Fruit juice manufacturer Fruitime and Nampak Liquid Cartons in South Africa have jointly launched a new 330ml and 2l Pure-pak carton. Designed to meet consumer demand for a smaller container, the 330ml mini diamond curve carton allows the ...
Tags: Fruit juice, Carton
A European project called the Bio-Board project has been instituted to develop sustainable protein-based paper and paperboard coating systems to increase the recyclability of food and beverage packaging materials. The BIO-BOARD ...
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) routine testing of various food products revealed that all infant formulae and foods tested for Bisphenol A (BPA) were free from BPA and safe to consume. BPA is a chemical used in the ...
Tags: Infant Formulae, Food Products
Canada's federal department Health Canada has concluded that the dietary exposure to the chemical Bisphenol A (BPA) through food packaging is not expected to create any health risk to the general population, including newborns and young ...
Tags: Dietary, Food Packaging
The overall retail value of the UK soft drinks industry increased by 3.3% in 2012 to nearly £15bn, according to the 2013 UK Soft Drinks Report, 'Refreshing the nation', by the British Soft Drinks Association (BSDA). Overall volumes, ...
Tags: Soft Drinks, Food
The quantity of UK local authorities collecting beverage cartons from the kerbside has reached 50%, leading to an increase of their recycling, according to The Alliance for Beverage Cartons & the Environment (ACE) UK. The achievement, ...
Since its foundation in 2009 Jung Process Systems, based in Kummerfeld near Hamburg, has concentrated on the engineering and marketing of Hyghspin hygienic twin screw pumps. With over 800 installed pumps and annual sales of approx. 3 ...
UK-based Wellness Foods is said to be mulling a possible sale of its Rowse Honey business, a leading supplier of honey in the UK. According to media reports, the company has hired investment bank Rothschild to advise on the possible sale ...
Tags: Wellness Foods, Honey Business
The natural fruit juice based energy drink is backed by Malaysian entrepreneur Tony Fernandes (owner of QPR Football Club, Caterham F1 Team and CEO of Air Asia). The range consists of two flavours: EQ8 Orange & Passion Fruit; and EQ8 ...
Tags: fruit juice Packaging, Packaging
US-based Dole Food has completed the sale of its worldwide packaged foods and Asia fresh businesses to Japanese firm ITOCHU for $1.68bn in cash. The sale included a major portion of Dole's operations and assets, including exclusive rights ...
Tags: DolE, Packaged Foods, Itochu
Honest Tea, the nation's top-selling organic bottled tea company, is launching a new beverage line called Honest Splash. The 70 calorie juice-based drinks are sweetened only with organic fruit juice and contain between 30-31% juice. ...
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Dawn breaks this morning on Kickstart, an entirely new sparkling juice beverage from Mountain Dew. Whether it's catching the first waves at sunrise, managing bumper to bumper traffic on the way to the office or hitting fresh powder on the ...
Princes' Crosse & Blackwell has expanded its 4Kids children's range with the launch of Disney-themed fruit in jelly pots. The launch, which comprises six variants, aims to drive value and penetration in the GBP39.1m potted fruit market, ...
Tags: Princes'Crosse&Blackwell, 4Kids children's range, Disney-themed fruit
For many years, beverage manufacturers have adopted digital refractometers as their primary instrument for measuring the final dilution ratio (°Brix) of re-constituted fruit juice not only to assure product quality but also in an ...
Tags: Refractometer, Confident Quality Assurance, Control Testing
If a small appliance is on someone's holiday wish list, be sure to check the latest results from Consumer Reports' tests. Sales of these countertop wares have been robust, despite the down economy, which has kept manufacturers busy vying to ...
Tags: Small appliance, Blenders, Stand mixers, Toasters