An advanced polymer modifier that tackles a host of limitations linked with polylactic acid (PLA) could boost its take up in packaging, said DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers.
Brazil, Russia, India and China will feature in the top five biggest grocery markets by 2015, with China set to snatch the top spot from the US in 2012, predicts IGD.
Orange sweet potato based flour is claimed to be a good delivery system of vitamin A and could be used to reduce deficiency in developing countries, a new study claims.
Mondi said growth in demand coupled with higher prices for its products and strong performance from its restructured operations all contributed to a 73 per cent leap in its full year operating profits.
The Japanese bakery and cereals market is expected to slow down over the next few years in terms of retail sales and product launches, said Datamonitor, as Japan’s biggest bread maker Yamazaki reported stagnant 2010 net sales.
The European Food Standards Authority (EFSA) has cleared the use of a range of new substances to be used as food contact materials in the economic bloc.
Consuming bread formulated with vitamin D2-rich yeast is equally effective at boosting bone health measures as vitamin D3, suggests new data from an animal study.
United Biscuits (UB) has announced plans to shed around 85 jobs at its McVitie's biscuit factory in Glasgow, and has begun a consultation with staff and unions in a bid to ensure voluntary rather than compulsory redundancies.
When Tunisian street vegetable vendor Mohamed Bouazizi chose to end his life in fiery suicide, no one could have foreseen the firestorm his death would unleash across the Arab world. But, two months later, as the Arab Revolt shows no sign of fading, the...
Amcor said its profits soared 55 per cent to €197m (A$267m) in the six months ending 31 December thanks to significant savings in the wake of the Alcan takeover and steady sales volumes.
Hectic lifestyles have driven consumers away from traditional meals toward quick, convenient foods, helping to fuel healthy growth in the global snack foods market, according to a new report from Global Industry Analysts (GIA).
Auditory and visual perception do not appear to play a significant role in control of chewing crispy foods, according to a new study from The Netherlands and Brazil – at least when people have already seen the food or heard its crunch.
The acquisition of food processing technology firms Anhydro and Gerstenberg Schroder in 2010 helped SPX Corp to report a small increase in fourth quarter revenues.
UK plastic processors have warned that soaring raw material costs will lead to significant price increases for the their products, while a leading packaging body said higher costs will inevitably be passed down the supply chain.
Sugar supplier to the bakery and confectionery industry, Ragus, said it expects further commodity price hikes and contests whether proposed EC intervention on import duty tariff reductions would have the desired effect on the deficit in the EU market.
In a move to ease EU market pressures, the Commission has announced that it is to suspend import duties on low and medium quality wheat and barley from next week until the end of June.
Germany’s K+S Kali has unveiled its new brand of food grade potassium chloride called KaliSel, which is billed as a cost-effective salt replacer in food.
Proseal has invested in a new UK manufacturing facility to increase production of its heat sealing equipment for the food industry, having achieved a 50 per cent increase in sales last year.
Nutraceutical giant Cognis says it has developed a new bakery enzyme preparation to meet customer demand in both developed and developing markets for products with an increased shelf life.
Irradiation of potatoes at a sprout inhibition dose reduced acrylamide formation in potato chips and improved their colour, according to new research from India.
Premier foods will need to focus on revitalizing the likes of Hovis to drive growth, leveraging prominent trends such as health and nostalgia said Datamonitor, as the company posted pre-tax loss from continuing businesses of £98m, versus a profit of £42m...
The food industry has warned that new pollution charges for heavy goods vehicles in the EU have the potential to distort competition and increase retail food prices.
Chevler, one of the biggest manufacturers of baking cases in the UK, has the US market firmly in its sights, as it reports a hike in output between 10 to 15 per cent over the past 12 months resulting from a facility upgrade and a new approach to conveying.
Bakery product supplier CSM has said it intends to close down a manufacturing facility at Oak Creek, Wisconsin, with about 100 redundancies, the company has said.
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has deregulated a variety of Syngenta corn genetically engineered (GE) to produce alpha-amylase, an enzyme that breaks down starch into sugar, thereby aiding biofuel production.
Accelerated demand from emerging markets, shrewd management of raw material price hikes and favourable currency translations all contributed to a “solid” performance in 2010, said Huhtamaki.
The UK firm behind technology that gives salt a far greater kick by making it re-crystallise into tiny hollow balls a fraction of the size of standard salt - has started to make waves across the Pond.
US company Selig Sealing Products has bought Swiss speciality packaging firm ISCO Jacques Schindler and Co as part of a strategy to gain a foothold in the European flexible packaging market.
Greek researchers investigating the effect of irradiation, active and modified atmosphere packaging, and storage conditions on quality retention of raw, whole, unpeeled almonds find a method using only an oxygen absorber the most effective.
Current uncertainty suggests further price gains are likely in wheat over the coming months with EU prices expected to set record highs prior to the new crop harvest, predicts agri commodity specialists Rabobank, who foresee a downward movement on sugar...
Greenpeace has welcomed a pledge towards forest conservation from palm oil supplier Golden Agri-Resources Limited (GAR) which is aimed at “creating long-term sustainable growth for GAR and the palm oil industry”.
Higher output, the capability for full integration into automated packaging lines and flexibility are benefits claimed by Multivac for its new twin lane traysealer.
Finnish ingredients and branded foods player Raisio – the owner of the stanol-cholesterol reduction brand Benecol, will continue seeking acquisitions, it announced in its 2010 financial statement that saw EBIT come in at €19.4m for the year.
Sonoco-Alcore will increase European prices for all uncoated recycled paperboard grades by €50 Euro, or £45 per metric ton, on all shipments effective February 28, 2011.
Growing retailer demand for multiple pack formats prompted biscuit maker Arnott’s to switch from manual to automatic packing on its speciality biscuit lines, with Cermex adapting case packing equipment and integrating robotics to meet the new speed requirements.
Sidel has unveiled a new laboratory dedicated to the manufacture of fillers and end-of-line applications for liquid foods to boost its training site in Parma, Italy.
The NutraSweet Company's sales of high intensity sweetener neotame grew by 20 per cent between 2009 and 2010 – and the same percentage is expected this year as sugar prices are expected to keep rising due to short supplies.
Breakfast cereal manufacturer, General Mills, is to receive a $100,000 grant from the US state of Ohio’s development agency for the costs associated with the purchase of new machinery and equipment for the company's local facility expansion project.
Retailers have helped to fuel the “gluten-free food boom” for bakery and other products, in moving the category from a medical niche into the mainstream health and wellness food empire claims Euromonitor International.
Adding monosodium phosphate to dough increases the volume of gluten-free bread based on rice flour and hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (HPMC) and improves its texture, claims new research.
