Despite a slower final quarter, Austria-based packaging provider
Mayr-Melnhof has reported strong financial results for 2004, on the
back of a number of acquisitions the company has made in the past
year, writes Simon Pitman.
Looking to boost growth in the sluggish caramel colour market, the
world's largest manufacturer, DD Williamson will extend its reach
in the burgeoning Chinese market with the extension of its liquid
product line for Asia,writes...
Strong growth and opportunities for sweetener use in food
formulations is assured with fresh figures from the UK finding
health concerns are driving nearly one in four consumers to use
sugar replacers, reports Lindsey Partos.
British consumers are increasingly seeking convenient food and
drinks that are also healthy but food makers are failing to answer
their needs, claims a new report.
The majority of European consumers appreciate the benefits of
eating healthily but remain confused over the terminology used in
nutritional labelling, according to a recent report by the European
Food Information Council (EUFIC),...
Latvian government 'meddling' in a dispute between one of the
country's leading sugar processors and its beet suppliers is
motivated by the desire to make a rival sugar processor a more
attractive takeover target, according...
Russian dairy firm Wimm-Bill-Dann, under fire from rising costs,
has opened the door to longer life products and taken a step closer
to achieving greater export markets in the EU by further
modernising its milk processing plant in...
Food manufacturers need to consider a risk/benefit analysis of
activities on acrylamide, a harmful chemical recently identified in
carbohydrate-rich foods, conclude stakeholders after a recent
meeting in Brussels,reports Lindsey Partos.
Gastronome, the second largest poultry processor in France, is
working with packaging specialist Sealed Air Cryovac in order to
achieve increased shelf life and enhanced consumer appeal.
A new refrigeration technology that promises to both halve carbon
emissions and cut energy bills by more than 30 per cent could help
food manufacturers now striving to meet tough regulations on
greenhouse gas reductions and control...
Sun Microsystems has launched an RFID solution designed to
specifically address the business challenges of the packaged goods
industry and help firms fully leverage the power of RFID, writes
Anthony Fletcher.
Sales of the sugar substitute neotame more than quadrupled last
year as food and beverage manufacturers searched for low calorie
alternatives in the face of rising obesity, said its makers,
writes Philippa Nuttall.
Leading East European drinks manufacturer Kofola has selected PET
preforms from Amcor PET Packaging for two of its juice and mineral
water brands, a move designed to bring the same brand values and
image to the take-home sector as...
An industry export is urging label producers to start investing in
RFID smart label technology in order to take advantage of an
emerging market that will prove highly lucrative in the future,
writes Anthony Fletcher.
The US Centre for Disease Control has helped to create a climate of
fear by exaggerating America's obesity crisis, claims a consumer
and industry group, as one major cereal producer warns the whole
obesity issue is becoming too...
BASF is the most admired chemical company in the world according to
US business magazine Fortune, despite continually pushing up
packaging material prices, writes Anthony Fletcher.
Strong sales of ketchup helped keep sales buoyant at Heinz during
the third quarter, though a write-down of its investment in Hain
Celestial provoked a 25 percent drop in earnings.
Israel's Polysack Plastic is set to double its sales in Russia this
year after a highly successful year for its Polyphane plastic
packaging brand. The fast rate of growth in the Russian food
industry - in particular confectionery...
UK sweetener maker Tate & Lyle launches an emulsifying wheat
protein onto the market for coffee creamers claiming the product is
a fitting, and cheaper, alternative to caseinates, reports
Lindsey Partos.
Xink Laboratories has launched a new line of silver and carbon
conductive flexographic printing inks targeted towards
manufacturers of RFID-tagged smart packaging.
A new UK study has revealed that including metal cans - both
aluminium and steel - in kerbside collection schemes can offer
significant economic benefits.
Midsize manufacturers and distributors - firms with $50 million to
$999 million in revenue - have intrinsic advantages that can help
them outmanoeuvre their larger competitors, according to a new
report.
Tate $ Lyle has chosen the Food Ingredient Asia-China expo as the
launching pad for its new emulsifying protein for coffee creamers
and filled powdered.
PepsiCo has become the latest company to bow to pressure on the
food industry from the rising tide of obesity, introducing
voluntary restrictions on its advertising to children, according to
an article in today's London-based...
Missing breakfast has been shown to raise cholesterol levels and
reduce the body's response to insulin in a small study that raises
concern for the increasing numbers of people that skip the first
meal of the day.
A new system that provides real-time, intelligent, end-to-end
tracking and tracing for globally transported goods has been
developed with the help of a €2.5 million EU grant.
Domino Printing Sciences is set to unveil its latest range of
coding and marking technologies, designed to offer food and
beverage packagers enhanced security.
Opportunities continue to open up for trans fat alternatives as
Israel communicates plans to become the world's third country to
impose labelling rules on artery-clogging trans fats.
Finnish crispbread specialist, Vaasan & Vaasan, has revamped
the image of its flagship Finn Crisp brand to take advantage of a
growing market for high fibre and wholegrain snacks in Russia and
lure increasingly health-conscious...
BASF is set to raise its European prices for the styrene polymers
Terluran (ABS) and Luran (SAN) by €200 per metric ton, while Saudi
comments have triggered fears that high oil prices will be
sustained. Anthony Fletcher reports.
The European Environmental Bureau (EEB) has slammed new EU
packaging standards, claiming they are likely to encourage
increased packaging volumes and do little to facilitate greater
recycling.
Mariann Fischer Boel, the EU's recently appointed agriculture
commissioner, has claimed that sweeping EU agricultural reforms
will provide UK farmers with a "better balance of support",
while forging a more competitive...
A complex carbohydrate, traditionally used as a bulking agent in a
range of foods, is being offered in several European markets as a
new source of fibre.
Over the next year Dutch dairy ingredients firm DMV International
will pour in excess of €60 million into innovation through new
R&D facilities and ingredients processing plants - and all this
against the backdrop of an intended...
The UK's paper sector has passed the second milestone target of its
Climate Change Agreement (CCA), according to the Confederation of
Paper Industries (CPI).
Low-carb specialist Sunset Brands has become the second company in
a week to move in to America's rapidly growing organic food sector
after signing a deal for organic snack and cereal producer US
Mills, reports Chris Mercer.
A consortium of 48 European companies and organisations has been
formed to launch a cooperative research and development initiative
aimed at finding new steel production processes that would
drastically reduce CO2 and other greenhouse...
A lack of government funding and a weary image threaten to cause a
widespread shortage of British crop production experts, says one
industry body, warning the problem may bring serious disruption to
UK grain and cereal processors...
Race for the next high margin ingredient continues as the UK maker
of Splenda sweetener signs off $46 million over the next five years
to invest in "next-generation food and industrial ingredients".
The Australian Institute of Packaging has held a forum addressing
government moves to introduce stricter accountability for recycling
and the impact it will have on the industry. Speakers pointed out
challenges such as recycling often...
DMV International, the industrial ingredients division of Campina,
is investing €57 million in its whey processing and food ingredient
facilities in Veghel, the Netherlands as part of the group's
overall strategy to concentrate...