Home baking with fewer calories
Splenda, the sweetener brand made from sucralose, has entered the lucrative home baking market with the launch of what it claims is the world's first sugar/sweetener blend.
Archives for June 28, 2004
Versatile and Matrics announce RFID joint venture
Solutions developer Versatile Mobile Systems and RFID manufacturer Matrics have announced a strategic alliance designed to accelerate the adoption of mobile RFID technology throughout the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry and retail supply chain.
Tetra Pak launches flexible filling system
Packaging giant Tetra Pak has launched a new filling machine in its Tetra Brik range, the Tetra Pak C3/Flex. The company claims that the new concept provides manufacturers with a cost efficient platform for bulk production as well as increased...
Rondo-Doge puts its theory into practice
Rondo-Doge, the Swiss manufacturer of pastry processing machinery, has more than 50 years of expertise in the field of dough technology - expertise which it is now placing at the disposal of its customers with a new technology centre based in Italy.
Czech brewer wins another victory
Once again Czech brewer Budvar has come up tops in its global fight to protect the Budweiser name after the European Court of Justice ruled that the company should receive brand protection in Finland.
Political pressure to influence Commission on GM food
The unofficial ban on GM foodstuffs has ended but sceptical European ministers yesterday failed to give the green light on a biotech sweetcorn from Monsanto, reports Lindsey Partos. Food makers likely to continue to reject GMO ingredients as Europe...
Low carb product sales to feel impact of fertility study
As popularity soars for the low carbohydrate, high protein Atkins diet scientists warn this week that even a 'moderately' high protein diet could reduce a woman's chances of becoming pregnant. Mounting criticism of the diet could start to bite into...
Asian non-dairy market offers opportunities for new products
Growing consumer awareness of the health benefits of soya consumption is reinvigorating sales of soy drinks in south-east Asia, according to a new report from OrganicMonitor. And while the category is dominated by Asian manufacturers, there could be...