A UK-based task force has called on the food industry to help halt
the rise in obesity and type two diabetes, an issue that the snack
industry will have to follow very closely.
The Classica Group believes it has successfully demonstrated the
effectiveness of its microwave pasteurisation technology for
extending the shelf life of packaged fresh waffles and french
toast.
Just a few weeks after the launch of Franklin Estates' Australian
wine in cans in the UK, another Antipodean winery is taking a
similar stance and introducing its wine in a single serve Tetra
Prisma carton.
UK-based Packaging giant Rexam has bowed to shareholder pressure to
change the length of contracts for newly appointed board of
directors in response to criticisms that the current two year
contracts are now outdated.
Important news for cereal manufacturers - according to researchers,
children who replace proper breakfasts with chocolate bars or
carbonated drinks have lower reaction levels.
Schneider Electric, provider of power solutions to the food and
beverage industry, has fought off a slump in its sales figures to
record first half increases in both its operating margins and its
net profits. The company said that...
Finland's National Food Agency has just reported that last year 38
outbreaks involving a total of 1,120 people were accounted for on
its food poisoning register. Some 92 per cent of the outbreaks
in2002 were transmitted by foods,...
Domnick Hunter, supplier of processing equipment, has reported that
its profits for the first half of the year rose substantially on
the back of increased sales turnover.
Varsinais-Suomen Kalatukku Oy, a leading Finnish seafood supplier,
has installed a new multihead weigher from Ishida Europe to handle
a variety of fish and seafood. The system is said to have virtually
zero giveaway, which has in...
Batchelor's Supernoodles have been given a new twist. Alcan
Packaging Cumbria has produced a new look for the product with
specially developed packaging.
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has announced details of a new
approval mark for small meat plants to comply with recent
regulations regarding meat products.
Packaging Automation, the heat-sealing equipment specialist, has
installed a second of its Vision 4000 machines at a state of the
art salad factory in the UK.
DuPont has honoured twenty-one international packaging innovations
in both food and non-food sectors at the Sixteenth DuPont Awards
held earlier this month.
The American Food and Drug Administration has given Schott HiCotec
approval for its innovative PICVD process for barrier coating in
food and beverage packaging made of PET.
In an effort to preserve the valuable aromas of fruit teas, Walki
Wisa's Steinfurt, Germany, operations have developed a new barrier
material for tea packaging using a combination of special polymers.
WellPlus Trade and Science&Ingredients have together developed
a functional snack bar prototype based on phosphatidylserine (PS),
a leading brain nutrient.
Finnish packaging provider Huhtamaki has supplied Unilever with a
line of innovative packaging for its Carte d'Or ice cream yoghurt,
recently launched in a number of European countries.
Cerestar Food and Pharma Specialties have developed a bleached
speciality starch range that both companies claim can improve the
adhesion and setting times for a variety of foods.
Texas A&M University's Institute of Food Science &
Engineering has said it has received a USDA grant to establish a
centre for research into electron beam research - a move that could
well be pivotal in the more widespread...
Ishida Europe, one of the world's leading suppliers of complete
weighingand packing line solutions, will be showing three new
productson its stand at the forthcoming Europack event, to be held
in Lyon, France 21 - 24 October.
International ingredients supplier Danisco has developed a low-dust
powder technology for food manufacturers aiming for an improved
factory environment.
A new handling system supplied by specialist manufacturer Gough
Engineering and designed for KP Foods' hula-hoop plant in
Leicestershire, UK, is set to increase production efficiency and
ensure the continued quality of the leading...
Oden, an industry leader in advanced liquid filling technology, has
introduced its Mass/Blend Continuous Stream Digital Blending
System, designed to eliminate problems associated with large batch
preparation in large holding tanks.
SWF Companies' Tisma Division has launched a high speed, small
centre TC 100 vertical cartoner, which is claimed to reach speeds
of up to 1000 cartons per minute and works well with a variety of
closing methods.
A team of vegetable specialists in the US has developed a new
variety of sweet onion that is said to last up to eight months,
thanks to a more rigorous packing technique and a denser
consistency.
The UK Consumers' Association claims to have revealed a range of
confusing, and sometimes misleading labels on food products. The
results of its honest labelling campaign indicate that food
manufacturers have made little effort...
Agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland yesterday announced it
will increase its capacity for the production of the sweetener
liquid sorbitol at its Decatur plant in the US by 60 per cent.
Food producers are on heightened alert after the EC stepped up
measures taken to ensure aflatoxin-contaminated Chinese peanuts,
Iranian pistachios and Turkish figs, pistachios and hazelnuts do
not enter the European Union.
Custom-designed thermoformed tubs from RPC Bebo Plastik have been
used to launch a new range of children's spreads from leading
German dairy manufacturer Frischli Milchwerke.
RPC Bebo Plastik is supplying a new pre-printed polystyrene lid for
a round carton tub for deep frozen herbs, part of a unique
packaging solution for leading supplier Eskimo-Iglo, Austria.
National Starch has appointed Biomin to distribute its nutrition
products in Scandinavia. The exclusive agreement includes the
supply of Hi-maize and Novelose, plus forthcoming new product
developments in Denmark, Finland, Norway...
Graphic Packaging International yesterday said that its
shareholders have approved the proposed merger with Riverwood
Holdings, to form a global paperboard packaging company with
estimated annual sales of $2.2 billion (€1.94bn).
An EU-funded research project is underway to develop more accurate
models of microbial reductions during surface pasteurisation of
foods. The project is specifically looking at High Temperature
Short Time processing.
