US-based natural colorings provider D.D. Williamson (DDW) has received the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) certification for its natural coloring manufacturing site in Port Washington, Wisconsin. GFSI is widely recognized 'gold ...
A double whammy of low consumer confidence in developed countries and lower growth in emerging markets combined to subdue Nestlé’s half yearly trading performance, figures published today reveal. The global food and drink ...
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Rigid plastic packaging producer Amcor Rigid Plastics has announced that all manufacturing facilities have earned or will earn certification by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), a global retailer-driven program that seeks continuous ...
The Food Packaging and U.S. Food Contact Paper Market report from Hanover Research projects that in 2013 the size of the global food packaging market will increase to $251.8 billion and the size of the North American food packaging market ...
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Global food and pharmaceutical products testing provider Eurofins Scientific has entered into an outsourcing agreement with French dairy firm Danone to acquire the latter's laboratory for infant nutrition analysis, Central Laboratories ...
Global producer of rigid plastic packaging Amcor has received Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) certification for its all manufacturing facilities. GFSI is a global retailer-driven program that seeks to improve food safety management ...
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Menasha Packaging has announced that the company’s Yukon Plant in Ruffs Dale, Pennsylvania, a part of its Western Pennsylvania Complex, has received certifications from two global product safety and quality standardization programs. ...
US-based biotechnology company Life Technologies is expanding its global food safety solutions range with the worldwide distribution of its RT-qPCR assays. The assays are designed to detect Norovirus GI and Norovirus GII, Hepatitis A, and ...
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The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Board of Directors approved the launch of a new food traceability center designed to protect and improve the global food supply. The Global Food Traceability Center will serve as an authoritative, ...
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How do you use packaging to communicate your sustainable strategy to customers? Come and find out. On July 17, 2013, Jim Hanna, director, environmental impact, Starbucks Coffee Co., will speak at the Packaging Digest Global Food & ...
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Rat meat passed off as lamb meat, dead pigs dumped in the Huangpu river, milk tainted with melamine and rice contaminated with cadmium – living in China, it sometimes seems like our food comes from the infamous factories of Upton ...
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Demand for dairy proteins is forecast to rise significantly in the coming years as manufacturers and consumers begin to realize their full potential, according to Arla Foods Ingredients. The company stated that the supplies of dairy ...
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Jane ChaseOn July 17, 2013, Jane Chase, senior director, packaging innovation and R&D, The Schwan Food Co., will speak at the Packaging Digest Global Food & Beverage Packaging Summit conference in Chicago. Her topic: How to drive innovation ...
US-based pork producer and processor Smithfield Foods has reported a 62.6% decline in net earnings to $29.7m for the fourth quarter of 2013, compared with $79.5m for the same period a year ago due to rise in feed costs and decline in hog ...
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Shuanghui International has agreed to acquire US-based pork producer and processor Smithfield Foods in an all-cash deal valued at $7.1bn, including the assumption of net debt. Shuanghui International is the majority shareholder of Henan ...