News & Analysis on the Bakery and Snacks Industries
Fonterra, New Zealand's leading dairy exporter, said on Monday that it plans to axe hundreds of jobs in order to streamline its business for future core efficiency. Over the next two years the group plans to cut 700 administrative jobs the group's...
Migros, the Swiss food retailer, has launched a range of gluten-free products aimed specifically at coeliacs, the first time the co-operative group has catered for sufferers of the digestive disease.
ICI flavour subsidiary Quest International, streamlined this week through the spin off of its food ingredients arm to Irish ingredients firm Kerry, is to target the confectionery industry with the roll out of a new flavour encapsulation delivery...
Industrial measurement equipment provider Endress+Hauser has developed a comprehensive service to help production managers handle the lifecycle of their plant equipment better. Predictive maintenance is much less expensive than unplanned maintenance...
Stable Micro Systems has developed a probe that it claims can accurately determine the firmness and texture of a number of foods. The analyser works by penetrating the food in several places to give an average reading.
A new sachet that contains no air and flat cardboard on one side has been developed in New Zealand. The new-style packaging, which offers consumers easier opening and businesses the opportunity to advertise on an everyday product, provides a glimpse...
Packaging that reacts to its environment could help food manufacturers preserve food for longer and help consumers to recognise when a particular product has reached its sell-by date. This, says one industry expert, is the future of packaging.
Pressure on food manufacturers to remove artery-clogging trans fats linked to heart disease from foods continues in the US and Europe. In response to increasing demand and imminent labelling rules in the US, food ingredients players are designing...