Archives for January 2, 2014

Magna Capper 2013 best seller: Applies and torques caps at speeds up to 60cpm

BellatRx celebrates 2014 with global expansion

BellatRx, which is based in North America and makes machinery for Santini Foods and Organic Spices, has expanded into Indonesia, Israel, South Africa and Ireland.

General Mills debuts subscription snack service

General Mills is experimenting with a concept that ships snacks directly to consumers through a subscription service. Called Nibblr, the service offers four small boxes of various snacks for $6. 

FPD serves up hot industry topics in 2014

Automation, sustainability, shelf-life extension, smart packaging and other technologies are some of the items FoodProductionDaily has planned for the year.

Frito-Lay granted US patent for reduced oil potato chip process

Frito-Lay has been granted a US patent for its low pressure processing method to make reduced oil potato chips.

Back to Nature Foods acquires SnackWell’s from Mondelez

Back to Nature Foods plans to increase its scale in the ‘important’ cookie and cracker categories with newly acquired SnackWell’s business.

Study finds non-wheat African steamed breads need improvement

Industry must improve the quality of maize and sorghum steamed breads to ensure an appealing, cheaper alternative to wheat breads in Africa, say researchers.