WhiteWave Foods has booked a drop in third-quarter earnings as an increase in expenses hit earnings. In the three months to the end of September, WhiteWave, which was spun off from Dean Foods last year, posted a profit of US$26.3m, down ...
Tags: plant-based foods, beverages, coffee creamers, Silk Soymilk
American multinational chemical firm Dow has announced that its Omega-9 Oils have addressed one of the company's 2015 sustainability goals in the area of health,by eliminating more than one billion pounds of trans and saturated fat from the ...
Polska Foods Pierogi,a US-based provider of Polish pierogi made with organic ingredients,has unveiled new product labels. The new labels showcase the organic certification from Oregon Tilth,a range of cooking methods,and health ...
US produce group Dole Food Co.has sold its global packaged food and Asian fresh businesses to Japanese conglomerate Itochu Corp.for US$1.7bn. The deal,announced yesterday(17 September)followed admissions from both companies last week that ...
Tags: shareholders, value, stake, packaged food
US food group Dole Food Co.has admitted it is in talks to sell two units,including its packaged food arm,to Japanese conglomerate Itochu Corp. Dole in May launched a review of its operations to"enhance shareholder value".It said today(12 ...
Taiwan has implemented a new policy which requires restaurants and food vendors to specify declare the country of origin on beef products,in order to help consumers make informed choices. The health officials have begun a two-month ...
Tags: beef products, new policy, informed choices
Demand for packaging machinery in China is forecast to rise 7.5% per annum to ¥40 billion in 2016. Advances will be led by growth in manufacturing output, as consumption of Chinese goods grows both internationally and domestically. The ...
Tags: market view, Packaging Machinery
Indian conglomerate ITC plans to invest INR5bn ($90.43m) to set up an integrated food and logistics hub in Howrah, West Bengal. The hub, which will be located on a 57-acre land, will serve West Bengal as well as the neighboring states. ...
Tags: integrated food and logistics hub, personal care, agriculture, food, dairy
This week's clutch of featured industry research from the just-food store highlights packaging solutions throughout the supply chain, top ten ingredients companies and marketing to US Hispanics. PACKAGING Packaging Solutions Throughout ...
Tags: food, drink, packaged food ingredients, chocolate, packaging
Silgan,a supplier of rigid packaging for consumer goods products,has entered into an agreement to buy Rexam's plastic thermoformed food business for$250m. Rexam's plastic thermoformed food business provides thermoformed packaging ...
Tags: packaging, food business, agreement, market
This week's clutch of featured industry research from the just-food store highlights consumer and innovation trends in chocolate, the global packaging industry and consumer trends in the Italian ice cream market. CHOCOLATE Consumer and ...
This week's clutch of featured industry research from the just-food store highlights Brazil's ice cream market,the future of functional food and beverages,and cocoa. HEALTH AND WELLBEING Trends&Opportunities in Heart-Healthy Consumer ...
Tags: clutch, just-food store, ice cream market, functional food, beverages
Nualight will provide LED lighting to a supermarket change to save energy and enhance the retail experience for customers. Nualight, an Ireland-based specialist in LED lighting for food retail, has been selected by Sainsbury’s, a ...
Tags: Market View, led light
China, under a new regulation has mandated all packaged food manufacturers to list allergens on food labels, which will be effective April next year. The mandatory regulation has covered eight major foods or food groups including wheat ...
Tags: new regulation, packaged food, food labels, list allergens
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has approved two more plastics ingredients as safe for use in certain food contact materials. The European Union (EU) agency's panel on food contact materials, enzymes, flavourings and processing ...
Tags: plastics