'Good' Huhtamaki results hit by rising raw material prices
Huhtamaki has posted improved year-on-year figures for the first half of 2010 as it predicted better returns in H2 despite continued uncertainties in the market.
Archives for July 22, 2010
United Biscuits' units may split in private equity firm exit: analyst
The snacks and biscuits division of UK manufacturer United Biscuits could be parcelled out to different buyers, according to a research firm's analysis of the market following media reports the company is to be sold by its private equity owners.
Snyder’s-Lance merger creates no. 2 US salty snack company
Salty snack makers Snyder’s of Hanover and Lance, Inc. have signed a merger deal that creates the second largest salty snack company in the United States after Frito-Lay.
FDF: Resolve legal limbo on 'no added salt' claims
A clutch of widely-used nutrition claims from ‘no added salt’ and ‘low-Gi’ to ‘10% less fat’ remain in a state of legal limbo as discussions over whether to allow them under the health claims Regulation drag on.
Bakery shortening products win IFT Innovation Awards
Two bakery shortening products won Innovation Awards at the 2010 Institute of Food Technologists’ (IFT) Annual Meeting and Food Expo in Chicago this week.