News & Analysis on the Bakery and Snacks Industries
User-friendly software for the design of modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) for fresh produce was unveiled yesterday at the International Conference for Engineering and Food (ICEF). The technology tells packagers the size and type of film needed.
International wheat, corn and soybean prices will remain high for much of 2004, warns the US agency Fitch Ratings, with the industry likely to see a continual shifting of higher ingredients costs onto the food manufacturer. And it seems that demands...
Growing opportunities for food manufacturers in Australia may well be rooted in innovative flavours and health ingredients, say researchers at CSIRO on the day the Australian government earmarks millions of dollars to invest in R&D for the food industry.
The reason low-carb dieters often lose weight and sometimes show improvements in their cholesterol, blood sugars, and blood pressures is because they are, in essence, sickened by the diet, writes a doctor in a science journal published this week.
A new report has called for supermarkets to limit packaging waste, do more to promote recycling and cut down on pollution caused by long distance distribution. Billions of plastic bags are used up every year, and the average UK household now spends...
British bakery ingredients supplier Arkady Craigmillar is to be renamed BakeMark UK, bringing it into line with all the bakery companies owned by Dutch parent CSM.
Romanian bakery group Vel Pitar looks set for further expansion after announcing that it intends to become more acquisitive and that a significant increase in its investment programme is mooted for the year.