News & Analysis on the Bakery and Snacks Industries
The International Grains Council (IGC) and Rabobank Group, a specialist in food and agribusiness banking, forecast that the prospect of a record world wheat harvest in 2008/09 could help to reduce wheat prices on global markets.
A study to be conducted by the University of East Anglia (UEA), UK, will examine whether adding flavonoids found in cocoa to the diet, gives additional protection against heart disease on top of that provided by prescription drugs.
Zip-Pak is expecting that the first use of its re-sealable zipper on deli meat packaging in Europe will lead to a new trend that will have sustainability and marketing benefits for food manufacturers.