News & Analysis on the Bakery and Snacks Industries
Field Packaging, a wholly owned subsidiary of Chesapeake Corporation, recently won the top award in the confectionery category at the 2004 Pro Carton/ECMA (European Carton Manufacturers Association) Carton Awards annual competition.
The Danish Brewery Group, Denmark's second largest beer maker, has strengthened its position in the Baltic markets through the acquisition of a controlling stake in Lacplesa Alus, Latvia's number three brewer.
Thin, flexible and easy to handle - that is the major food packaging trend emerging on the Polish market, helped along by rising sales of dairy products and new hygiene laws on baked goods in shops, writes Chris Mercer.
Food makers will be encouraged to use green and black tea in their food formulations as science builds a picture of the possible health benefits, most recently that they could improve memory.
Scientists in Germany have applied a medical profession technique to create bacteria-fighting packaging that can be applied to liquid products such as milk.
Squeezed margins from 'fierce competition' have hit profits at Swedish oils and fats firm Karlshamns, which this week announced job cuts in the context of a cost saving programme.