Berry Plastics expands Board of Directors
Berry Plastics Group has appointed David B. Heller to its Board of Directors as the firm pushes ahead with strategic plans to develop new products.
Archives for October 4, 2012
Space saving robot palletiser revealed
Food and drink manufacturers with restricted space issues can turn to the latest generation automation FANUC M-710iC robot palletiser from Pacepacker Services for help.
China and India to lead RRP growth
China and India will lead the way in retail ready packaging (RRP) sales growth over the next five years, according to the latest report from Smithers Pira.
Dispatches from IBA 2012
Improved sanitation with new dry and specialty mixer, says Bühler
Technology firm Bühler claims that its new Sanimix mixer improves sanitation compared to its previous machines.
Big Interview: Dave McLaughlin, World Wildlife Fund
WWF: Industry should buy into GreenPalm today, or it will struggle to source fully traceable sustainable palm oil tomorrow
Food manufacturers are beginning to realize that buying more GreenPalm certificates now might be the only way to stimulate enough production of sustainable palm oil to make fully traceable products economically viable in future, says the World Wildlife...
Kellogg re-launches Special K protein cereal
The Kellogg Company has reformulated its Special K Protein Plus cereal and pushed it as a favorable choice for consumers looking manage weight over the fall.
Barley baking mix enables blood cholesterol health claim
Bread manufacturers can make health claims on blood cholesterol with a newly developed barley bakery pre-mix from DeutscheBack.
How close is Walmart to meeting its 2015 sustainable palm oil deadline?
Walmart says it is confident it will reach its goal of using sustainably sourced palm oil for all of its private label products by the end of 2015, although it won’t give any details about how much progress it has made to date in North America.
United Biscuits sale inevitable, but not yet…
United Biscuits has dismissed rumors that former Tesco boss Sir Terry Leahy is heading a bid to buy its KP Snacks arm but confirmed to BakeryandSnacks.com that an eventual market sale is inevitable.
Mocon refines oxygen analyser to meet industry demand
Mocon has updated its oxygen analyser with three enhancements based on industry feedback.