Packaging is increasingly recognised as a vital weapon in the fight against food waste. Philip Chadwick reports on how the flexible plastics sector is innovating to play its part in packaging's biggest challenge It's a staggering figure ...
Tags: food, drink, wasted, Packaging, flexible plastics, keeping food fresh
Volatility in global commodity markets remained a significant factor for the food industry during 2012. On the one hand, adverse weather conditions hit grain harvests causing prices to spike, while on the other, over-supply has meant cocoa ...
In August 2012, the world's first MATS microwave food sterilization system was installed at AmeriQual in Evansville, IN. This MATS-B device, designed for recipe and process development, incorporates the only microwave technology accepted by ...
Tags: microwave food, sterilization system, MATS-B, microwave technology
Health experts have urged food manufacturers to fortify more food with Vitamin D as the 19th century disease rickets returns to the UK. Rickets is caused by deficiency or impaired metabolism of vitamin D, phosphorus or calcium. Vitamin ...
Tags: Fortify Foods, Vitamin D, Rickets
As consumers increasingly look for economical ways to live, and gravitate towards unique retail experiences, "bring your own packaging" (BYOP) has gone from kooky concept to a credible retail business model. For many brands, the idea of ...
The UK distributor of Pack Leader’s range of PRO labelers, Advanced Dynamics has installed an ELF-50 desk top labeling unit at Orchard Valley Foods’ production site at Tenbury Wells, in Worcestershire, UK. Orchard Valley Foods ...
Tags: Labeling Unit, Foods Production Site, desk top labeling
Chip giant McCain Foods has struck a deal to buy Dutch potato products manufacturer CêlaVíta. McCain announced the deal, signed for an undisclosed sum, yesterday (24 July) and said it would allow it to supply customers with a ...
Tags: McCain Foods, potato products, acquisition, company news
Sainsbury's chief executive Justin King today (9 October) called on the UK food industry to adopt common front-of-pack nutrition labels. King said the sector should "put aside their differences" and introduce "universal" labelling. ...
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Swiss food manufacturer Huegli has blamed higher commodity costs for a plunge in half-year profits. The firm, which makes organic consumer brands and supplies other food manufacturers, as well as retailers and foodservice operators, ...
Tags: Huegli, commodity costs, plunge, half year profits
The UK government has announced it is recommending a standardised, hybrid approach to front-of-pack (FOP) nutritional labelling. The labels outlined will incorporate a combination of guideline daily amounts (GDAs), colour coding and ...
Tags: FOP, nutritional labelling, GDAs, FDF
This week's clutch of featured industry research from the just-food store highlights global food retail, functional food and beverages and baking ingredients in China. Growth Opportunities in Sports Nutrition This report details the ...
Tags: industry research, global food retail, functional food
US food manufacturers including PepsiCo, Mondelez International and Hershey have closed offices and factories as Hurricane Sandy moves closer to the country's eastern seaboard. Nestle and Unilever have also confirmed some of their US ...
Tags: food manufacturers, Hurricane Sandy, close offices, close factories
This week's featured reports from the just-food store includes research on emerging markets, ingredients, packaging and commodities. EMERGING MARKETS Demand in Emerging Markets in the Food and Beverage Industry - 2012–2013 : ...
Tags: emerging markets, ingredients, packaging, commodities
If you asked for three words to sum up Britain in the 21st century, a pessimist might come up with 'lonely', 'busy' and 'aging'. Government figures indicate the number of single-person households is increasing by more than 160,000 a year, ...
Tags: popular format, single-serve, snacking trend
Global snacks group Mondelez International has revealed an R&D site in New Jersey is still closed in the wake of the super storm Hurricane Sandy that swept across the eastern parts of the US this week. Food manufacturers that shut ...
Tags: snacks group, snacks, Food manufacturers, Storm