Danisco Flavours has said that it will double its flavour
production in Asia with the construction of a brand new production
facility at its existing emulsifier and functional systems plant in
Penang, Malaysia.
An innovative Australian scheme to recycle thousands of tonnes of
fish processing waste could dramatically cut down the need for
landfill space, save food processors money and, in the end, produce
a useful product.
UK food producer Cranswick has blamed its stuttering sandwich
business and high costs for a drop in first half profits, but says
it is quietly confident of further growth after securing an
exclusive deal to import specialist meat...
Russian consumers are just as concerned about whether they are
unwittingly eating genetically-modified (GM) foods as their
counterparts in most of the rest of Europe, and companies such as
baker MBKK Kolomenskoe are increasingly seeing...
Russia's Sedmoi Kontinent has become the country's first retail
group to float on the stock market - a move widely seen as a bid to
raise cash for expansion before the expected influx of western
chains, as Chris Jones reports.
US retailer Food Lion has joined the ONE Retail network, a system
that connects retailers, suppliers and transportation partners on a
distributed transaction layer with network-wide visibility.
World steel consumption is still being driven by strong Chinese
demand, and steel giant Arcelor's third quarter results underline
this trend, writes Anthony Fletcher. But is the end of high
prices in sight?
Two IT solutions providers have formed an alliance in order to
offer customers with a flexible and cost-effective method of
linking bar coding and Radio Frequency Identification.
The British government has released its long-awaited policy paper
on public health today with plans to tackle obesity, curb public
smoking and address the way food companies target children through
advertising.
The drive towards complete supply chain traceability is putting
incredible pressure on food manufacturers, especially private-label
processors. But one industry expert believes that the industry must
view this revolution as a golden...
Innovation pushed from flavour firms operating in this competitive
sector brings food developers new opportunities to improve the
final product as ICI flavour subsidiary Quest International,
streamlined in May this year through the...
Unilever Philippines has said that it will shut down its Las Piñas
food production plant as part of moves to increase regional
efficiencies through outsourcing.
Finnish packaging giant Huhtamaki has launched a complete range of
single-use cold drink cups, plates, containers and cutlery based on
renewable raw materials.
Crumbling pasta sales and failed low-carb product launches have
plunged America's leading dried pasta maker into the red for its
fourth quarter and left the company barely breaking even for the
year, writes Chris Mercer .
Rising prices and transport costs are looming for UK millers and
bakers as final results on the rain-drenched UK grain harvest
confirm that yields are up but quality is at its lowest for 10
years in some regions, reports Chris Mercer.
Consumers and producers are united in their desire for lighter,
functional packaging on the Russian food market, driving the
development of plastics and paper in the dairy, bakery and
confectionery sectors and sending traditional...
Convenience foods eaten on the run continue to experience strong
growth as individuals skip the union meal for a solitary event but
new findings from the US suggest that the security of a family meal
could help steer adolescent girls...
High energy costs bite into margins for the number one pectin
player CP Kelco with the company passing the prices onto the
market, announcing increases for a range of hydrocolloids in its
portfolio.
Rexam, the UK-based global packaging company, has reached an
agreement to acquire the 40 per cent shareholding it does not own
in the Chinese beverage can business, Rexam Beverage Can Zhao Qing,
from its joint venture partner, Hua...
Cocoa prices have leapt in London, driven by fears that instability
in Ivory Coast, that produces some 40 per cent of global crops,
could impact supplies.
Strong campaigning by a top Singapore authority has lured UK sugar
giants Tate and Lyle to choose Singapore as the home of its new £97
million sucralose factory, as the firm looks to launch its zero
calorie, sugar-based sweetner across...
Research into walnuts, a key ingredient used in a range of biscuit
and confectionery products will help lift stagnant sales for food
makers in the sector giving them an opportunity to cash in on the
growing functional food market,...
The US probiotic industry needs to step up a gear and finance
further research in order to win over consumer confidence by
providing scientific proof of its health benefits, according to
research published by the International Food...
Norwegian firm Orkla has closed in on a takeover deal for Finnish
snack firm Chips with a view to dominating established snack
industries in Scandinavia and rising markets in Russia, writes
Chris Mercer.
UK food and ingredients firm Associated British Foods has beaten
full year profit expectations after posting double-digit growth
against a backdrop of firmer commodity pricing and adverse currency
movements. The performance underlines...
The European Commission will this week host a major conference on
the challenges for diabetes research, in a bid to raise political,
academic and industrial awareness of the disease.
An innovative RFID-enabled cold chain consignment monitoring
service allows fresh food producers to trace their products across
the globe and achieve potential cost efficiency savings. Anthony
Fletcher reports.
Fonterra, the New Zealand dairy co-operative, is looking to exploit
a growing market for intellectual property (IP) licensing by
creating a new formulated milk business to join its line of
value-added subsidiaries, reports Tom Armitage.
A number of lucrative niche markets are opening up in the Russian
food packaging industry, nestling alongside broader trends towards
convenient, lighter packaging, as Chris Mercer finds out.
Last month Plzensky Prazdroj, the biggest Czech brewer, announced
that it was to hike the price of all of its domestic beer brands,
reversing a reduction made in May. But fears that other brewers
would follow suit appear to be unfounded.
Automated Packaging Systems has launched a third-generation
protective packaging system to take advantage of a sector that is
predicted to grow by 5.2 per cent annually through to 2008.
A food plant that saved £10.4 million over four years by
revolutionising its business philosophy has been named as the UK's
Factory of the Year. Anthony Fletcher finds out how this
impressive feat was achieved.
An interesting new report looks behind the headlines about Wal-Mart
and Metro roll-out programmes and asks to what extend RFID
technology has been embraced by both large and small companies.
Anthony Fletcher reports.
The recent move to ban beer advertising in Russia is just one of a
number of challenges facing brewers there, but a recent survey of
the country's leading operators suggests that most of them are
relishing the challenges to come....
Russian confectionery group Mechta has launched a new premium
product line - the latest in a growing number of local producers
entering an upmarket segment which was once the sole domain of
western companies. Angela Drujinina reports.
Gellan CP Kelco, bought by JM Huber last month, has launched
Kelcogel HM-B gellan gum, a hydrocolloid system designed to provide
suspension of cocoa and minerals in ready-to-drink dairy based
beverages, writes Philippa Nuttall.
Russian edible oils producer Solnechnie Produkti has reported sales
growth in excess of that for the market as a whole, the second
major producer to do so in as many weeks. As with market leader
NMZhK, Solnechnie Produkti's growth...
Huge increases in wheat prices have more than halved annual milling
profits at top UK firm Carr's Milling Industries - yet the company
is confident of getting back on track in 2005 despite warnings that
prices will remain volatile,...
Zebra has launched two new RFID printer/encoders that can be easily
upgraded in the likely event that RFID protocols and standards will
change in the future.
Danisco has taken up the low-carb, low-sugar baton and run with it,
developing a line of flavours aimed at food manufacturers
developing artificially sweetened and reduced sugar beverages and
dairy products.
A UK firm has come up with an innovative packaging and processing
solution that will allow smaller retailers to create their own
branded ice-cream products at the point of sale (POS), giving them
the opportunity to penetrate the highly-consolidated...
Tightening freight capacity and rising fuel prices have forced food
companies to rethink how they deliver value to the enterprise, how
they plan transportation loads, and how they measure and motivate
performance.
Increasing consumption of carrageenan in the China market is
impacting the global price of the Asian produced ingredient as
US-based company FMC BioPolymer announces an 8 per cent increase in
the price of its food grade gum based...
San Miguel Corporation and Hormel Foods have confirmed plans to
open Asia's largest hotdog factory in Cavite, Philippines.
Operating under Purefoods Hormel name, the plant will initially
focus on supplying the domestic market,...
UK-based manufacturer Northern Foods has agreed the £12.6 million
sale of Cavaghan & Gray Seafood (C&GS) chilled and frozen
fish business to IFP Holdings, a subsidiary of Icelandic Group
(IFP).
Replacing white bread with low-glycaemic breads could help to
reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, suggests new research, that
offers evidence for the role of low glycaemic index foods.