Taste for strong flavors fueling $800bn processed meat market
With consumers around the world increasingly hungry for high-protein edibles, sales of processed meats are climbing.
Archives for March 26, 2014
Taghleef invests in Hungary to boost 5-layer capacity
Taghleef Industries (Ti) has upgraded a production line in Hungary that will start up at the beginning of June to boost its 5-layer capacity in Europe.
EXCLUSIVE INSIGHT FROM BCTGM ON KELLOGG MEMPHIS LOCKOUT
BCTGM: Kellogg’s Memphis lockout is illegal
Kellogg’s Memphis lockout is unlawful because employment terms are covered by a master contract that cannot be negotiated ahead of expiry in 2015, says the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers union.
Fish frenzy! 2 Sisters expansion means 10m more ready meals
2 Sisters Food Group has announced a multi-million pound expansion of its ready meals plant in Carlisle, UK that will increase the factory’s output from 80m-90m meals a year.
Call for UK-wide folic acid fortification
The government at Westminster is being urged to press ahead with mandatory fortification of bread and flour with folic acid across the UK in a bid to reduce neural tube defects in foetuses.
BEMA: Flexibility and sanitation go hand-in-hand
Flexible bakery lines and equipment must always consider sanitation because these issues have converged, says the head of the Bakery, Equipment, Manufacturers and Allieds (BEMA) Association.
SNACKING ON IDEAS WITH SALLY LYONS WYATT: PART II
IRI on snacks 2014: ‘Consider this your transition year’
Snack firms should brace for a transition year shaped by new competition but brimming with opportunities in digital brand building and expansion, says a leading sector analyst.
Fria hungry for free-from expansion in UK
Scandinavian frozen free-from major Fria will ramp up its UK presence over 2014, focusing on major retailers in particular, its export manager says.