Processor partners with cold-storage firm on Oregon site
Henningsen Cold Storage and NORPAC Foods are constructing a 260,000-sq.-ft frozen food storage and distribution facility in Salem, OR.
Archives for April 18, 2013
‘Spice is a way to bring nuts and seeds mainstream’: Analyst
European consumers have got a taste for exotic flavors and a desire for healthier snack alternatives which means spiced nuts and seeds have enormous potential, an analyst says.
Project aims to improve characteristics of recovered fibres
An EU project is aiming to enhance the properties of recovered fibres for new functional packaging products and reduce the need for virgin fibre.
Barrier coating aims to replace PVdC
Smart Planet Technologies has introduced a barrier coating as a PVdC replacement.
Sonoco targets 3 factors to drive performance
Pricing, better operating performance and volume wins will drive performance this year, said Sonoco.
UK standards agency files latest figures on furan and acrylamide
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has released its latest update on the levels of acrylamide and furan in foods, adding that their findings do not increase concern about the risk to human health.
Frito-Lay in ‘good shape’ fueled by premium, says PepsiCo CEO
Frito-Lay saw strong growth for the first quarter of 2013 fueled by success in premium snack products, PepsiCo CEO said.
Millet promise stopped short by processing shortfalls, review
Millet is nutritionally superior to wheat and other gluten-free grains, yet a lack in novel processing technologies at a commercial level is holding industry use back, a new review finds.