Hitchen installs Ishida packer to improve efficiency
UK manufacturer Hitchen Foods has installed an Ishida FPS Pick-and-Place packer at its Wigan factory in order to improve production efficiency.
Archives for January 19, 2005
New freight management promises to cut costs
A graphic database system to revolutionise the management and communication of port operations in order to save time and reduce costs could help food manufacturers and suppliers save millions, writes Anthony Fletcher.
First Chr Hansen food colour plant in China opens
Number one natural colours firm Chr Hansen makes inroads into the lucrative Chinese market, this week unveiling a new food colour factory to meet a rise in local demand, and marking the first step in a raft of investments in the region.
NCH to capitalise on Romania's bakery industry
US-based investment group New Century Holdings intends to consolidatemarket leader Vel Pitar's position as Romania's topbakery, writes Bogdan Tudorache in Bucharest.
NAMA to color-code snacks on health merits
The US National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA) is introducing a colour-coding system to help children select healthy snacks from vending machines.
Wheat prices still at risk
Wheat prices are still open to risk as low global stocks provide little buffer to surprise supply shocks but soybean prices should remain low on record high global inventories, writes Lindsey Partos.