Hat-trick of firms create robot for iced decorations
Mitsubishi Electric, Scorpion Vision and Quasar Automation have joined forces to create a robot that can put decorative icing onto cakes.
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Clean label isn't as big as industry thinks, says DuPont
Demonization of ingredients and a lack of consumer understanding has fueled clean label, but it remains niche among a small group of consumers, DuPont Nutrition & Health says.
Maggots found in Weetabix in the UK
Maggots have been found in a chocolate Weetabix product in the UK.
Online Opportunities and Risks for CPG Companies
'Another bold innovation by Amazon.com, Vendor Flex, could have enormous repercussions for consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies. The online giant has reportedly begun working symbiotically with its vendors to speed delivery times to consumers, and one...
Flexible packaging demand to approach $100bn by 2018
The increasing popularity of flexible packaging among consumers and brand owners is expected to lift demand to $99.6bn by 2018.
Lawyer: Expect calls for extension of comment period on FDA crackdown on trans fats
Food manufacturers are likely to ask for an extension to the 60-day comment period set by the FDA to consider its proposal to revoke the GRAS status of partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs), a food law attorney has predicted.
Japanese FANUC robot gets official UK debut
FANUC’s M-2iA pick and place robot is available in Japan and the US, with its official UK debut this week with operator training at a revamped facility in Coventry.