A new research has revealed that the global market for aseptically packed products is estimated to grow by 24% in the next five years. Annual volumes have grown by 5% since 2008, with South/South East Asia achieving the rise at 22% a year, ...
Tags: aseptically packed, food, drink, aseptic filling, sauces, tomato products
India has amended a regulation,which makes it mandatory for FMCG firms to sell products such as biscuits and milk powder in standard sizes.The new regulation will go into effect beginning 1 November 2012. This move comes after the ...
Tags: regulation, standard sizes, FMCG, packaged products
Danone has today(27 July)confirmed higher raw material costs hit margins in the first half of 2012,six weeks after surprising the market with a profit warning. The French food giant said trading operating margin fell 61 basis points to ...
Tags: raw material costs, margins, net income
French food company Danone has increased its stake in Morocco's leading dairy company Centrale Laitière to 67%with an investment of€550m,as a part of its plan to strengthen its presence in North Africa. Danone,which held a ...
Tags: stake, markets, baby food, medical nutrition products
Skjodt-Barrett Contract Packaging is planning to boost production at its facility in Indiana,Lebanon,in order to address the increased demand for its food products. Skjodt-Barrett produces organic and non-organic baby food,fruit snacks ...
Swedish-Danish cooperative Arla Foods and China's baby food maker Biostime International have entered into ten-year financing and supply agreement. Under the agreement,the two companies will co-invest a total of DKK163m($27.55m)to expand ...
Tags: financing, agreement, baby food, production capacity
Ella's Kitchen,which manufactures premium foods for pre-school children,has entered the baby breakfast cereal category in the UK. The company has launched a range of cereals that it is billing as"healthy"and"fun".These are certainly ...
Tags: pre-school children, premium foods, baby breakfast cereal category
This week's clutch of featured industry research from the just-food store highlights commodities data from agribusiness specialists LMC International.It also includes in-depth looks at Carrefour's operations in Spain and Wal-Mart ...
Tags: Carrefour, Data, Sugar Bulletin
Unilever CEO Paul Polman is one of the most prominent advocates of companies pursuing an agenda of sustainability and this week he outlined the company's progress. Meanwhile, Wal-Mart Stores was forced to react to claims of bribery in its ...
Tags: Unilever, sustainability, baby food, confectioner
Italian packaging machinery manufacturer Sacmi has developed a new PMA24L that inserts “PVC-free” liners in metal caps. The latest innovation is called PMA24L – acronym for “Plasmatic for metal for ring-shaped liners ...
Tags: packaging machinery