Small batch crisp manufacturer Jonathan Crisp claims to be the
first UK crisp manufacturer to produce cholesterol-free crisps,
looking to gain market share in the 'healthier' foods market.
As European politicians make hesitant steps towards sustainable
agriculture through reforms to the Common Agricultural Policy
(CAP), scientists assert that the main focus of agricultural
research has shifted from production to assessing...
Scottish & Newcastle's strategy of expanding its European
business at the same time as selling off its UK pub arm is making
it an attractive takeover target.
The European Commission has approved Best Agrifund's acquisition of
the Dutch slaughterhouse group Dumeco. While the transaction
broadens Best Agrifund's activities in the European meat market,
the Commission believes that...
German beverage filling firm KHS has acquired the beverage filling
technology of Hamburg-based company alfill. The move reinforces
KHS's position as a leading beverage technology company within
Europe's ever-growing PET...
UK-based supplier of heat sealing and lidding machinery, Packaging Automation, has signed a deal to supply Cargill's UK undertaking Sun Valley Foods...
Life sciences company Biotrace has expanded its European
distribution operations through the acquisition of a Danish
supplier of specialist microbiology and life science products.
McCormick has reached an agreement to sell all the operating assets
of its packaging business to Kerr Group. The sale includes the
assets of both Setco and Tubed Products, both of which manufacture
products used for the packaging...
Emplex Systems has acquired Damark Packaging Systems, making it one
of the leading manufacturers of flexible packaging machinery in
both its domestic North American market and globally.
Shell has strengthened its business ties with Angelus, the premier
global supplier of can closing and seaming machines, with a new
associational initiative for its food-friendly lubricants.
Oxysense, the world leader in non-invasive oxygen measurement
systemsfor the food and beverage industry, is to showcase a number
of new technologies at the forthcoming Pack Expo.
The EC is set to introduce new rules on labelling meat-based
products from 1 July 2003. The ruling has been passed with the aim
of giving consumers better information on meat products.
A review by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland into dioxin
contamination in the Irish food chain concludes that levels in home
produced foods are currently extremely low and pose no risk to
consumers.
Owens-Illinois Plastics Group has launched a joint project with
Husky Injection Molding Systems in Ontario, Canada, to develop
higher cavitation multi-layer PET injection systems.
Alcoa Closure Systems International has introduced two new closures
designed to improve the seal integrity of carbonated beverage
packaging under extreme temperature conditions.
A recently published report in the Journal of Agricultural and Food
Chemistry highlights how the herb basil, when incorporated into
plastic wrapping can enhance food safety.
Elopak has decided to concentrate the carton production of its two
wholly owned Nordic manufacturing plants in Lahti, Finland and will
close its other operation in Spikkestad, Norway.
Agroferm is planning the construction of a new production plant at
its Esbjerg site in Denmark for which Invensys APV will be
supplying the processing and engineering equipment - a move which
will make the company the largest Lysine...
Arkady Craigmillar has won the British Frozen Food Federation gold
award for best new frozen bakery product with its Goldfrost choc
and nut filled ring doughnut.
Agilent Technologies has launched a new method for testing
Nitrofuran Metabolites in food animal products, said to be the
fastest and most effective of its kind.
Scientists in Venezuela have proved that the natural fermentation
of beans before they are processed reduces the potentially
embarrassing side-effects of flatulence - solving an age-old
problem for many food manufacturers.
Glanbia Meats Ireland has announced that it is to invest a massive
€27 million expanding its two production pork facilities in Offaly
and Tipperary in an effort to turn them into the largest and most
efficient of their kind in the...
Finland's Corenso United and Spain's Mandriladora Alpesa have
agreed to intensify co-operation within their respective packaging
operation the two companies have announced.
The Oxoid Awards for Beer Quality and Brewery Hygiene have
recognised a number of innovative moves in the field, with the
first prize given to a comprehensive training package to promote
hygiene.
A new study has revealed that Biotechnology could help control
diseases and pests that take a bite out of European-grown crops,
resulting in more food production at lower costs and with less use
of pesticides.
Pliant Corporation, one of North America's leading producers of
value-added plastic films and flexible packaging products, has
filed patent applications for its top wicketed slider bag for use
in a variety of fresh product applications.
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) is one of many industry bodies to have
urged the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to exercise caution over the
cessation of the Over 30 Months Scheme (OTMS). The scheme has
already resulted in the destruction...
Sidel and Pressco Technology have signed a strategic alliance
agreement for the distribution and sale of Pressco's Intellispec
PET container vision inspection systems.
CSM has reached an agreement with Friesland Coberco Dairy Foods
over the acquisition of the latter's bakery operations, Friesland
Madibic Food Service.
The France-based division of Cryovac has supplied a ready meals
packaging solution that is said to have enhanced shelf-life,
improved logistics and reduced costs for a public food service
operation in Norway.
With growing awareness of the problem of acrylamide in processed
foods, German company Retsch is coming to the fore with its two
testing systems, one for fatty foods, the other for defatted and
degreased foods.
The UK Food Standards Agency has made recommendations to the
European Commission pushing for new measures to prevent very high
levels of unnecessary water being added to chicken and an end to
'ripping the consumer off'.
Major investments have been made by UK-based Cumbrian Seafoods in
recent months, enlisting Herbert Industrial to deliver innovative
packaging and labelling concepts for its major retail customers.
Rhodia Food, a subsidiary of French company Rhodia, has
strengthened its position in Australia with the signature of a
distribution agreement with Australian chemical giant Orica.
BakeMark International is to exhibit in Western Europe for the
first time at iba 2003. The event is one of the largest bakery
industry events of the year.
Growing confidence and consumer awareness are the main driving
forces behind the continued growth of the European organic food
market. According to the Global New Products Database an increasing
number of new product launches is continuing...
Co-operation between packaging industry players Advanced Labelling
Systems and Field-First Label Access, part of the Field Group, has
resulted in the development of an innovative new labelling solution
for chilled and ready meal applications.
