LEMO launches Zip-Pak compatible bagger
Germany-based packaging equipment provider LEMO Maschinenbau has launched the CAPmat-Slider, a bag-maker that allows packagers to reduce changeover downtime by up to 25 per cent.
Archives for October 10, 2004
Kraft nutrition labels to appease US government
The rising pressure on US food producers to play their part in improving the health of the world's fattest nation has led Kraft Foods to promise more nutritional information on selected snack, dairy and beverage products - a move which it hopes should...
Hain Celestial launches new functional cereals
Natural Foods Group Hain Celestial has introduced two new functional cereals designed to contribute to the development and maintenance of a healthy body, namely bone health and the immune system.
Buhler opens Asian rice extrusion plant
Buhler has developed a new extrusion process that allows white rice to be enriched with vitamins.
Europe ups steel packaging recycling rates
Steel packaging recycling in Europe increased by 1.3 per cent last year to reach just over 2.1 million tonnes, though the EU15 countries remain way ahead of new member states.
How to make it in China
The rules of the game in the Chinese food market are not as elsewhere, according to one of the world's leading authorities on the region's agribusiness. Payment rests on building relationships, and market positioning is best begun small and under the...