Premier Foods has been ordered to pay out almost ₤21,000 and slammed by UK safety authorities after an industrial accident in which a 65-kg metal pillar crushed the skull of one of its workers.
There has been a “remarkable” jump in demand for German plastic manufacturing equipment this year, with the pace of recovery outstripping expectations from the sector, said a leading trade association.
General Mills is forecasting ongoing volume growth for the ready-to-eat breakfast cereal category in the US despite the fact that market penetration involves about 90 per cent of US households.
Estrella Maarud, the leading snack manufacturer in Northern Europe, has joined the EU advertising pledge that aims to promote healthier snacking choices and balanced lifestyles among children.
An upgrade to the instrumentation attached to a baked goods texture analysis system enables bespoke testing of baked products in a wide range of shapes and sizes, claims its developer, Stable Micro Systems (SMS).
Leading Spanish food company Grupo Siro has opened a €6m research and development facility in El Espinar, northern Spain to develop a range of new products including ones suitable for consumers who are intolerant to gluten and for children.
Crown has agreed to acquire the remaining interest in its can manufacturing joint ventures in China and Vietnam from affiliates of Swire Pacific Limited.
Italian supplier Lati said it has developed an injection mouldable compound on the back of a request from a leading pasta manufacturer for a food contact compliant and lightweight plastic alternative to costly stainless steel food ingredient handling...
DS Smith said it has completed its take over of French company Otor earlier than expected as it announced “good volume growth” across its business in its latest interim management statement.
In its safety review of curcumin as a food colouring substance, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) concludes that it agrees with the FAO and WHO findings that the food additive is not carcinogenic.
A new intelligent technology that gives a running countdown of a product’s shelf life by analysing time and temperature data could replace traditional ‘use by’ dates on food labels, said the Norwegian company spearheading the development.
Belgian Electronic Sorting Company (BEST) is defying the current economic downturn with plans to expand into the energy growth markets of the Middle East and China.
Increasing demand from retailers for rigorous quality control from suppliers was one of the drivers behind the enhancement of the sensitivity and early warning system of a throat metal detection system aimed at snack food and confectionery production.
Swedish engineering firm Alfa Laval has offered 5bn kroner (€540m) for dehumidifier makers Munters in order to provide industrial climate control to the food and energy sectors, the company said on Monday.
Snack packaging supplier, the Weidenhammer Packaging Group (WPG), said it has completed a €6.5m upgrade on its plant in Greece, with the expanded manufacturing capacity helping it to meet a hike in demand in southeastern Europe.
A request from US snack manufacturer General Mills for a further hearing over a product shape trademark ruling has been denied by the Israeli Supreme Court.
European food manufacturers will experience commodity inflation in the second half of 2010 but it will be more manageable than it has been in the past, predicts an analyst.
Food research group Leatherhead is in the final stages of a testing project on natural food colours, which it expects will provide clear guidance on the stability and shelf-life of the ingredients.
The human nutrition division of French yeast specialist Lesaffre has launched what it says is only the second known probiotic yeast, and the first to directly target Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).
Demand for degradable plastics in the Unites States is forecast to grow by 16.6 per cent a year to be worth US$380m by 2014 thanks to increased capacity, falling prices and improved performance of materials, said a new report.
The FAO has revised downward its forecast for 2010 world wheat production levels and reports that wheat market dynamics drove international food prices up in August by 5 per cent - the biggest month-on-month increase since November 2009.
Linx Printing Technologies has installed a new £1m ink manufacturing plant at its UK site, which it claims will provide integrated manufacture and despatch of inks and solvents to food and drink industry clients.
British Polythene Industries (BPI) declared itself mystified by recent hikes in raw material prices in Europe as it called for a review of import tariffs for polymers into the region.
Cognis has launched three new vegetable fat ingredients, which allow manufacturers of products such as creams, soups and sauces to reduce levels of saturated fats without affecting taste or texture.
Kefir can be successfully used for sourdough-type bread making, leading to bread of good quality, increased shelf-life and better flavour, states new research from Greece.
The Food and Drug Administration has issued a letter of no objection to Burcon NutraScience Corporation for its canola protein extracts, an important milestone for further development.
Incorporating cinnamon and oregano essential oils (EO) into certain plastics provides antimicrobial properties, new research into active packaging has found.
There’s nothing like a shortage of wheat to send some news media searching for superlatives. Talk of “soaring” wheat prices and “rocketing” bread prices were common, in the British press, after Russia decided to temporarily ban grain exports earlier this...
Encouragement of foreign investment, implementation of unified food safety and processing policies, and a chronic lack of infrastructure are some of the bottlenecks stifling the development of the Indian food processing sector, said a new report.
Monsanto has announced a new wheat breeding program with Australian wheat breeding firm InterGrain, which could lead to drought-resistant wheat and improved end-use qualities, the companies said.
UK competition authorities have outlined the reasons behind their backing of DS Smith’s takeover of French company Otor which was approved earlier this month.
New generation chips and dips, featuring novel varieties and flavors, tops the 2010 list of the 10 most popular snack trends identified by the US Food Channel in association with its strategy groups CultureWaves and the International Food Futurists and...
Significantly improved work rates are claimed to result from retrofitting new parts kits to shredders operated in the bakery sector, according to US food processing machine manufacturer, Urschel.
CPC Packaging UK said yesterday that high raw material prices were partly behind the firm going into administration this week as it confirmed almost two thirds of its workforce had already been made redundant.
Cargill Australia said a new multi-million dollar scheme to overhaul its waste water system at a beef processing plant could slash the facility’s carbon footprint by over 17 per cent.
Amaranth-based gluten-free products may be edging towards wider acceptance after German scientists provided key information on preparing amaranth-based sourdoughs.
Scientists in Ireland have identified ‘novel and competitive’ starter cultures for gluten-free sourdoughs, a result that may enable the industrial scale production of the cereal products.
UK media watchdog Ofcom has rejected complaints from cereal food giants Nestlé and Kellogg’s that they were treated unfairly by the Channel 4 programme What’s in Your Breakfast?
Canadian fertilizer maker Agrium Inc has moved closer to securing a $1.07 billion takeover of Australia's AWB Ltd after the Australian wheat exporter formally backed the offer.
Shifting opinions on sustainability means that biodegradable and compostable plastics are no longer seen as destined to replace all traditional packaging – but are now viewed as one option among many, according to a new report by industry experts.
The world’s first 100 percent biodegradable chip packet attracted a lot of noise last week, but not the buzz that SunChips’ maker FritoLay had been hoping for.
