Food summit confronts sustainability challenges
The Sustainable Foods Summit brought Cargill, Unilever, Mondelez, Walmart, and other significant stakeholders to hammer out sustainability concerns.
Archives for April 27, 2014
CNP, Team Sky team up to offer Tour de France nutrition 'to everyone'
British sports nutrition specialist CNP has teamed up with reigning Tour de France champion Team Sky to develop a range of high-protein breakfast products.
Aplix Easy-Lock wins Kellogg’s deal
Aplix has won a deal to supply Kellogg’s Special K Muesli and Crunchy Nut packs with its Easy-Lock polyethylene reclosable design across Europe.
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Hain Celestial buys Rudi's Organic Bakery in $61.3m deal
Organic and natural products giant Hain Celestial has acquired Rudi's Organic Bakery from Charterhouse Equity Partners in a $61.3m deal.
‘A robot’s ability to reduce injuries to the workforce is what matters most’
A third of British jobs will be automated by 2030 and the food sector has seen a 60% increase in automation adoption since 2000 according to the British Automation and Robotics Association (BARA).
Next generation wheat milling: High-yield promise in Skyfall
Skyfall milling wheat could inject new life into the steadily declining UK market, according to its developers.
EU-backed metabolic syndrome project has health claim wins in sight
Nick Henson is the Reading-based associate director at the International Food Network (IFN), a key player in the EU’s new multi-million euro, multi-partner Metabolic Syndrome-battling project, PATHWAY-27, that has health claim victories trained in its...
Key Insights from Food Vision
Insect economics: Insect production could utilise global food waste to produce nutritionally better protein
The huge amounts of food and agricultural produce that end up as waste could be used to feed insects and produce high-quality animal protein that is better for environment, according to Professor Arnold van Huis.
Bekum: Ambitious target to hit $100m sales within 24 months
Bekum, which produces machines for individual blow molding plastic packaging, saw annual sales of €80m last year but it has set itself an ambitious target to reach $100m within 24 months.
Kellogg elects John A. Bryant as chairman of the board
President and CEO of Kellogg John A. Bryant will become chairman of the board, effective from July 1.
Marel debuts salmon PortionCutter
Marel has developed the I-Cut 130 PortionCutter for portioning salmon into fixed-weight and fixed-length portions.
Milling & Grains Bite-Size News
Cargill-ConAgra merger, US corn exports dive, Ukranian grain imports up, Nigeria cassava flour
The Ardent Mills deal is near to fruition, the US corn industry has been hit hard by China rejections, Ukraine is set to benefit from duty-free imports and Nigeria is close to achieving flour self-sufficiency.
How to create responsible packaging
Responsible packaging is more than a buzzword about recyclability, and the industry can drive its use, according to Amcor Flexibles.
BCTGM: Human rights risk assessment could have prevented Kellogg Memphis lockout
The Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM) has called on Kellogg shareholders to conduct a human rights risk assessment of the business; claiming Kellogg was in violation of such rights with its Memphis lockout.
Richard Hebel the ‘Guru’ of fat analysis
Eagle: ‘Meat industry is fearful of the media’
Eagle Product Inspection (Eagle) will launch its third generation fat analysis machine - FA3, for meat products, at Interpack 2014.
Interpack 2014: Pre-show special edition
Treofan to launch customer magazine at Interpack
The first edition of Treofan’s customer magazine, ‘Treofan Perspectives’, will be distributed at Interpack.
Bringing hygienics to the grains industry
Glanbia Nutritionals has implemented quality best practices for hygienic industries in its food-grade Next Generation Grains processing facility in Sioux Falls, S.D., its sales director says.