Archives for November 19, 2013

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DISPATCHES FROM PLMA 2013 IN CHICAGO

Top five private-label food trends

By Jenni Spinner

With store-brand packaged goods doing $108.3bn business in the US each year, the Private Label Trade Show offers insight into trends driving the booming market.

Dispatches from Europack Euromanut CFIA 2013

VIDEO: Mettler Toledo tackles unwanted factory vibes

By Fiona Barry

Mettler Toledo has launched a metal detection machine to automatically adjust to the food it inspects, which it claims can be customized to more than 800 settings.

Trans fats: The good, the bad, the global

By Kacey Culliney

The FDA’s move to consider GRAS status of trans fats should be applauded – it’s a clever move that should spark change, an expert says.