Archives for March 19, 2010

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Nano-based RFID tags may replace bar codes

By Rory Harrington

Nano-based radio frequency ID (RFID) tags embedded in packaging could replace bar codes and make check-out queues a thing of the past, new research has said.

Rondo extends capability of machine for baguettes

By Jane Byrne

Baking industry requests for the modification of a croissant machine to also allow for baguette production has further widened the application possibilities of Rondo’s Curl and More equipment, claims the Swiss machinery developer.

Lending restrictions impacting Aryzta revenue

By Jane Byrne

Swiss bakery group Aryzta had a decline in revenue of 7.4 per cent, which translated as €800.9m in the first half of 2009, with consumer and customer limited spending power cited as the chief factor for the decrease.