All news articles for July 2013

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EnWave highlights dehydration tech at IFT 2013

By Jenni Spinner

EnWave Corp. sat down with FoodProductionDaily.com at IFT 2013 to discuss the evolution of dried foods and how they meet changing consumer demands.

Why there is great urgency for sustainability in palm oil

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Why there is great urgency for sustainability in palm oil

By Darrel Webber, secretary general of Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil

Increasing global consumption of palm oil poses serious sustainability challenges and raises questions about leading consumer nations’ responsibility in managing the footprint of its global supply chain. 

The peanut industry has spent $9m on peanut allergy research and education efforts

Peanuts prevail amid allergen anxieties

By Annie-Rose Harrison-Dunn

Anxiety surrounding peanut allergies has created the impression of an epidemic in the US but industry has remained resilient with sales showing 'excellent growth', the president of the American Peanut Council says.

A potato with two defects; too much peel (blue), sugar ends (red), healthy flesh (green).

Newcomer signs 'win-win' potato defect deal

By Jenny EAGLE

Key Technology has signed a licensing agreement with EVK and Insort to deploy a CIT (Chemical Imaging Technology) to improve product quality on potato processors. 

Japanese bean takes hold of Europe

Is azuki the next big bean?

By Annie-Rose Harrison-Dunn

The azuki bean, also known as adzuki and aduki, is more commonly found in Japanese kitchens, yet has recently been creeping into the European culinary consciousness. With its high nutritional value and gluten-free potential, could it be the next big thing...

EFSA (finally) backs folate supplements for neural tube defects

EFSA: "Increasing maternal folate status contributes to the reduction of the risk of NTD.”

EFSA (finally) backs folate supplements for neural tube defects

By Shane STARLING

Europe’s head science agency has joined other international authorities in backing B vitamin folate’s ability to reduce neural tube defects (NTDs) like spina bifida and hydrocephalus in early-stage foetuses.

The US, UK and Japan are the top three markets for chips, according to Euromonitor.

Can potato chip alternatives live up to health claims?

By Annie-Rose Harrison-Dunn

As part of the growing chip industry, supermarkets aisles are now populated by alternatives to the traditional potato-based snack. But how much of their “healthy version” branding can be pinned down to actual nutritional evidence?

KFC named China’s most powerful brand

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KFC named China’s most powerful brand

By RJ Whitehead

Fast food chain KFC tops the table in China as the most powerful international brand in the country, according to research compiled for the BBC.

Solvay management buys out Solactis

Solvay management buys out Solactis

By Shane STARLING

€13bn Belgian supplier Solvay has sold its Solactis nutrition division that includes galactofructose  (lactulose) to its former nutrition programme manager.

Pasta Foods Pacepacker Total Bag Control

Bagging system gets the thumbs up

By Jenny EAGLE

Pasta Foods is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its Total Bag Control (TBC) bagging system, which has been adapted over the years to meet the company’s changing needs.

tna hires former HBTS sales manager

tna hires former HBTS sales manager

By Fiona Barry

International food packager and processor tna has appointed former HBTS employee Ekaterina Krakovskaya as regional sales manager for Russia, Commonwealth of Independent States and the Baltics.

Food processors face increased pressure from retailers to check the verification of their labels

SI and Dimaco see pressure for label accuracy

By Jenny EAGLE

Software provider, Systems Integration, has teamed up with Dimaco inspection company to offer food processors label accuracy and pack verification, including promotion labels and label positioning.

EFSA chief resigns after 7 years

EFSA chief resigns after 7 years

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is looking for a new chief after executive director Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle resigned to work in the French public service.

Tate & Lyle meeting profit targets despite 4% US soft drink slide

Tate & Lyle meeting profit targets despite 4% US soft drink slide

By Shane STARLING

Tate & Lyle CEO Javed Ahmed says earning and profit forecasts are intact – “mid single digit growth” – despite an unseasonably cold spring that has contributed to an annual drop of 4% in the US soft drinks market and hit its specialty and bulk sweeteners...

Stegeman's 'Filet Americain' uses PPure packaging

Ultra-transparent plastic: in the clear

By Fiona Barry

RPC Tedeco-Gizeh has developed an ultra-clear polypropylene (PP) material to replace amorphous polyethylene terephthalate (A-PET) in its plastic containers.

The Innoprint machine can print directly onto PET bottles instead of using labels

KHS digital printing for bottles

By Jenny EAGLE

KHS will demonstrate its Innoprint machine, which can print directly onto PET bottles instead of using labels, at Drinktec 2013.

Mettler-Toledo launches 'The Ultimate Moisture & Water Guide'

Mettler-Toledo analyses water content in food

By Jenny EAGLE

Mettler-Toledo has launched a guide called 'The Ultimate Moisture & Water Guide' reviewing the advantages and disadvantages of the different methods of moisture and water content in food.

Obesity needs tackling, but only through considered measures

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Obesity needs tackling, but only through considered measures

By Katherine Rich, chief executive of the NZ Food & Grocery Council

The level of obesity among New Zealanders, and children in particular, is a major concern, with 28% of adults and one in 10 children aged between two and 14 classed as obese. What’s more, the figures are even higher when broken down by ethnicity. 

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