News & Analysis on the Bakery and Snacks Industries
DMV International, the industrial ingredients division of Campina, is investing €57 million in its whey processing and food ingredient facilities in Veghel, the Netherlands as part of the group's overall strategy to concentrate on key sectors of the...
Shaving off unprofitable units, Dutch ingredients firm CSM said this week it would close four of its bakery ingredients distribution units in the US.
UK supermarket Waitrose has introduced a selenium-enriched bread, designed to give British consumers their daily required intake of the mineral.
The Australian Institute of Packaging has held a forum addressing government moves to introduce stricter accountability for recycling and the impact it will have on the industry. Speakers pointed out challenges such as recycling often proving to be...
Race for the next high margin ingredient continues as the UK maker of Splenda sweetener signs off $46 million over the next five years to invest in "next-generation food and industrial ingredients".
Two US pasta companies have joined forces to try and deal with the crumbling pasta consumption, mainly blamed on low-carb lifestyles, that threatens to streamline the whole industry, reports Chris Mercer.
Aetna UK is offering a range of upgrades to existing customers of the Robopac automatic pallet stretch wrappers.
When nutritional labeling comes into force in Canada later this year, manufacturers may also take advantage of the need to change their labels to stipulate whether their products' ingredients are genetically engineered.
Increases in European steel values have made the EU the most expensive market in the world, with inevitable consequences for the region's packaging industry. Anthony Fletcher reports.
Paxar has recently qualified as a supplier of RFID smart labels containing Alien Class 1 transponders.
As the deadline for trans fats labeling approaches, confectionery manufacturer Wilbur last week launched a zero trans fat cinnamon drop.