‘Underutilized’ cereal bran holds bread fiber promise: Study
Cereal bran is underutilized as a functional food ingredient but can enrich the fiber content of bread providing the antinutrient components are reduced, researchers say.
Archives for April 29, 2014
BakeryandSnacks at Vitafoods with live debate on natural v additives
BakeryandSnacks will be at Vitafoods next week to host a live debate digging into use of ‘natural’ ingredients versus additives in the development of healthy bakery.
Kellogg on pending Memphis litigation: We want to settle
Kellogg hopes to settle the Memphis lockout dispute with the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco and Grain Millers (BCTGM) union ahead of litigation.
Frito-Lay fires up brand engagement with Doritos Jacked flavor experiment
Frito-Lay’s Doritos Jacked ‘bold flavor experiment’ asking consumers to vote on mystery flavors will create buzz and drive brand engagement, the snack titan says.
Japan finally gives green light to sales of sunflower lecithin
Cargill has obtained approval for the use of sunflower lecithin in Japan, which until now had been the only country in the world where the additive had not previously been approved for food applications.
Electric injection moulding machines
Sumitomo: Europe should wake up to energy savings
Electric injection moulding machines can combat rising energy costs for packaging manufacturers, but Europe lags behind countries such as Japan, according to Sumitomo (SHI) Demag.
UPM Raflatac in labelstock restructure
UPM Raflatac will axe 122 jobs in Finland and Spain by restructuring its Poland operations and opening a coating line in 2015.