Microbes lurk almost everywhere, from fresh food and air filters to toilet seats and folding money. Most of the time, they are harmless to humans. But sometimes they aren't. Every year, thousands of people sicken from E. coli ...
Bioplastics supplier in Australia, Plantic Technologies is all set to supply new ‘Plantic eco Plastic’ trays to the Netherlands-based Profish Food, as part of an agreement. Plantic eco Plastic has been designed to enhance the ...
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Britain’s fourth largest supermarket Morrisons has revealed plans to start selling food online by the end of the year and open more convenience stores in its latest financial results, which reported profit before tax down by 4% to ...
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California Giant Berry Farms has selected FoodLink to provide traceability data and smartphone friendly labels on every carton of its strawberries grown in the US. Under the deal, FoodLink will develop QR coded labels for clamshell ...
US-based Calavo Growers has announced that it has created FreshRealm, a technology company which connects participants such as traditional retailers, enterprises, communities and food banks to a network of regional fresh food producers. ...
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Sales of rotisserie chicken have fallen by 18% since the government introduced VAT on hot foods last October, according to the British Poultry Council (BPC). The VAT hike has resulted in supermarkets selling about 138,000 fewer ...
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Government announced the decision to permit FDI, up to 51%, in multi-brand retail trading, vide Press Note dated 20.9.2012, subject to the following conditions: (I) FDI in multi brand retail trading up to 51% shall be allowed through the ...
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Convenience retail chain 7-Eleven has launched its two new sandwiches, the Steakhouse Roast Beef and Bistro Deluxe, in plastic packaging comprising new graphics that feature a dot-grid pattern in shades of lime green. Introducing the new ...
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US-based restaurant chain The Cheesecake Factory is using IBM Big Data analytics to quickly alert its restaurants to remove ingredients that do not meet safety standards. The Cheesecake Factory manages a variety of data in bulk volumes ...
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Prices for grocery items remain high, as unit prices in Nielsen-measured categories and retail channels have risen every month over the past two-and-a-half years. And the higher prices have consumers keenly focused on their budgets and how ...
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By Eric Aasen, Product Line Manager, Bosch Packaging Technology More than ever before, our supermarket shelves are a battleground for an enormous array of packaged fresh food products, each competing for the attention of time-strapped, ...
Morrisons’ bid to profit from the horse meat scandal will provide a ‘short-term bounce’ rather than a long-term turnaround, say City analysts. Morrisons' gain from the horse meat scandal is likely to be short-term: City ...
Morrisons, the UK's fourth-largest grocer, has snapped up 49 former Blockbusters stores as it continues to expand its fledgling network of convenience outlets. The deal, struck for an undisclosed sum, follows Morrisons' move earlier this ...
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Traceability is a crucial topic of concern that reaches into all aspects of the packaging industry. It impacts prudct security, affects consumer safety, thwarts counterfeiters and facilitates quality improvements. Further, it's no longer ...
Coles, Australia's second-largest food retailer, has reported a near-5% increase in half-year sales. The company booked a 4.7% rise in revenue for the six months to 30 December. Sales from its food and liquor division were up 5%. ...