Reiser, a leading UK-based packaging and processing supplier, will
be highlighting its latest technologies at the forthcoming PPMA
show, to be held in Birmingham, UK, 23-25 September.
Krones is to highlight a number of technologies for the first time,
including an inline machine for sleeving applications, a panoramic
robot and its latest aseptic capper at the forthcoming BRAU Beviale
2003 in Nuremberg, Germany.
Non-governmental organisations have slammed the results of the
latest vote from the Canadian General Standards Board Committee on
the voluntary labelling of GMO foods, claiming that such a move
will make a mockery of enforced labelling.
As the industry turns to new income sources, dairy companies are
fast turning whey into value-added food ingredients for the food,
dietary supplements and nutraceutical industry, claims a new
report.
Intentia International is to supply Haribo, the world's leading
supplier and manufacturer of fruit gums, liquorices and candy foam
with a range of collaboration solutions for its European production
facilities.
Speciality ingredients supplier Nutrinova has designed a variety of
products to display its latest ingredients at this year's Fi Europe
show, taking place in Frankfurt in November.
Scientist in the Netherlands are researching the genetic
fingerprints of heat-beating micro-organisms in an effort to
understand why some foods still spoil despite undergoing heat
treatment.
A new report from Reuters Business Insight suggests that as overall
consumer spending on the food and drink industry continues to fall
packaging is becoming an increasingly important means of sustaining
future growth.
The success of the One-Shot brand of single portion ice cream
dispensing has led the inventor to restructure its group operations
in order to handle the continued growth of its product range.
Scientist in the US claim to have developed a faster test for
identifying mad cow disease which may even prove useful for the
testing of livestock - a means which could prevent the mass
slaughter of infected herds.
SureBeam is to close its Vernon, California irradiation processing
service centre in an effort to consolidate its processing services
business and address a current oversupply of capacity.
Ambit International has just concluded a further contract with one
of the fastest growing bakery chains in the UK, North
Yorkshire-based Thomas the Baker.
Kettle Produce has installed Ilapak's high performance Vegatronic
3000 vertical, form, fill and seal (VFFS) packaging machine after
upgrading its existing production line in Fife, Scotland.
An industry tie-up to find cheaper production methods for flavours
is already bearing fruit as Swiss flavours giant Givaudan announces
a 'key milestone' in research on gene pathways.
Northern Foods has continued its strategy of focusing on the
fast-growing convenience food sector with the sale of its Fox's
Confectionery unit. Will the troubled Fox's biscuit business be the
next unit put on the market?
APV, part of Invensys, has launched two new pumps in the UK that
fall within the company's DW range of rotary lobe pumps - each
designed to improve efficiency and productivity.
Alcoa will feature several new products at the forthcoming Pack
Expo Las Vegas. The stand will feature two of the company's
packaging and consumer business units, Alcoa Closure Systems
International (Alcoa CSI) and Alcoa Consumer...
Krones Neutraubling is readying to launch a number of new
technologies specifically aimed at brewers at the forthcoming BRAU
Beviale 2003 in Nuremberg, Germany.
CCL Industries, a world leader in developing manufacturing,
packaging and labelling solutions for the consumer products
industry, has announced that it has sold four non-core business
units in its Container Division.
The increasing popularity of chilled pasta meals across Europe has
helped drive up sales and profits at Belgian group Ter Beke in the
first half. And with a new acqusition in France set to boost sales
further in the second half, full...
KHS Till, the German-based supplier of processing solutions for the
beverage industry, has supplied Anheuser-Busch with a turn-key keg
racking solution for its Jacksonville, Florida site in the US.
Northern Foods has warned that pre-tax profits for the first half
of 2003 are likely to be lower than expected as a result of rising
ingredient costs and the loss of several contracts.
United States-based original equipment manufacturers of packaging
machinery shipped an estimated $5.851 billion (€ 5.38bn) in
packaging equipment in 2002, up $26 million from 2001, while in
Europe German manufacturers continue to...
At Worldwide Food Expo 2003, to be held in Chicago, US, from
October 29, food processors and packagers will be able to view new
resealable advancements from Zip-Pak.
Applied Biosystems, the UK-based provider of testing and analysis
systems for bacteria, has supplied Dr Specht & Partner Chemical
Laboratories with an API 4000 LC/MS/MS System to work alongside two
existing API 2000 LC/MS/MS Systems...
McVities is relaunching its low-fat range of biscuits and cakes
sold under the Go Ahead! brand, with a new pack design and a number
of new products. But is the decision a good one in the long term,
asks Datamonitor?
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has highlighted its concern in
relation to the current outbreak of E. coli O157 at a Dublin hotel
and urged the entire food industry to rigidly adhere to the best
food safety practices or face...
The UK Institute of Packaging has opened up the gates for entrants
to its 2004 Starpack Awards in a bid to discover the best that
packaging currently offers.
Alcan has confirmed that its discussions with Pechiney on the terms
of a proposal for an increase in its offer for all of Pechiney's
securities have ended. But Alcan says it is still confident that a
deal will be eventually agreed.
Mettler Toledo, suppliers of safety and compliance systems for food
and beverage processing, has supplied Agra, a Spanish food company
forming part of the Unilever Group, with a complete system for both
moisture control and weighing...
Agilent Technologies has introduced the first commercial gas
chromatograph/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) system to feature a solid
inert ion source for food production applications.
Arla Foods has resumed the construction of a new milk powder
factory in Vimmerby, Sweden, following several months of delay.
According to the original timetable, work on the factory should
have begun in April, but problems with contractors...
Saferpak, the UK-based food safety packaging organisation, has
released a new food safety training package on CD-Rom which aims to
draw attention to the many safety pitfalls and how they can be
avoided.
Austrian company Franz Haas Waffelmaschinen, a worldwide
manufacturer of wafer and biscuit production plants, is to exhibit
a selection of its latest technologies and equipment at the
forthcoming IBA 2003.
Good underlying performances from Glanbia's prepared food and dairy ingredients businesses partially made up for the firm's exit from the prepared meat market.
Imminent reforms to the EU sugar regime could slice millions off
the sugar profits for Associated British Foods (ABF), the owner of
British Sugar, and Danisco.
Despite a slight drop in sales packaging giant Rexam has announced
H1 pretax profits have risen significantly following the adoption
of a new system for its retirement benefits.
The Institute of Packaging, the provider of packaging training and
education, and PIABC-the UK's Packaging Industry Awarding Body
Company-are to locate their stands side by side at the PPMA Show in
an effort to promote their...
According to a five-yearly report from the Freedonia Group, US
demand for beverage containers, by far the biggest market in the
world, is projected to increase 1.7 percent per year to 224 billion
units in 2007, giving the sector an...
As US agribusiness Cargill reaches further into Europe, the
upcoming Food Ingredients Europe 2003 exhibition in Frankfurt,
Germany bears witness to the company's growing presence.
A research team from the Institute of Food Technology at the
University of Santiago de Compostela in Spain is working on a
project to evaluate a new liquid freezing technique in the Gran Sol
fleet.
Stable Micro Systems, a leading providers of texture analysis
equipment, is to unveil a new high speed, high force, heavy duty
texture analyser at the forthcoming FiEurope.
The International Obesity TaskForce has urged that the food
industry act to help bring about a major transformation in diet and
activity needed to halt the rise in obesity and type two diabetes.
