D&W Fine Pack, a leader in the food packaging industry, is launching its new VersaLock tamper-evident packaging line featuring an advanced corner-tab design. VersaLock's corner tab indicates tampering while its tight perimeter seal keeps ...
North American baking company Weston Foods, a subsidiary of George Weston, has completed the acquisition of Rubschlager Baking of Chicago, Illinois. Rubschlager, which focuses on a full range of authentic rye breads and a variety of ...
Tags: Rye Breads, baking
Sunrise Bakery has recalled ring donuts from the marketplace, as the product comprises egg which is not mentioned on the label. According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), the product may have been repacked or further ...
Tags: Sunrise Bakery, Ring Donuts, Labeling Issue
Hain Celestial, a US-based organic and natural products maker, has acquired Rudi's Organic Bakery, an organic and gluten-free company with facilities in Boulder, Colorado, for $61.3m. Under the its Organic Bakery and Gluten-Free Bakery ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
US-based J & J Snack Foods has reported a 13% rise in H1 2014 net earnings to $25.9m, compared to $22.9m in the corresponding period a year ago. The company posted an increase in its sales by 4% to $408.8m from $392.8m in the first six ...
Tags: Snack Foods, Agriculture, Food
Big brands are launching "free-from" ranges globally The 'free-from' foods market is booming in many parts of the world, widening into new categories and increasingly moving into the mainstream with introductions from major food ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Netherlands-based bakery products producer Daelmans Group has bought Fabulous Bakin' Boys, a baked goods manufacturer based in Oxfordshire, England. The financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Fabulous Bakin' Boys ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Swedish edible oils and fats producer will buy CSM Benelux oils and fats business in Merksem, Belgium. The financial terms of the transaction have not been divulged. The acquisition includes a facility in Merksem and bakery ...
Tags: Benelux Oils, Fats, AAK, edible oils
Canada Bread has announced that its shareholders have approved the company’s proposed sale to a wholly-owned subsidiary of Grupo Bimbo. At a special meeting on 3 April, the deal received approval from shareholders holding around ...
Tags: Canada Bread, Grupo Bimbo
Bridgelux Inc of Livermore, CA, USA, a vertically integrated manufacturer of solid-state light sources for lighting applications, says that its new Vero Series LED array light source will be backed with what it claims is the world's first ...
Tags: LED Light, LED lighting, LED
Maple Leaf Foods today announced changes to its organizational structure and leadership that will be effective upon completing the sale of its 90% ownership in Canada Bread Company, Inc. to Grupo Bimbo, S.A.V. de C.V., which is expected to ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Six major categories of plastic packaging help to significantly reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions compared to packaging alternatives made with other materials. A recent study: "Impact of Plastics Packaging on Life Cycle ...
Tags: Plastic Packaging, greenhouse gas, packaging alternatives
Tip Top Foodservice, the specialist foodservice bakery division of George Weston Foods, has launched a new Burgen Gluten Free White Bread for the Australian foodservice industry. The new gluten free bread is frozen from fresh specifically ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Frutarom Switzerland has launched DHA and EPA marine-sourced omega-3 ingredients, designed for use in a range of food and beverage, and dietary supplement products. The move marks Frutarom Switzerland Health BU's entry into the omega-3 ...
Tags: omega-3 line, Frutarom, beverage
US-based baking company Flowers Foods will open a new bakery in Knox County, Knoxville, Tennessee in late May. The facility, which will be named Flowers Baking Co. of Knoxville, will feature one bread line and initially employ around ...
Tags: Flowers Foods, Bread, bakery