Packaging giant Anglo American is set to merge its corrugated
packaging business, Mondi Packaging, with German firm Bauernfeind's
corrugated paper and packaging business. The Bauernfeind Trust will
receive approximately 5.3 million...
International food group Cargill has launched a public tender to
purchase the shares of Romanian grain silo company Comcereal
Alexandria. The announcement follows approval for the tender by the
Romanian Securities Commission.
Speaking in Brussels earlier this week, European Commissioner for
Health and Consumer Protection David Byrne announced the latest
development on issues relating to food safety within an enlarged
EU.
Danisco is broadening its range of specialty fats with the
introduction of Salatrim, a low-calorie alternative available for
the European bakery and confectionery industries. The product was
given its final approval from the EU on...
Iggesund Paperboard, part of the Swedish forest products group
Holmen, is investing €33 million in its paperboard mills in both
Sweden and the UK. The Swedish facility at Iggesunds Bruk will be
equipped with a €16 million coating...
Austrian-based packaging giant the Frantschach Group has acquired a
sack production plant in Aberdeen, UK. The facility has been bought
from a subsidiary of the British Plaster Board (BPB), which has
operated the production plant...
Eureka, the pan-European network for industrial research &
development, has developed a technique to recycle agricultural and
industrial waste from food production to produce composts which can
be used to help decontaminate and...
December is proving to be a good month for the UK pig industry. A
national pig health and welfare strategy has been launched, and the
government yesterday announced that the Japanese market to British
pork has officially been reopened....
Tyson Foods has said that the ongoing restructuring of its North
American meat processing operations is likely to result in a number
of job losses. The group is to close two of its North American
operations in a bid to improve long-term...
The chairman of meat processor Danish Crown has warned against
political interference in Denmark's agricultural industry. "In
general Denmark's pig producers are skilled at adjusting their
costs to developments in international...
Operational changes at Pingo Poultry, Nutreco's subsidiary for
fresh poultry products in the Benelux countries, are likely to
result in around 125 job losses. The company claims that the move
is a direct consequence of the Avian...
The Russian Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology has
declared that its research into GM organisms in foods suggest that
current legislation is too harsh and that restrictions on the sale
of such foods in Russia should be lifted....
An innovative container system for flowable materials has been
awarded a patent in the US. Manufacturer Rocky Mountain Business
Solutions believes that the new packaging solution, called
Not-A-Bottle, offers the food and drink industry...
Arm & Hammer baking soda is available for the first time in a
large-format resealable bag. The packaging, designed by global
packaging firm Zip-Pak, features an easy-to-use resealable zipper
that helps keep large quantities of...
BakeMark International is making available a new complete range of
cream alternatives aimed at the burgeoning bakery and food service
industries. The company is confident that the products are of such
quality that they could be used...
A new regulation on smoke flavourings intended for use in or on
foods has just been published in the EU Official Journal. The new
regulation, which will not apply until 16 June 2005, comes into
force on 16 December 2003. The new law...
A coalition of 165 US food manufacturers and associations sent a
letter to President Bush this week arguing that a two-year delay of
the mandatory country-of-origin labelling law is not supported by
the overwhelming majority of US...
German printing and labelling firm Körber PaperLink has opened a
Russian subsidiary in an attempt to consolidate its position in the
potentially lucrative East European packaging market. The group
says that it will be the only West...
Eager to grab a slice of the steadily growing market for natural
alternatives to hydrolysed vegetable protein (HVP) seasonings, UK
company Overseal Foods has launched a line of yeast products under
the brand name Yesto-Seal.
Belgian ingredients company Puratos has adopted electronic data
interchange (EDI) technology provided by Covast. The EDI
Accelerator and Microsoft BizTalk Server pilot programme is
designed to minimise waste in the supply chain and...
No industry was left unaffected after the terrorist attacks of 11
September 2001. In the food industry, rafts of legislation have
been passed to ensure the safety of supply. In the US, Congress
passed the Public Health Security and...
UK-based pump suppliers Charles Austen Pumps has recently upgraded
test facilities with Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) equipment from
Sensor Technology. Ultrasound waves have been used to model drive
torque and help contain development...
EU Agriculture Commissioner Franz Fischler told a press conference
in Rome this week that he believes preliminary WTO farm trade talks
have established a viable platform for future negotiations. "The
European Commission's...
Agilent Technologies has developed a high-resolution method for
detecting genetically modified (GM) content in food products. The
company says that researchers can use this method to rapidly screen
samples before running the expensive...
Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods has completed the modernisation and
installation of a new production line for the bottling of juices in
plastic aseptic PET bottles. The new PET line was installed at
Depsona CSJC in Tula, a plant for juice and...
EU commissioner for agriculture, rural development and fisheries
Franz Fischler has outlined the agricultural problems facing
Mediterranean countries. Speaking at the Euromed Conference in
Venice, he said that many industries within...
The European food and drink industry registered slight growth in
2002, according to a recent report from the Confederation of the
food and drink industries of the EU (CIAA). The findings are
contained in the recently published "Data...
Hard negotiations followed by new European rules put to bed
long-standing disputes over labelling issues that hung over
chocolate manufacturers. As more European manufacturers turn to
vegetable fats, the challenge is on for ingredients...
Fortifying wheat flour with iron appears to have little effect on
improving intake of the mineral, suggests a report in this month's
European Journal of Nutrition.
Distribution in sparsely populated countries such as Finland is a
perennial problem, especially when it comes to perishable foods
such as meat and poultry. Having worked in this geographic
environment for years, Finnish packaging...
Packaging Dynamics' announcement that it is to acquire the Iuka
lamination division of Ormet Corporation comes after the
publication of some rather unspectacular third quarter results. Net
sales for the three and nine months...
An automated product-inspection prototype promises to revolutionise
the baking industry. The technology, currently under development by
the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) working alongside local
bakery Flowers, uses continuous...
The new edition of European business, Facts and figures
reveals that manufacturing accounted for around 30 per cent of EU
employment, with food, beverages and tobacco constituting by far
the largest sector. The report uses official...
Swedish firm Korsnäs Packaging has delivered a new fully automatic
packaging plant to food division Regal Mölle in Moss, Norway. Regal
Mölle, part of the Swedish Cerealia Group, produces ready-to-make
bread, cake and waffle mix.
The US Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has developed a new
dough formulation to eradicate the musty, 'beany' aftertaste of
some soy-based breads; a problem that has eluded food technologists
since the 1970s.
EU officials are hoping that genetically modified sweetcorn may
prove to be the key to unlocking one of the bitterest trade rows in
history. Despite fierce consumer opposition to genetically modified
organisms (GMOs), the European...
Packaging Progressions, manufacturers of a full range of stainless
steel food packaging and processing equipment have revealed a new
solution for the bakery packaging industry.
Powerbar, the founder of energy bars in the US, is to launch two
new products designed to meet the different demands of men and
women in an increasingly carb-conscious America.
Pizza lovers and fast food addicts can rejoice at the announcement
that the fat content of Pizza, which is approximately four grams of
fat per 8" pizza, has now been sliced by 35 per cent.
Frantschach has completed the acquisition of an industrial sack
plant near Chicago, USA. The move is designed to consolidate the
firm's position across the Atlantic and open up new opportunities
for the export business in the...
A new custom-designed margarine tub for Russia is one of several
current initiatives from RPC division Bebo Polska, whose three
sites in Poznan, Piaseczno and Kruszwica are continuing to make
inroads into the expanding Eastern European...
German manufacturer Humana Milchunion Everswinkel has dismissed
four executive employees following mistakes in the production of
infant food formula sold in Israel. Among those losing their jobs
are the head of product development...
Coconuts are commonly associated with the exotic and tropical
terrains of the Carribean. Recently however, a food technology
group in the UK have developed a new baked coconut flavouring,
which the company claims will guarantee 100...
The current trend towards quality ready-to-cook, freezer to
microwave meals continues unabated. As a consequence, a number of
innovative products have hit the market to service the growing
demand for versatile, cost efficient and...
Packaging firm Ileos has added a new product to its range of
Flexpaq sampling sachets. The Swift Open Sachet, as it is called,
has been designed with a new opening system to allow consumers to
open up a product without finding themselves...
Two companies specialising in technologies used in the prevention
of counterfeiting, adulteration and diversion of products have
merged to form a new player called Authentix.
Packaging giants Alcan and Pechiney have finally agreed on the
terms of a liquidity agreement that will be made available to
eligible beneficiaries of Pechiney subscription and purchase
options. This ends months of discussions, plans...
Eastman Chemical, the world's largest producer of polyester and
copolyester plastics for packaging, has joined Rexam as headline
sponsors of the Packaging Innovation Show, part of Total Processing
& Packaging 2004.
A move towards higher margin products and an ongoing programme of
debt reduction have helped Italian meat processor Cremonini to a
strong rise in sales and profits in the first three quarters of the
year.
