Food and drink manufacturers may hold key to increasing fruit and veg intake Manufacturers of food and beverages may be the solution to low intake of fruit and vegetables, according to UK-based global market research organisation ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Drink
Liquor retailing is growing, and sheltered from supermarket price wars Much has been reported on the battle for consumers' hearts, minds and money by Australia's two biggest supermarket groups, and liquor retailing may yet play a key role ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Wine
The UK is a 'nation of chocoholics', according to Mintel Nearly one in six (16 per cent) UK consumers, or around eight million people, eat chocolate every day, and a similar number (17 per cent) do so four to six times a week, according ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Boyd's Coffee is launching a new generation of single-cup coffees for brewers that accept K-Cup portion packs. The cups' soft mesh filter offers the same convenience as other single cups, only with significantly less packaging than the ...
Tags: Coffee, soft mesh filter
Cable said the recycler was an example of companies that are stimulating demand, generating jobs and building the infrastructure for the long term development of the green economy. Closed Loop claims to be the first recycler in the world ...
Tags: PET plastic bottles, HDPE Plastic Bottles, Packaging, Green Economy
The Industry of the Future Forum is a Food & Drink Business initiative. It is being held because future-proofing the food and drink industry is an essential. And future-proofing is only possible by understanding what is likely to lie ahead, ...
Tags: Food, Drink Business, Packaging, Printing
Ireland-based Antrim Borough Council, part of the arc21 waste management group, has announced the launch of new glass recycling policy. As part of the recycling process, the 100% recyclable metal caps and lids on glass bottles and jars ...
Mead, the alcoholic beverage made from honey, may be the world's oldest fermented drink, but it is also the country's hottest. A recent industry survey reveals that mead sales increased 130% from 2012 to 2013, exceeding growth rates for ...
Two months ago, Freedom Foods' Pactum Dairy Group commissioned a new $45m UHT (aseptic) dairy beverage facility in the northern Victorian city of Shepparton for manufacture of high value added dairy beverages for key customers in China and ...
Tags: Dairy, 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
The global PET packaging market is worth $48.1 billion in 2014, amounting to almost 16 million tonnes according to a new market report from Smithers Pira. Demand for PET packaging is expected to increase by an average of 4.6% annually ...
Tags: Packaging Material, PET packaging
KPS Capital Partners, through its newly formed subsidiary, has signed an agreement with Ardagh to acquire Anchor Glass Container and its affiliates. KPS partner Jay Bernstein said Anchor Glass is positioned well to supply the expanding ...
Drink mixes and zero calorie sweeteners producer Heartland Food Products has announced plans to invest $21.2m to expand its operations in Central Indiana. The investment will include renovation and installation of 435,000ft2 of production ...
Tags: Heartland Food, Food, Drinking, Food Packaging
A, RoHS directives contained in the scope of electrical and electronic equipment: 1. Large household appliances Large refrigeration equipment, refrigerators, freezers, other large food refrigeration, preservation and storage of ...
Tags: RoHS certification, certification, RoHS
The ISO 22000 international standard specifies the requirements for a food safety management system that involves the following elements: interactive communication system management prerequisite programs HACCP principles Critical ...
Tags: ISO 22000 Standard, certification