, but the snack and cereal maker said it expects better growth prospects for the UK in the “back half of the year.”
Frutarom USA has received organic certification from certification body Secal Israel for its Origanox ingredient, designed to combat lipid oxidation in foods – allowing it to market the ingredient in the United States and around the world.
