Archives for April 4, 2004

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Overseal expands in US, drives growth in natural colours

Natural colours UK firm Overseal Foods is set to carve a deeper position in the US market, signing a new distribution deal with US company RFI Ingredients and meeting growing demand for natural colouring foodstuffs, writes Lindsey Partos.

Label technology from Alcoa

A prototype label for PET bottles has been developed by packaging giant Alcoa. The label features cutting edge technology that could open up a number of new packaging design possibilities.

DSM: more accurate antibiotic test

DSM Food Specialties, the leading producer of ingredient solutions, has launched a new scanning kit that it claims can identify the presence of antibiotics in milk more accurately. The product is in line with traditional testing systems but the...

Heineken mulls Russia plant

Heineken, keen to increase its presence in the all-important Russian market, is said to be considering a huge investment to develop facilities in the Sverdlovsk region.