Scottish company IceRobotics is a step closer to bringing its
robotic milking technology to market following a second round of
investment from the National Endowment for Science, Technology
& the Arts (NESTA). The company is...
Speciality cakes is one of the fastest-moving sectors in the UK
baked goods market, and producers are continually looking for new
products to extend their presence in this sector.
Pinpointing growth areas in the food industry, leading US flavours
company International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) is to break
ground on a new facility in the bakery and savoury application
areas.
Eating cereal fortified with vitamin E may be a better way of
boosting intake of the vitamin than through supplementing the diet
with capsules, suggests a new study.
ExxonMobil Chemical Films Europe has developed two new metallyte
films that provide an ultra-high-barrier alternative to aluminium.
According to the company, a major advantage of these films,
compared to metallised polyester or aluminium...
Irish dairy group Glanbia has begun construction of a new cheese
and whey manufacturing facility expected to generate sales of
around $350 million per annum when completed next year.
Tetra Pak has denied allegations linking the packaging firm to
irregularities in payments to Parmalat, the disgraced Italian dairy
giant. In a statement, the company says that it will provide
documentation of payments to Parmalat...
US food giant Cargill is launching its new soy isolate, Prolisse
500, across Europe, in response to growing demand for soyfoods and
high protein products.
Agfa-Gevaert has reached an agreement with Barco to acquire the
assets and all staff of dotrix, a Belgian-based company which
develops, manufactures and sells digital colour printing solutions
for various packaging applications.
UK-based Stable Micro Systems, a leading designer and manufacturer
of texture analysis instrumentation, is set to showcase what it
calls a unique portfolio for the bakery industry at Food & Bake
2004. Innovations will include...
Innovative packaging is set to form a central component at this
year's Total Processing & Packaging expo in Birmingham, UK. A
spin-off event within the show, entitled Total Innovation Design
Centre Excellence, will highlight...
Sales of pastries and baked goods suffered last summer because of
the exceptionally hot weather, but an excellent performance during
the colder winter months helped UK baked goods and sandwich
retailer Greggs to end the year on a...
Food giant Cargill has opened a plant to manufacture erythritol, a
sweetener that is claimed to taste like sugar but contain no
calories. The group believes there is real potential in the
product, and has already signed an agreement...
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has called on food
manufacturers to do more to improve their health and safety
records. The agency confirmed yesterday that 62 enforcement orders
were served on Irish food business in 2003,...
As an army of chemists around the world continues the march towards
replicating in the laboratory the sweetest gifts from nature, a
small group in West Africa is determined to stake a claim in the
process.
Kalev, Estonia's leading confectionery producers, has acquired 99.1
per cent of compatriot Jarle, a producer of sweet and savoury baked
goods, according to the Baltic News Service.
Yu-Point, the largest grain trading company in Serbia and
Montenegro, is about to expand further with the help of a €12
million loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development and Fortis Bank, a leading Dutch-Belgian...
Funding to bolster research into new food uses for cereals and
oilseeds is behind a fresh R&D strategy released by the UK
cereals industry this week, a move designed to open up new market
opportunities for the sector.
PepsiCo's Tropicana brand has added a sub-line of fortified juices
to its range, including an immune-boosting variety with selenium,
increasing its activites in the functional beverages sector.
Sales of the high intensity sweetener acesulfame K look set to rise
for ingredients firm Nutrinova with the company confirming this
week that the FDA has approved its non-carbohydrate sweetener
Sunett as a general purpose sweetener...
Forthcoming European legislation on health claims could pose a
roadblock to rapid market expansion of polyphenols, the plant-based
antioxidants gaining increasing attention for their
disease-fighting actions, warns a new report.
UK-based company Rieke Packaging Systems has developed an
innovative means of dispensing olive oil. The solution was achieved
through close co-operation with Greek olive oil producer Minerva.
Consumer research undertaken by the Greek...
Packaging solutions company SWF has entered the New Year with a
number of new innovations designed to cut costs and increase
efficiency. One of these is the new compact CE 201 case erector,
which the company claims is capable of erecting...
Bunge, the world's top oilseed processor, last week said it was
looking to cream off a gain of about $2 million, or 2 cents per
share, on the sale of its US bakery business to privately-held Dawn
Food Products.
The European Commission has adopted a proposal for a second EU
programme for the conservation, characterisation, collection and
use of genetic resources in agriculture. The new programme,
covering the period 2004-2006, will promote...
Owens-Illinois (O-I) plastics group has introduced a new line of
multi-layer, injection-blow-moulded plastic bottles and vials. The
company has selected Topas cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) from
Ticona, the technical polymers business...
The EU council of fisheries ministers has adopted long-term
recovery plans for endangered fish stocks. Franz Fischler, the
Commissioner for agriculture, rural development and fisheries,
believes that the move represents real progress...
Food research company Preservation Sciences has settled its patent
infringement lawsuit with rival company Preservation Products
(PPLLC). The settlement specifically acknowledges that the
company's NuPreserv 2000 (a preservative...
Scientists in the US have developed edible adhesives for food
packaging. The concept, developed by Agricultural Research Service
(ARS) chemist Sevim Erhan and colleagues at the agency's National
Center for Agricultural Utilization...
Slovakia's sole salt producer Solivary, which is based in Presov,
in eastern Slovakia, has confirmed that it is to invest Slovak
crowns 700 million (€17 mn) in a new salt plant in Zbudza, near
Michalovce in eastern Slovakia.
Lithuanian meat processor and wholesaler Vilniaus Mesa is to invest
some 17 million litas (€4.9m) in a new plant to be located in
Vilnius, according to a report in the Baltic Business Weekly. It
would appear that the prospect if EU...
In a bid to reinforce customer relations in Latin America, the
dairy ingredients business unit of DSM Food Specialties' has
expanded its presence in Latin America with the opening of a new
sales and customer services office in...
The rye grain, and rye bran in particular, is rich in dietary fibre
and also contains a significant fructan concentration, which may
have important prebiotic properties, suggests a new publication.
Standex International has acquired all of the outstanding shares of
privately-held Nor-Lake, one of the largest suppliers of walk-in
coolers and freezers to the US food industry. Standex believes that
the combined sales of Nor-Lake...
Spooner-Vicars, a leading name in the design, manufacture and
supply of high quality baking equipment has unveiled a new product,
the Continuous Proof and Bake System, with the aim of maximising
production efficiency.
Constar International, a leading producer of polyethylene
terephthalate (PET) plastic containers, has successfully packaged
Smirnoff Ice in high performance Starshield barrier PET bottles.
The company claims that the material extends...
Potatoes with low levels of reducing sugars could be the answer to
fighting the formation of the potentially carcinogenic compound
acrylamide in foods.
Scientists warn this week that our traditional christmas snack of
brazil nuts might not be for much longer if intensive harvesting
practices continue in 'persistently exploited' areas.
Researchers in the US have designed a new potato for the crisps
industry with a 'favourable' starch to sugar ratio to beat the
burnt flavour when frying.
Tetra Pak has been a pioneering force in the central and eastern
European food and beverage packaging sector. However, with
accession just around the corner a series of new challenges are
about to present themselves. We spoke to a...
Boxer, a design consultant firm based in Birmingham, England, has
developed a new graphic packaging design for fast food giant
McDonald's. "We were very impressed by Boxer's breakthrough
approach to the casting process...
Dutch food processing group Fri-jado is soon to release its newest
and most technologically advanced oven, the Multisserie, catering
for the bakery and meat industries.
Austrian-based packaging giant the Frantschach Group has completed
yet another acquisition, this time in Mexico. The company has
acquired the sack business of paper and packaging group Copamex for
a total of $52 million, in a deal...
Lawrence Equipment, a major manufacturer of flat bread machinery in
the United States and Europe, has recently released a new
innovation, the Mega Pizza System, which is capable of producing
multiple pizza bases operating at multiple...
The British are the biggest consumers of chocolate in Europe,
munching their way through more than 10 kg each every year. A
reflection of Britain's ongoing love affair with snacking - and
consumers' reluctance to choose...
The movement of foodstuffs within the European boundaries will be
changed forever once the next step towards an enlarged Europe takes
place. Food and Life Sciences lawyer Raymond O’Rourke takes us
through a detailed look at some of...
Elopak is to build a state-of-the-art production plant in China as
part of a strategy to increase its worldwide presence. The
Norwegian-owned company, which has been present in the country
since 2000 with a representative office in...
Set against the backdrop of difficult trading conditions for
branded food manufacturers, raw material prices and a negative
currency impact played down first half figures for ingredients
giant Danisco.
