Corn exports from the US Gulf set to reach new heights
The expansion of the Panama Canal will boost corn exports from the US Gulf, increasing its competitive edge both nationally and on an international scale, says Rabobank.
Archives for January 9, 2014
Action on Sugar: New global campaign takes aim at high level of sugar in foods and drinks
A new global campaign will bring together experts and policy makers to tackle the current global epidemic of obesity and diabetes by reducing 'unnecessarily high' levels of sugar in food and beverage products.
Smithfield launches front-of-pack nutrition labeling
Healthy Ones Deli, a Smithfield Foods brand, has revamped packaging for its line of meats to entice consumers with brighter packaging, easy-to-read messaging and new product varieties.
Genius ‘suitably busy’ amid global expansion
Gluten-free major Genuis is suitably busy with an ambitious international expansion plan as it moves into the United Arab Emirates (UAE), its commercial director says.
Portion size packaging machinery to showcase at Interpack 2014
Multivac scoops Heinz Ketchup deal
Multivac has landed a deal with Heinz Ketchup and will install one of its R535 thermoform packaging machines at a factory in the US next week.
Bite-size Milling & Grains news
Global cereal crops plateauing, Olam divests Lansing stake, EU grains to fall in ‘14
About 30% of the major global cereal crops may have reached their maximum yields, Olam International is dumping its 50% stake in Lansing Olam Canada to focus on the rest of its grain business, and despite notable gains in wheat production, the EU grain...
Pro Mach snaps up capping company
Pro Mach has completed acquisition of Zalkin, a company specializing in capping machinery.
US in-store bakery market worth $13 bn
Despite that they account for a relatively small percentage of perishable dollar sales at most retailers, in-store bakeries are thriving, according to recent data from Packaged Facts.
Bite-size Milling & Grains Science
Genetic engineering for nutritional crops, pest control versus price and weather-strong crops
Genetically engineering a new generation of nutritionally-rich cereals, managing herbicide resistance and abiotic stress in crops, and considering cost over pest control are covered.