News & Analysis on the Bakery and Snacks Industries
There will be pressure from some corners to give the food industry several years to phase out partially hydrogenated oils, but from a technical perspective, viable alternatives are already out there for pretty much every application, according to one...
dispatches from K Show 2013
Planning for the future to keep pace with the ever developing packaging industry is vital when investing in machinery, according to SML.
DISPATCHES FROM PROCESS EXPO 2013
Multivac has partnered with DuPont to create a line of thermoformable cook-in-bag packaging for consumer and foodservice goods.
Special edition: Super grains!
Long the victim of an outdated image problem—canned beef and barley soup anyone?—barley has the nutritional profile, cost and versatility that should catapult into the realm of super grains like quinoa and kamut. And yet, barley often ends up buried on...
Cereal giant General Mills is still working to undo the impact of poor waste disposal over 50 years ago at an old R&D center in Minneapolis as a new investigation is launched.
Penford Food Ingredients has developed a corn-based fiber that it says has a cleaner flavor than other corn fibers – opening up broader application opportunities.
Increasing hunger for fresh-cut fruit, ready-to-eat-salads and other convenience foods is helping drive growth in produce packaging.