Get rid of cardboard sleeves to cut costs
An increase in raw material prices can be tackled with New Product Development (NPD), according to film manufacturer KM Packaging.
Archives for February 17, 2014
Pregis, Sonoco boost protective packaging prices
Pregis and Sonoco have announced plans to boost prices on their protective packaging products by as much as 12%.
DIGGING INTO INNOVATION & NPD WITH DATAMONITOR CONSUMER
Green tea cereal: The next big nutritional punch at breakfast
Green tea has migrated from hot drinks into other foods over the years but has particular promise in breakfast cereal where manufacturers can pack nutritional punch into weight-loss products, says a Datamonitor researcher.
Leclerc Foods to build $50m snack factory
Snack maker Leclerc Foods USA has snapped up a building in Arizona and plans to invest $50m to expand its operations.
Kellogg revamps palm oil policy after months of protests
The Kellogg Company has pledged to source fully traceable palm oil by the end of next year, a move that has been welcomed by NGOs that have been fighting for the cereal giant to change its policies for months.
Special edition: Gluten-free
What’s the size of the US gluten-free prize? $490m, $5bn, or $10bn?
How big is the US gluten-free retail market? And how should we define it? Depends who you ask.
Special edition: Gluten-free
Culinary Tides: ‘Not only have we already hit the ceiling, the gluten-free bubble is already bursting’
While market researchers predict continued healthy growth for the US gluten-free market*, not everyone is convinced that it is built on a solid foundation.
Provisur, Scanico partner on food freezing tech
Provisur Technologies and Scanico A/S have joined forces to bring commercial food freezing equipment to a broader global clientele.