Salt manufacturer invests in $1.3m packaging line
Salt of the Earth has spent $1.3m on an automatic packaging production line to improve the quality of its products and expand the number of its pack options.
Archives for May 27, 2014
Is that a snack or a candy? ‘It’s so blurred now’, says NCA president
Snacks and confectionery have truly blurred from a product perspective and retail slant, says the president of the National Confectioners Association (NCA).
Developing western snacks with an ‘Arabic’ spin on them
tna sees Middle East as fastest growing market
The Middle East is the fastest growing market, in terms of business growth for tna, according to Michael Green, managing director, tna Australia.
Sustainable farming: Bi-cropping could extract phosphorus reserves
Coupling cereal crops with complementary legume traits could double the availability of phosphorus in soils and reduce farmers’ dependence on fertilizers, say scientists.
General Mills and Kellogg refute Oxfam climate change attack
General Mills and Kellogg have dismissed Oxfam’s claim that they are the ‘worst offenders’ on global greenhouse gas emissions and not doing enough to tackle climate change.
Cereal entrepreneurs seek to engage kids in effort to improve category's nutrition
The founders of Bitsy’s Brainfood, which has launched a new line of childrens’ breakfast cereals to go with its cookies, used their experience as mothers and working with kids in eductation and nonprofit organizations to drive their goals for the brand,...
Milling & Grains Bite-size news
Ardent Mills needs divestments, UK wheat recovery, drip irrigation revival, corn research
Ardent Mills venture OK with divestment, UK wheat harvest recovering, Drip irrigation revival in South West France, Major’s to fund Canadian research, Pakistan cement bag controversy.
EWG slams added sugar in kids' cereals; Gen Mills says it's leading the way in sugar reduction
A recent analysis of more than 1,500 cereals, including 181 marketed for children, by the Environmental Working Group found that a person eating an average serving of cereal a day for a year ends up consuming 10 pounds of sugar.