Dispatches from Pack Expo
Mettler-Toledo: More traceability needed on reject products
False rejects are the ‘worst thing’ that can happen to a food manufacturer, according to Mettler-Toledo, but more needs to be done on traceability.
Archives for September 23, 2013
Premier Foods: another boss quits
Premier Foods’ executive director and chief financial officer (cfo) Mark Moran is to leave the firm, in what City analyst Panmure Gordon called further evidence that “the revolving door continues to spin”.
PepsiCo eyes expansion with new AMEA CEO
PepsiCo has appointed a new chief executive officer for the Asia, Middle East and Africa (AMEA) region as it aims to bolster penetration in the region.
Dispatches from Pack Expo
DuPont: Do more with less high performance packages
DuPont showcased its Global Food Security Index at Pack Expo, highlighting a case study in Mexico where it created a duo-chamber pouch package, which lasts up to 12 months without refrigeration.
From the 20th International Congress of Nutrition in Granada, Spain
Unilever: Healthier food choices must be ‘doable’
The food industry came under attack last week at the International Congress of Nutrition (#ICN20) for not doing enough to improve the healthiness of its portfolios…unfairly, says Unilever.
JBT FoodTech freezes competition with mid-range capacity launches
JBT FoodTech has launched two spiral freezers to meet demand for cost effective mid-range capacities.
dispatches from pack expo
Molex makes automation connections at PACK EXPO
Molex is showing its automation components at PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2013.
Tyrrells forays into ‘permissible indulgence’ with apple crisps
UK-based Tyrrells has expanded its premium, hand-cooked chip portfolio with the launch of two apple varieties – taking the brand into permissible indulgence territory, its marketing manager says.
‘It’s a classic’: Flowers goes retro with Wonder bread roll-out
Flowers Foods is bringing Wonder bread back to shelves with retro pack designs in a bid to spark consumer nostalgia in the US, its vice president of marketing says.
Cereal makers worry as more Aussie schoolchildren skip breakfast
New government data has revealed that one in seven Australian schoolchildren are skipping breakfast, putting at risk their own health and perhaps also that of the country’s cereal makers.