News & Analysis on the Bakery and Snacks Industries
Eureka, the pan-European network for industrial research & development, has developed a technique to recycle agricultural and industrial waste from food production to produce composts which can be used to help decontaminate and revitalise polluted land.
Speaking in Brussels earlier this week, European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection David Byrne announced the latest development on issues relating to food safety within an enlarged EU.
Leading Japanese emulsifier supplier Riken Vitamin is set to boost production at its subsidiary in Malaysia with the opening of a new plant this week. High hopes to increase market share.
Danisco is broadening its range of specialty fats with the introduction of Salatrim, a low-calorie alternative available for the European bakery and confectionery industries. The product was given its final approval from the EU on 1st December.
Iggesund Paperboard, part of the Swedish forest products group Holmen, is investing €33 million in its paperboard mills in both Sweden and the UK. The Swedish facility at Iggesunds Bruk will be equipped with a €16 million coating station, while the...
Austrian-based packaging giant the Frantschach Group has acquired a sack production plant in Aberdeen, UK. The facility has been bought from a subsidiary of the British Plaster Board (BPB), which has operated the production plant under the name of...
Early depletion of African gum stocks have driven up global prices of gum acacia. US company TIC gums this week passed the price rise of gum arabic on to the market.