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Walnuts good for the heart

New research on walnuts - a key ingredient in a host of cakes and bakery goods - will help manufacturers in the mature bakery market gain a slice of the burgeoning health-promoting food trend.

Snack away!

As the eastern European food industry develops at a hitherto unknown pace, snacking is starting to make it big in the region, as the latest product launches from the Mintel databases testify.

Rexam boss maps out the future

Rexam CEO Rolf Borjesson told FoodProductionDaily.com yesterday that the packaging industry is only just beginning to adopt new technology that could transform the food industry, and that the industry will be characterised by consolidation for years...

UK packaging industry concerns over government policy

UK government policies toward manufacturing and retailer power are the major concerns of the UK packaging manufacturing and machniery sectors, according to the UK Packaging Business Confidence Survey from Landell Mills Consulting, the Packaging...

The bird flu time bomb

Asian countries vaccinating against bird flu will be carrying out an uncontrolled experiment in viral evolution that could ultimately lead to a human pandemic, according to an article in New Scientist.