News & Analysis on the Bakery and Snacks Industries
BioDelivery Sciences International has announced that it has initiated a collaboration with a national manufacturer of processed foods to determine if its patented Bioral nanotechnology improves the delivery of micronutrients as supplements in...
Food packaging is set to become even more functional in the future. If current prototypes are anything to go by it might not be long before packaging is edible or that it is able to warn us when it needs refrigerating, said a report in the Seattle Times.
A start-up company, USA Yeast is progressing with construction of a new $10 million (€10m) yeast processing plant in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
Investment firm Hicks Muse Tate & Furst has said it will delay its $1.4 billion (€1.4bn)investment in Greeley-based ConAgra Beef as the company deals with the second-largest beef recall in US history, said a report in the Denver Post.
Pechiney, the French aluminium specialist, reported mixed results but its packaging division continues to grow.
Caraustar Industries has announced that it will raise prices on uncoated recycled paperboard grades by $40 (€40) per ton.
The palm oil industry, which catapulted Malaysia and Indonesia into the global oils trade, may emerge as a new lifeline for the troubled island of Mindanao.