Crown Iron Works, a leading provider of oilseed processing plants
and equipment, is to consolidate its four China production
facilities into one in an effort to meet increased demands.
Belgian ingredients group Orafti has walked away with three awards
at this year's Ingredients Russia 2004 exhibition, more than any
other company, but major international groups did not have it all
their own way, with a number...
A third source of GM ingredients could soon be cleared by Europe as
officials meet to discuss to clear approval for a corn designed by
biotech giant Monsanto.
Alarm bells are ringing at the Krispy Kreme doughnut company after
it announced a further $3 million loss in its third quarter amid
fears that the company may have been permanently damaged by
consumer health trends and over-expansion,...
The first ever EU conference on control with remote sensing (CwRS)
of area-based subsidies held in a new member state takes place in
Budapest, Hungary today.
The use of labels to 'signpost' healthy foods is getting strong
support from the UK, as it steps up its public health campaign
against obesity and related disease.
US giants PepsiCo and General Mills have bought their way in to the
Romanian snacks market in anticipation of strong growth in the next
few years, though analysts warn that growth is far from that of the
Czech Republic, the regional...
A new deal between organic food retailers and farmers may help to
bridge the gulf between low organic food consumption and rising
levels of organic farming in the Czech Republic and Poland,
writes Chris Mercer.
FG Palm Oil has launched a new ingredient at this week's
Ingredients Russia show which it claims makes it ideal for
producers struggling in Russia's harsh winter - a palm oil with a
lower melting point. Angela Drujinina...
A new, technologically advanced heat-sealable metallised OPP film,
designed to replace the foil and sealant in traditional
paper-polyethylene-foil-polyethylene (PPFP) structures, has been
developed.
Crown Holdings, the leading packaging supplier has announced that
it will produce a new stylish 50cl aluminum promotional can for
Scottish & Newcastle's Kronenbourg 1664 brand.
As the US celebrates Thanksgiving, a new study reveals that almost
half the food in the country goes to waste - a statistic that
should alarm an industry that is struggling to achieve greater
efficiency in order to salvage profits.
A new line of Pentafood vinyl films offering what is claimed to be
exceptional cold crack properties for food packaging applications
has been launched by Klöckner Pentaplast.
At IPA 2004, in Paris, Tetra Pak is displaying a range of products
it believes will help processors exceed regulatory obligations and
offer cutting edge production techniques. Anthony Fletcher
reports.
Number one cultures supplier Chr. Hansen is up for sale as its
major stakeholder decides to pull away from the ingredients slice
of the company to focus on the pharmaceutical unit. The move will
make the company's still growing...
This week's Ingredients Russia show in Moscow will highlight the
importance of healthy food, a sector which has seen spectacular
growth in western Europe over the last few years. But structural
problems continue to dominate the...
The rise of snacks as grazing food has seen the Czech Republic,
recently identified by the European Commission as having the
longest working hours in Europe, emerge as one of the region's most
dynamic savoury snacks markets,...
Investment in a new modified atmosphere packaging line will help
Russian meat processor Atiashevsky to offer products of a higher
quality and a longer shelf life to its major customers - the latest
move by a company which has already...
Manufacturers of oat-based products in the UK can now position them
alongside cholesterol-lowering foods, following the approval of a
health claim by the country's voluntary claims body.
Multivac has unveiled a comprehensive new range of packaging
machines at Emballage 2004 in Paris, France. The star of the show,
according to Multivac spokeswoman Sandrine Lettelier, is the T350,
a fully automated traysealer that has...
A combination of increasingly fast-living lifestyles and weird and
wonderful flavours is helping Poland, Hungary and the Czech
Republic to emerge as some of the most dynamic savoury snacks
markets in Europe, writes Chris Mercer.
Health benefits of chocolate continue to grow with UK researchers
isolating an ingredient present in this popular foodstuff that
could help stop persistent coughs.
Global lubricant supplier Anderol says it has developed an oil
capable of working in temperatures above 450 degrees celsius
specifically to prevent corrosion in a number of baking appliances,
but industry opinion is split over how...
US agri-giant Cargill introduced a new barley ingredient, with high
levels of beta-glucan soluble fibre, at Health Ingredients Europe
last week, as part of its platform designed to target heart health.
Liberal Democrat MSP Mike Pringle tells FoodProductionDaily.com how
his private bill to place a levy on plastic bags in Scotland will
benefit retailers, consumers and the environment. Anthony
Fletcher reports.
Food makers can expect to see the price of hydrocolloids continue
to move upwards as suppliers, knocked by squeezed commodity
supplies coupled with higher energy and transport costs, pass rises
onto the market.
Chr Hansen's full year results reveal that the continued growth of
the China market is helping the ingredients company to fight off
the problem of increasing costs.
The ingredients division of Danish cultures and colours firm Chr.
Hansen pulled in a DKK 369 million (€49m) profit for the year on
sales of DKK 3.4 billion (€460m), a slight dip on the previous year
on rising costs.
International Flavors & Fragrances says it is planning the
construction of a new specialty ingredients manufacturing plant in
China, in a move that aims to boost global production capacity.
Elenka, an Italian manufacturer of hand-made ingredients for the
confectionery, dairy and bakery industries, has invested in new
production technology from Germany's F.B.Lehmann to help counter
fat separation and improve the...
Elopak, the Norwegian-based packaging group, has designed a carton
which it hopes will allow it to exploit the growing opportunity for
dairy-based beverages in the South African market, Tom Armitage
reports.
An RFID expert argues that suppliers shouldn't worry about the 1
January deadline, but instead concentrate on just getting on with
installing the technology.
Engineered Air provider FS-Elliott has launched a compressor for
food and beverage processors that it claims offers 100 per cent
oil-free, particulate filtered air.
Falling pasta sales at leading US company American Italian Pasta
reflect an industry-wide problem and demonstrate how a low-carb
legacy may still undermine foods with a higher carbohydrate
content, as Chris Mercerdiscovers.
Traffic light labelling would be a primitive, unworkable and
pointless way of highlighting unhealthy foods according to the UK
food industry, speaking in reaction to the newly published
government policy paper on public health. Chris...
Starbucks has promised to use beverage packaging containing 10 per
cent recycled material from 2005, though environmentalists have
criticised the corporation's commitment.
Troy-Ultra, the St. Petersburg-based juice maker, is to invest €3
million in upgrading and expanding production capacity in order to
meet growing demand for its products, writes Angela
Drujinina. The company has been forced to licence...
