Dutch palm oil to be RSPO only by 2015
All palm oil used in The Netherlands will be certified by the RSPO by 2015, as all the suppliers and buyers in the Dutch market have signed a manifesto and pledged to work towards this goal.
Archives for November 5, 2010
Oystar Hassia launches new portion pack machine
Oystar Hassia has launched a new more compact machine that forms, fills and seals portion packs for the food service market.
Hochdorf moves wheat germ production to HQ
The Hochdorf Group has relocated its wheat germ processing from Steinhausen to Hochdorf after space was created at its headquarters by the termination of certain packaging activities last year.
JBT FoodTech looks to reduce energy and maintenance load on Super Agi
FoodProductionDaily.com discussed the latest modifications to JBT FoodTech's Super Agi rotary sterilisation system at the recent IPA food processing show in Paris, with the global supplier explaining how its engineering team is looking to reduce the...
New production process for oval plastic containers
Krones has globally launched a new production process to produce oval or asymmetrical plastic bottles that it claims can acheive outputs of 2,000 containers per hour.
Survey highlights quality demand of European bread buyers
The three top reasons for buying a particular bread brand are consistent quality, health, and value for money, according to a Novozymes consumer survey which investigated the habits of 3794 consumers in the UK, France, German and Sweden.
Raw material costs hit Maple Leaf results
Canadian baked goods and meat producer Maple Leaf Foods, has attributed its 2 per cent rise in adjusted operating earnings in the third quarter of this year to the higher costs of grains and meat proteins.