Engrain to develop international variants of shelf-life promoting enzymes
Enzyme specialist Engrain will develop new variants of its two blends that extend shelf-life in packaged bread, its technical sales manager says.
Archives for March 5, 2013
ULMA launches flow pack wrapper with rotary jaws
ULMA Packaging has unveiled a horizontal flow pack wrapper (HFFS) for the bakery, confectionery and produce industry.
Global report on food colours
Clean label trend helps drive natural colours to overtake synthetics
Natural colours have overtaken their synthetic counterparts for the first time ever, and the trend towards clean label products is one of the key drivers according to new data from Mintel and Leatherhead Food Research.
By-product of red meat industry to be used in bioplastics
A New Zealand-based biopolymers company is using by-products from the red meat and poultry industry to create bioplastics.
GEA targets fish processors with new equipment
A brine injection system and a customisable thermoforming machine capable of handling 100 packs a minute will be showcased by food processing equipment supplier GEA Food Solutions at trade show Seafood Processing Europe.
Horizon Milling and ConAgra Mills to join forces to create Ardent Mills: ‘We will bring some hybrid vigor’ says VP
A major new player in the flour milling industry will emerge later this year following the merger of ConAgra Mills and Horizon Milling (a joint venture between Cargill and CHS) to create a new company called Ardent Mills.
Crown patent to improve canned food processing
Crown has filed a patent involving induction heating in a bid to improve food processing in metal cans.
UK Burts Guinness chips do not breach alcohol marketing rules, says complaints panel
The independent complaints panel of the Portman Group has dismissed a complaint that suggested Burts Guinness flavored potato chips breached alcohol marketing rules.
Raisio sells €7m oat, soy and rice business to Norwegian firm
Finnish ag-food giant Raisio has sold its €7m a year oat, soy and rice foods business that includes its Soygurt business to €330m Norwegian food company Kavli.
‘Mixing different disciplines together is a great source of innovation’: Puratos R&D head
Bringing together teams to spark innovation and ideas is the driver behind Puratos’ €15m ($19.5m) investment in a new global research and development center, its R&D head says.
African yam bean RTE breakfast cereal holds promise for diabetics: Study
Ready-to-eat (RTE) breakfast cereal made using African yam bean, maize and coconut extract holds promise for diabetics, researchers say.