Boom time for stocks eases prices for wheat-linked ingredients
After the soaring highs of 2008, weaker wheat prices continue to bring welcome relief to food makers’ bottom line.
Archives for April 15, 2010
Doctors call for UK trans fat ban
Banning artificial trans fats in the UK could prevent 11,000 heart attacks and 7,000 deaths a year, according to two senior doctors writing in the British Medical Journal.
Louisville considers alternatives to trans fat ban
The Louisville Metro Council has suggested a rewards system for food manufacturers that stop using trans fats in their products, after a proposed ban in the city failed to attract support in February.
Record turnout recorded at UK trade event
The second instaltment of the Baking Industry Exhibition at the NEC in Birmingham had a record number of attendees and proved to be particularly effective for small to medium businesses, with huge interest recorded at the craft baker stands, claimed the...
Groupe Guillin buys Sharp Interpack
The takeover of UK plastics packaging company Sharp Interpack by French multinational firm Groupe Guillin was announced yesterday.
Bakery division of Vivartia sold at a premium, claims MIG
The bakery and confectionary division of Vivartia, Greece's largest food production company, is being bought by a group led by Saudi Arabia's Olayan in a move that is claimed will reduce the firm’s exposure to risk in a turbulent Greek economic climate.