News & Analysis on the Bakery and Snacks Industries
Milling & Grains bite-size news
HGCA reports buoyant global grain market, WA aims to double grain value by 2025, Cargill takes action again Viterra, and EPA approves new herbicide.
dispatches from empack 2014, stockholm
Designing and re-launching packaging is a process that needs to move fast – otherwise products risk being irrelevant, attendees at Empack 2014 in Stockholm heard last week.
Tomra Sorting Solutions has launched its Falcon belt sorter at SIAL in Paris Nord Villepinte, France, this week.
The Worshipful Company of Bakers is looking for a partner to develop and drive forward its bakery quality stamp in the UK.
Olive oil withstands the heat of the fryer or pan better than several seed oils and also yields healthier foods, say researchers.
Firm will introduce automated palletising at the end of the year
Procap plastic caps and closures has opened a €9m production and storage facility in Hoboken, Belgium and expects a €3m growth in turnover over the next three years.
Australasia
Australasia’s food regulator has released a consultation paper on the back of calls by an Australian food industry body for the start date for new dietary fibre content claims to be delayed.
Knowing what consumers want is critical for any miller looking to differentiate and stay competitive in an increasingly consolidated market, says the VP of operations at Dakota Specialty Milling.
A blue-green algae enzyme could drive plant crop productivity up by 50%, claim scientists from Rothamsted Research.
Heinz Beanz in microwavable pots, John West tuna in pouches: challenges to tins
Demand for pouches in the ambient fish category will grow from 8.7m packs in 2013 to 15.1m packs by 2018 – illustrating the dent newer, easy-to-open, packaging formats are making in the market for tinned food in the UK.