When nutritional labeling comes into force in Canada later this
year, manufacturers may also take advantage of the need to change
their labels to stipulate whether their products' ingredients are
genetically engineered.
Two US pasta companies have joined forces to try and deal with the
crumbling pasta consumption, mainly blamed on low-carb lifestyles,
that threatens to streamline the whole industry, reports Chris
Mercer.
Increases in European steel values have made the EU the most
expensive market in the world, with inevitable consequences for the
region's packaging industry. Anthony Fletcher reports.
The Florida Consumer Action Network (FCAN) on Wednesday added its
voice to the chorus calling for the FTC to examine the McNeil
Nutritionals led advertising campaign for the artificial sweetener
Splenda, writes Philippa Nuttall.
Almost three times the volume of RFID tags will be sold in 2006
than over the previous 60 years since their invention, claims a new
report from technology analyst IDTechEx.
With the countdown extended, talks continue this week in Geneva
between the US and Brussels to move the entrenched trade dispute on
genetically modified organisms forward.
Warburtons has laid down the gauntlet to its mainstream UK rivals
by developing white bread with a low glycaemic index as both
consumers and producers become more aware of the benefits 'GI' can
have in controlling diabetes,...
DSM, the largest food fermentation company in the world (in value
terms) sees its combined food units beating industry growth for the
year, but bakery still under pressure, reports Lindsey
Partos.
There are rich pickings for food makers focusing on innovative
products for the breakfast market, as a UK think tank finds less
than one in five consumers actually enjoys the first meal of the
day.
Savi Technology has unveiled a new "tag and ship" offering enhanced
with components from Symbol Technologies and Zebra Technologies
that enables suppliers to quickly and cost-effectively meet new
EPC-compliant, passive RFID...
UK-based Mount Packaging has installed Coriolis flow measurement
technology in order to provide continuous quality enhancements in
the manufacture of automated filling systems.
China is becoming more than just a low-cost manufacturing
destination; its firms are locating in Germany as a means of
gaining access to the EU market and tapping into technical
know-how, writes Anthony Fletcher.
Swiss Research believes it has created the "holy grail" of
sweeteners, a natural alternative to the synthetic varieties
frequently lambasted by the media, it officially announced on
Tuesday, Philippa Nuttall reports.
US baker Oroweat is set to launch a completely sugar free bread in
selected American states, again highlighting how the battering
handed out to sugar over rising obesity and diabetes problems has
given new life to artificial sweeteners,...
House of Bread Franchising has finally decided to start producing
organic bread after a decrease in ingredient prices makes
production a viable business option, reports Philippa
Nuttall.
Kairos, the Moscow-based frozen food producer, will open a second
processing line at its Novo-Mar processing facility early next
month, dedicated to fish and seafood products. The second line will
begin production six months ahead...
The proliferation of RFID technology and the potential of new
products such as electronic self-adjusting sell-by labels should
create a lasting boom in the high-tech label market, argues Peter
Harrop from technology analyst IDTechEx.
Sato has developed an automated pallet labelling concept for Nestlé
using UHF RFID tags that should help the company make significant
supply chain savings.
United Natural Foods is establishing a standardised approach to
data integration for real-time business visibility within its
retail, logistics and supply chain operations in order to better
manage its margins.
The Dutch company Schoeller Wavin Systems and the Swedish firm Arca
Systems are forming a new group that will become the world's
largest manufacturer of plastic returnable packaging for material
handling.
The British arm of Nestlé has become the latest food producer to
revamp its nutrition labels, yet the country's food industry is on
rocky ground by entrenching its support for guideline daily amounts
against the government's...
Dutch dairy ingredients firm DMV International is moving several of
its R&D and marketing staff to a new innovation centre to speed
up interactivity and product development time.
High-volume moulding specialist Sherwood Plastic Products has
selected Sherwood Technology's DataLase Masterbatch to code
tamper-evident polypropylene plug seals for containers used in the
distribution industry.
Pressure-sensitive labels and flexible packaging manufacturer Label
Technology has installed two of Advanced Vision Technology (AVT)'s
PrintVision/Jupiter automatic inspection systems to improve quality
for their narrow web applications.
Prices for key raw materials used by the food industry are lighter
this month on gains in wheat, corn and soybean inventories, but
analysts suggests wheat prices are open to upside risk.
Increasing affluence and changes in diet in China to open up new
opportunites for European yeast extract suppliers, but the threat
from Chinese suppliers has kicked off, writes Lindsey
Partos.
Tyson Foods, the world's largest producer of beef and chicken,
plans to resume production at several idled beef plants over the
next two weeks as supplies are expected to improve in the coming
months.
Norwegian group Orkla has expressed interest in takeovers beyond
its $1.76 billion bid for aluminium packaging manufacturer Elkem
after it reported a stronger than expected 25 per cent rise in
fourth quarter-core earnings.
Tate & Lyle's Splenda brand in the news again this week as
McNeil Nutritionals, the table-top supplier of this increasingly
popular sweetener, takes the US sugar industry to court.
RPC plans to showcase its latest innovations in rigid plastics
packaging, including an alternative to the tin can for food
applications, at Interpack 2005.
The cash-stricken Krispy Kreme doughnut company is to shed a
quarter of its workforce in an attempt to overhaul losses as
over-expansion and a lack of new products to appease
health-conscious consumers threaten to send the firm under,...
Nova Chemicals is to expand its Arcel mouldable foam resin
manufacturing capacity to 100 million pounds per year by the end of
2006 to meet soaring demand.
The Altay-Batyushka brand from Russia's Hleb Altaya (Altay Bread)
group has been voted the best food product from the Altay region,
the bread basket of Russia. Angela Drujinina reports.
A recent survey of Russia's flour producers shows a sector going
through mixed fortunes, with many companies struggling to compete
while others are performing well, writes Angela Drujinina.
Set to see sugar profits dip with incoming European sugar reform,
Danisco's announcement last week to acquire enzyme player Genencor
is the latest in a string of acquisitions that will go some way to
bridging the sales gap, writes...
The National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) in the US has
passed an 11-point directive that ties the reopening of live cattle
trade with Canada to other unresolved trade issues, such as the
reopening of Japan, South Korea...
Edible oils market in the UK undergoes change as Anglo-Dutch
conglomerate Unilever announces plans to divest its seed oils and
cooking fats business to canned fish and meat firm Princes.
Windmöller & Hölscher has launched a new gravure press range
designed to meet current demands for excellent print quality
combined with high productivity.
Basell has developed a new polypropylene random copolymer, Clyrell
RC 1314 resin, designed to address growing demand for
high-performance transparent blown film.
Too many UK bakeries either don't know or don't care about limits
on workers' exposure to potentially asthma-causing dust from flour
and bread mixes, according to one union official, as the
government's work safety...
One of Britain's biggest trade unions has asked workers at food
producer RHM if they wish to vote on strike action after the
company became the latest in the UK to announce an overhaul of its
pension scheme due to funding problems,...
Food labels that mirror the 'three-dimensional' power of food could
soon reach the food industry, should rule-makers and industry take
on board a new concept designed by a New Zealand scientist.