Starch deal straightened out
The Benelux operation of Fiske Food Ingredients has linked up with starch ingredients company Avebe to distribute the co-operative's full range of products.
Archives for October 15, 2003
Pull your socks up!
The packaging industry remains an unexplored frontier of manufacturing and as a result continues to lose out as it fails to tackle the operations and integration aspects of the industry, says 3M.
United Biscuits expands UK base
United Biscuits continues to restructure with a £10 million plan to expand its Harlesden plant in north west London. This follows the closure of its biscuit production facility in the English Midlands earlier this year.
UK government heeds caution on GMO crops
The eagerly awaited results of a three year study into the environmental impact of GMO crops carried out on behalf of the UK government will bring about further regulation after specific concerns were raised on certain crops.
SEM still a hurdle
Food processors and packaging companies still have reason for concern following the publication of a risk assessment by the European Food Safety Authority advising on the migration of semicarbazide (SEM) from packaging into foods. The report shows...
Crown in the black
Crown Holdings, the US-based global packaging provider, has announced a drop in its quarterly earnings to the end of September following a change in its accounting terms, but the company's year-to-date results continue to show it is recovering from...
Biotrace launches luminometer
Biotrace International has launched a new luminometer for hygiene monitoring, the Uni-Lite NG, which is said to provide a highly portable means of rapid hygiene monitor tests.