The UK Food Standards Agency said investigations into the Fipronil incident in Europe continue and it has now established that more eggs from affected farms than previously identified came to the UK. It is very unlikely that these eggs ...
Tags: eggs, processed foods
According to the latest research conducted by business and financial advisory firm Grant Thornton UK, after a strong first quarter deal activity in the food and beverage sector has declined this quarter, due to market uncertainty in the ...
Global yoghurt brand Chobani wants a scoop of Australia's $250m dip market and to this end has launched its latest product innovation: Chobani Meze Dips, a range of high-protein dips made with authentic strained Chobani yoghurt. The ...
2 Sisters Food Group has purchased the former S&A Foods site, just days after it had entered into discussions to acquire the East Midlands site that was owned by the Indian snack maker S&A, which fell into administration in October. 2 ...
Nestlé has opened a new $50m research & development (R&D) center in Solon, in the US state of Ohio. The new 144,000ft2 facility will focus on research in frozen and chilled foods. The Solon R&D center will also focus on ...
Tags: food production, frozen food, chilled food
Tim Woods, managing director of IndustryEdge, knows that corrugated packaging is the powerhouse of Australasia’s paper industry. Here, he explains why. Australia and New Zealand use the full array of fibre packaging options, from ...
Tags: Virgin material, Virginity, Packaging
Finland-based packaging company Huhtamaki has designed new lightweight packaging food containers called ‘Taste’. Available in kraft brown, the new range is suitable for hot and chilled foods and is offered in small, medium ...
Meat processor Tulip plans to end operations at its Freshway Chilled Foods unit in Wolverhampton, England. The move comes after the company failed to retain a food supply contract with The Foodservice Centre (FSC). Tulip has ...
Tags: Freshway Chilled Foods, Meat, Tulip
UK-based 2 Sisters Food Group has posted an operating profit of £25.5m ($41.6m) for the 13 weeks ended 26 October 2013 (Q1 2013/14), compared to £30.5m for the same period last year. Total like-for-like (LFL) sales increased ...
Tags: 2 Sisters Food, chilled foods
Nestlé USA is set to relocate its Pizza Division from the current Northbrook, Illinois location to Solon, Ohio by mid-2014. The Pizza Division is engaged in the manufacture of popular pizza brands, including DIGIORNO, CALIFORNIA ...
Consumers are continually changing the way they view, interact with and discard packaging. Whether you're a manufacturer or a product marketer, you know how important it is to reflect the changing needs of the consumer in your products. ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, Consumer Packaging
Harvest Fine Foods, a England-based wholesale food distribution supplier, is set to expand its operations and relocate to a larger facility. Established in 1995, Harvest Fine Foods is a family-owned business offering a wide range of ...
Tags: Harvest Fine Foods, Food
Swiss food company Nestlé has opened a EUR50m extension to its Wagner frozen pizza factory in Nonnweiler, Otzenhausen, Germany. The company's investment in the factory in Nonnweiler, Otzenhausen, announced in 2011, has increased ...
Tags: Nestlé, Frozen Pizza Facility
Food producer Almarai has ordered 240 new trucks of the MAN TGS type from MAN Truck & Bus, rejuvenating their current fleet of 1,290 MAN long-haul trucks. Almarai conducts the distribution of its chilled foods and dairy products ...
Tags: Trucks, Transportation
In March of this year, Wools of New Zealand became a fully grower owned company for the first time in its history. More than 700 New Zealand sheep farmers have invested in and are committed to the growth and sustainability of Wools of New ...