News & Analysis on the Bakery and Snacks Industries
In the US, Crown Cork & Seal's executive vice president, Dr Daniel A. Abramowicz, has been seated on Clemson University's Packaging Advisory Board, an integral part of the school's Department of Packaging Science.
Snackmaker Frito-Lay, a unit of PepsiCo, said it will officially open its first Russian snacks factory, to make potato and corn chips, in Kashira, around 100 km south of Moscow, tomorrow.
McDonald's has today introduced reduced-fat French fries in its US restaurants. However, the company remains behind the curve on another public health issue - the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
French cork and barrel maker Sabate Diosos has said that poor first half results have been impacted by bad weather, surplus production capacity and a slowdown in orders.