API Group sells Chinese foil ops
API Group confirmed today that it has completed the sale of its majority stake in its loss-making Chinese foil venture, Shanghai Shen Yong Stamping Foil.
Archives for January 28, 2011
Five fire engines tackle blaze at Imperial Snack Foods
Five fire engines and a foam unit attended a fire at ethnic snackfood maker Imperial Snack Foods at the Culwell Trading Estate in Wolverhampton yesterday.
Step change in metal detection sensitivity on free-falling products - company
A significant boost in detection capabilities, flexibility and the assurance of food quality and safety compliance are benefits claimed by Mettler Toledo Safeline for its new metal detection system for free-falling products in vertically packed lines.
BASF increases European prices for resins and additives
BASF has announced immediate price increases in Europe for resins and additives for the packaging, printing and coating industries.
Bagel factory worker severs fingers in machinery
A UK-based bagel bakery has been fined after a worker severed two of his fingers in “unsafe” machinery while attempting to clear a dough blockage.
EC policy change on sugar could bring relief for bakers
The European Commission, in a policy about face, said it may open the import quota or allow the sale of out-of-quota sugar into the bloc - a move that would bring relief for bakers and other food makers set to negotiate new sugar contracts.
Study begins to unlock the development of child taste preferences
Children’s knowledge and consumption of fast food has a significant impact on their palate and preference for foods that are high in added sugars, salt and fats, according to new research.