Arla Foods Ingredients (AFI) has launched an egg-free glaze for bakery products that the company claims meets consumer demands and reduces raw material costs.
Growing demand for nutritional value, and changing market demographics are providing strong incentive for innovation in Japan, according to Datamonitor.
The world’s first 100 percent biodegradable chip packet – designed by FritoLay for its SunChips brand – has come in for criticism from Facebook members, with more than 30,000 agreeing the new packaging is too loud.
German flour improvers specialist Muhlenchemie has many years' experience in the fast-growing bakery markets of Africa and the Middle East - but each country and bread-eating culture requires a slightly different approach.
Improved food quality and greater flexibility are claimed for what the manufacturer ARPAC-Hefestus describes as an “original” method of applying Modified Atmosphere (MAP) to a preformed tray or cup.
A UK firm pioneering the use of electrostatic food flavour application technology is disappointed by the “unbelievable” lack of uptake from large native manufacturers, despite impressive claimed efficiency savings and strong European sales.
Packaging of poultry products could play a key role in helping the meat reach its full growth potential, according to a Packforum seminar organized by global specialty packaging provider, Sealed Air.
A new peeling system for fruit and vegetables, based on air not water, under development at California State University, Fresno, could cut significantly processing costs and remove the problem and expense of dealing with waste water.
Pactiv Corporation, a leader in the food service packaging industry, has been acquired for $6bn by Reynolds Group, the food packaging subsidiary of New Zealand-based Rank Group.
A leading economist says that industry sources and analysts predicting the Russian wheat export ban will have little impact on EU food prices are “naïve”, and overlook the fact that major futures contracts for Russian wheat are now worthless.
Raisio is reaping the rewards of buying British snack brand Glisten with a 22 per cent increase in net sales in H1; with a new growth phase now underway, more acquisitions could be on the horizon.
Puratos has combined ingredients from its three sectors – bakery, patisserie and chocolate – to develop new ‘healthy snacking’ concepts for its customers in the food industry.
The new range of printers, with food industry applications, from global printing and labeling specialist Avery Dennison is claimed to be up to 30 per cent faster that existing models.
New technologies to boost wheat yields are needed to meet an anticipated increase in global wheat demand, claim wheat geneticists writing in the latest issue of Crop Science.
Rabobank has predicted that wheat prices are likely to ease but warned that the bakery industry may struggle to pass on higher costs to consumers if prices remain high.
Do you want a statin with that cheeseburger and milkshake? Touting pharmaceuticals as the neutralisers of fast food is not the answer to unhealthy diets and even the suggestion sends out the wrong message.
A new 10-step route to help food manufacturers and other organisations offset higher raw material and labour costs has been launched by supply chain organization, TradeCard.
Significantly shorter processing time and cheaper operating costs are claimed for what developers claim is the world’s first single-step, cook and pasteurization technology for ready meals.
Leading Italian pasta maker Barilla is to sell off its German bakery chain Kamps to Equity Capital Management (ECM), a private equity group that invests in small and mid-size business.
Danisco is launching two new bakery enzymes for keeping different types of bread fresh for up to 10 days, billed as a change in the previous one-enzyme-fits-all approach to anti-staling technology.
Are you prepared for the next sudan-1 or melamine scandal? What are the food safety risks threatening the food supply chains of tomorrow, and do you have the technical and financial resources to deal them them?
Container board and corrugated packaging supplier, Smurfit Kappa Group (SKG), announcing a 20 per cent hike revenue today, said ongoing price increases will remain a priority in 2010 due to input cost pressures such as raw materials, labour and energy...
US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack said on Tuesday that world wheat supplies are robust, despite fires that have devastated Russian wheat crops and flooding in Canada.
A new fat replacer derived from kiwifruit can remove up to 90 per cent of fats in pastry and its active vitamin C and E and dietary fibre components add functionality, claims its New Zealand based developer.
The struggling economies of Southern and Eastern European countries marred the sales figures of CSM’s bakery supplies division over the last six months, which growth from the UK and Germany could not offset.
Rank Hovis is to increase the price of flour by £89.37 per tonne, effective 6 September, Lawrence Watson, head of sales and marketing, revealed exclusively to our sister publication British Baker earlier this week.
Chairman and CEO of Sara Lee Corp. Brenda Barnes has resigned from the company so she can focus on improving her health after she suffered a stroke in May, the company’s board of directors has said.
Two Belgian poultry processing firms with recognised food safety management systems (FSMS) should consider further measures such as skinning carcasses and freezing to reduce high Campylobacter spp. levels in poultry products, according to a new study...
New research has shown that a combination of modified atmosphere packaging, chitosan and a high barrier packaging system can act in synergic way to control the quality loss of fresh pasta during refrigerated storage in terms of microbial and sensorial...
Big oops. Meat and milk from the offspring of cloned animals has entered the UK food chain. Cue scary headlines and scared consumers. But the leviathan of EU-lawmaking means no-one actually knows if it’s legal or not. And that’s an even bigger oops.
Replacing some of the original fat in muffins with soluble cocoa fibre could help manufacturers boost the health profile of their products, says a new Spanish study.
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has joined up with the Fraunhofer Institute and Evonta-Service to improve access to electron beam technology in the Australian food industry.
Lightweighting, extended shelf life and enhanced product presentation are benefits claimed by Nicholl Food Packaging for its “unique” vacuum-packed oven-ready foil tray.
Co-ordinated EU-wide action is needed urgently to end food price volatility induced by market speculation, warns the European Flour Milling Association after wheat prices reached a 23-month high yesterday.
Cereal and snack manufacturer Kellogg has cut the sugar content of its Coco Pops cereal range by 15 per cent in response to consumer demand, a spokesman told BakeryAndSnacks.com.
The problem with Kellogg’s tainted packaging has been solved, US federal authorities said yesterday – as the company confirmed the chemical responsible for the huge recall is not used in its European operations.
Pellet snack manufacturer JR Short has said it expects its current plant expansion to be completed in October this year, adding an extra 25 percent production capacity at its Kankakee, Illinois plant.
Dollar sales of packaged wheat bread in the United States have surpassed those of white bread for the first time, according to new figures from The Nielsen Company.
It’s too early to predict the impact of huge rises in wheat prices on European flour products such as bread and biscuits, according to the National Association of British & Irish Millers.
A federal appeals court has ruled that organic almond growers can challenge a law requiring mandatory pasteurization of almonds intended to reduce risk of salmonella contamination, overturning a previous decision.
Heightened sensitivity of detection, ease of use and reduced downtime thanks to an early warning diagnostic system are benefits claimed by Mettler Toledo Safeline for its new large aperture metal detector for bulk products.
