Egypt’s bakers protest against bread rationing
Bakers in Egypt have joined forces to protest against a government program to begin rationing subsidized bread.
Archives for April 2, 2013
SNAXPO 2013: FROM THE FLOOR
Demand for fat, sodium and sugar testing in snacks mounts, specialist
There is more demand from snack makers to quantify ingredients with a bad name given new labeling requirements like front-of-pack nutrition panels, says a testing specialist.
Cloud technology could fight horse meat-type food fraud
Cloud technology could fight horse meat-type food fraud issues by enhancing traceability, according to specialists in the field JDA.
Nestlé targets coconut water frenzy with new frozen snack
Nestlé says its newly launched coconut water-based frozen snacks will hold great appeal among US consumers.
Opposition builds to proposed NY polystyrene ban
Opposition from packaging manufacturers and the foodservice sector is growing to mayor of New York Mike Bloomberg's proposals to ban polystyrene food packaging in the city.
Royal DSM partner unveils film packaging
MF Folien GmbH has introduced a polyamide film based on Royal DSM’s bio-based EcoPaXX polyamide 410.
NJ firm launches ‘world’s first low fat, low calorie, snack nuts’. But are they better for you?
A New Jersey-based firm is seeking to patent the process behind the ‘world’s first commercial low fat snack nuts’: nuts that have been pressed using a novel high-speed process that expels up to 50% of their fat, then reconstituted with water into ‘nut...
Seaweed is unexploited and brimming with prospects for snacks, says expert
Seaweed is an extremely nutritious yet unexploited food ingredient that holds huge prospects for snack makers, a research expert says.