News & Analysis on the Bakery and Snacks Industries
The consumption of baking mixes in the Asia Pacific region may be low, but a rash of new launches on the market suggests that all that might be set to change, as time-starved households move towards quicker, easier alternatives.
More bad news for packaging firms - BASF has announced further price rises for the plastic polystyrene. Costs are set to be increased in Europe by €100 euros per metric ton.
The ongoing squeeze on food manufacturers and increasing raw material costs has hit UK food producer Geest.
Flexible packaging specialist Exopack has developed a patented two-handle plastic bag for the Cargill Salt Business Unit of Cargill, one of the world's largest marketers of salt products.
American Dairy, one of the leading manufacturers of milk powder products in China, has completed its new soybean powder mill - a move that firms up its presence in the all-important soybean processing sector.
Berger Wild, the largest processor of European game, has installed new Ishida weighing technology at its factory in Fischhaus, Germany that will allow the company to produce 500g convenience packs for the retail market.