News & Analysis on the Bakery and Snacks Industries
The EU Sugar Users Association (CIUS) has welcomed debate on sugar reform scheduled in the European Parliament on Monday, ahead of an EU vote on whether to abolish sugar quotas under Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reforms.
A Nuremberg-based packaging design firm has developed a prototype bread pack that it says keeps the product fresher for longer and also plugs environmental concerns.
Weetabix has replaced the plastic inner wrap around its biscuits with an easier to open paper alternative and redesigned its cereal packs to reflect this.
Spartech Corporation has recorded a 10% decrease in sales in its Packaging Technologies segment in its third financial quarter (Q3), but said it would continue to shift its product mix towards more specialized and higher margin products.
Mondi Group has agreed a cash deal with Duropack to acquire its German and Czech Republic operations for €125m to strengthen its corrugated and containerboard position in Europe.
PMMI has elected seven members to its Board of Directors and welcomed 21 new members at its annual meeting.
GEA Refrigeration Technologies has increased the efficiency of its freezer systems by approving its semi-hermetic GEA Bock HG and HA compressors for operation with the refrigerant R407F.