News & Analysis on the Bakery and Snacks Industries
Sales at Hero, the Swiss consumer foods and baking aids group, increased by more than 10 per cent in the first half of the year, helped by the acquisition of a majority stake in the German business of Schwartau in April.
Transporting food and drink over long distances uses less energy than domestic refrigeration and cooking, the UK food industry has claimed. The Food and Drink Federation said consumers would not support any moves to restrict the year-round...
TurboChef Technologies has announced further losses for its second quarter ended 30 June 2002.
The UK food and drink industry has pledged to limit emissions of greenhouse gases and use recycled packaging wherever possible. Other targets included reducing the amount of water used in production and to look at switching to cleaner sources of energy.
The Indian state of Karnataka has said that the food processing industry will have to upgrade technologically and produce world-class products in order to survive in competitive markets, the Chief Minister, S.M. Krishna, has said.
The recent losses posted by US irradiation specialist Food Technology Services have bought into question the future of the industry. Company losses of more than €152,000 in the quarter ending 30 June and falling share prices may be just the tip of the...
A UK technician has won Oxoid Ltd's Technician Of The Year, which included a trip to San Diego to collect her prize.
A tax on packaging in Thailand will only add to costs, industrialists say, urging the government to promote recycling and economical use of the products instead - according to a report in the Bangkok Post.