News & Analysis on the Bakery and Snacks Industries
China is becoming more than just a low-cost manufacturing destination; its firms are locating in Germany as a means of gaining access to the EU market and tapping into technical know-how, writes Anthony Fletcher.
UK-based Mount Packaging has installed Coriolis flow measurement technology in order to provide continuous quality enhancements in the manufacture of automated filling systems.
There are rich pickings for food makers focusing on innovative products for the breakfast market, as a UK think tank finds less than one in five consumers actually enjoys the first meal of the day.
DSM, the largest food fermentation company in the world (in value terms) sees its combined food units beating industry growth for the year, but bakery still under pressure, reports Lindsey Partos.
Savi Technology has unveiled a new "tag and ship" offering enhanced with components from Symbol Technologies and Zebra Technologies that enables suppliers to quickly and cost-effectively meet new EPC-compliant, passive RFID shipment requirements.