Ancient Harvest CEO: ‘Entry into the hot cereal category was an obvious choice’
Ancient Harvest’s hot cereal range plays to a consumer focus on protein, gluten-free and nutrition at breakfast, says the firm's CEO.
Archives for September 16, 2014
DuPont invests $100m in Texas packaging resin facilities
DuPont plans to invest $100m at two Texas facilities to support growing demand for its speciality high performance food packaging resins.
Cognition & colours among DSM targets at 2-day Swiss open innovation event
DSM Nutritional Products (DNP) wants to engage with commercial, government and academic entities at a 2-day open innovation (OI) summit with selected participants in December.
Europe is ripe for UK gluten-free businesses
France and other European countries are prime targets for the UK’s established gluten-free (GF) businesses, according to an industry expert.
Patent Watch
Frito-Lay files fruit snack patent
Frito-Lay has filed a global patent to make snacks with high fruit content that combine crunch with a melt-in-the-mouth sensation.
Plastic Technologies launches PET bottle energy initiative
Plastic Technologies Incorporated (PTI) is launching an initiative to help manufacturers that blow PET bottles cut energy costs.
Can General Mills overcome the Annie’s acquisition backlash?
General Mills has defended the future of Annie’s natural and organic snacks under its ownership, but two experts say the company will have to work hard to beat the critics.
FDA survey shows excellent compliance for gluten-free labeled foods, but what about non-labeled gluten-free?
Almost 99% of foods labeled as gluten-free in the US are in compliance, with 1.1% mislabeled/misbranded because of the presence of gluten above an acceptable threshold. But the numbers are far higher for non-labeled ‘gluten-free’ foods, says a new survey...
Fletchers launches 50:50 sliced bread for foodservice
Fletchers Group of Bakeries has launched a half-white, half-brown sliced bread under its Kara Brand to the UK’s out-of-home market.
SICK solves problem of sensing transparent materials in packaging and bottling applications
SICK has launched a TranspaTect photoelectric distance sensor for clear material detection without the need for a reflector for transparent and semi-transparent trays and bottles in the UK.