Artificial sweeteners are less likely to lead to weight gain in
overweight people than consumption of foods containing sucrose,
according to research from the US published this week. With rates
of obesity increasing worldwide, the...
US food giant ConAgra, which yesterday announced record profits,
will now be waiting for the financial year's end to assess the
negative impact the recently confirmed sale of its processed meats
division will have.
The EU competition authorities have approved the formation of a
joint venture within the flexible packaging industry in Northern
Europe between Danapak, Denmark and Teich Aktiengesellschaft,
Austria.
Anglo-Dutch food and consumer products giant Unilever is putting
its Malaysian palm oil estates up for sale, according to a report
in the Malaysian publication, Business Times.
Following a decline in the share of coir (coconut husk) materials
used in packaging, the Asia Pacific Coconut Community, representing
coconut producers in the region, has formed a strategic alliance to
develop the industry.
US cranberry ingredients company Ocean Spray ITG has appointed Jim
Lesser as group marketing manager of ITG & Foods Team. The move
is part of an internal restructure which sees the Ingredient
Technology Group and Foods team merging...
Starch ingredients company Cerestar formally launched a bio-organic
sweetener at Health Ingredients Europe in Paris this week.
CBio-Sweet is derived from bio-organic wheat and hydrolysed with
non-GMO enzymes.
Constar International, the US manufacturer of plastic drinks
bottles, has increased the size of its proposed initial public
stock offering to 16 million shares and cut the price to a range of
each share.
Bizerba, the UK-based packaging equipment manufacturer, has
launched a new checkweigher designed to provide weight measurement
and process control for food and beverage packaging.
The Biodegradable Products Institute in the US has awarded its
first Compostable Logo for food service items to Biocorp and
Veriplast International for biodegradable cups and food containers
manufactured by Cargill Dow.
The University of Florida has said that its newly introduced degree
course specialising in packaging currently ensures all its
graduates have job placements within the industry.
UK-based chilled desserts supplier Kensey Foods claims to have
increased the efficiency of its coding system by installing a
package coding management system from Claricom.
Sonoco has appointed Patrick Keese to the post of vice president,
global marketing, consumer products, with effect from 1 October
2002, the company's senior vice president has announced.
D'Angelo Brands, the Canadian food and beverage processor, has
purchased a state-of-the-art fruit juice processing plant in
Tiverton, Ontario. The purchase includes a 25,000 square foot
facility located on five acres of land.
