General Mills and Procter & Gamble (P&G) are coming under pressure from a shareholder advocacy group to reduce post-consumer waste by collecting and recycling product packaging at their US operations.
Leading industrial chocolate supplier Barry Callebaut has opened its first cocoa pilot plant in North America, a move that follows its reported objective to grow its chocolate volume sales by between 6 to 8 per cent up to 2013.
It’s too early to predict the impact of huge rises in wheat prices on European flour products such as bread and biscuits, according to the National Association of British & Irish Millers.
A leading US industry body for metal packaging said the canned food and drinks sectors are bowing to consumer pressure and seeking alternatives to bisphenol A (BPA) - as it dismissed the findings of a study that found the chemical had leached into 92...
Signs of recovery in the bakery ingredients market are not yet evident, according to Dutch supplier CSM as first quarter results released this week show a decline in volumes by 1.2 per cent on Q1 2009.
LyondellBasell Industries said it plans to close its polypropylene (PP) plant in Terni, Italy, as demand for the product continues to be hit by the global economic downturn.
Growing demand for convenience food and technical advances in packaging will be two of the main drivers behind US demand for frozen food packaging reaching almost $7bn in 2013, according to a new report.
Bemis said a gradual improvement in demand for flexible packaging, especially for shelf-life extension products, was a major factor in it posting better than expected Q4 and year end results.
Less than five percent of Americans are exceeding safe limits of folic acid despite intakes from a multitude of sources, both enriched and natural, says a new study.
Sales of private label products are still growing, having “significantly increased” over the past year, according to new research from The Nielsen Company.
National Confectioners Association (NCA) has rejected data and factual claims from a new study suggesting that confectionery makers are returning to the US.
Industrial accidents are not funny. Does anyone need a reminder? Apparently yes; judging by how some headline writers and bloggers made light of the plight of Vincent Smith who died last week after falling into a vat of liquid chocolate at a New Jersey...
With global consumption rates of fiber still well below recommended intake levels, consumers in Latin America and the US are most aware of the need to add more fiber into their diets, while awareness in Europe still lags behind.
Costs for agri-commodities will hover high in the short term with prices "more likely to rise than fall", despite a contraction in global demand, concludes a new report from Credit Suisse.
The economic recession is biting across the globe, and bleeding casualties litter all industries, but now is not the time to cower. Those willing to spend may provoke a stimulation of their business that could set them up for years, if not decades, to...
The ongoing slide of global capitalism is decimating industries, but the food supplements industry is not one of them as fraught consumers turn to its potential low-cost, anti-medical, wellness promise.
Fresh evidence from researchers in the US suggests that substituting refined sweeteners with unrefined equivalents in food formulations could raise disease-fighting antioxidants in consumer diets.
New, better performing packaging equipment that is energy and waste efficient will help deter competition from used and rebuilt machinery suppliers over the next few years, claims a new report.
“Food is a weapon – don’t waste it.” This message, which featured on a Second World War poster issued by the US Office of War Information in 1943, is a lesson from history we would do well to heed.
Bakers and snack makers looking to boost the protein profile for their organic food applications could turn to two peanut flours recently launched onto the market by US firm Golden Peanut.
The Miller Brewing Company will not be following in the footsteps
of rivals by reformulating its caffeinated alcohol brands in the
US, claiming the products are fully compliant with regulatory and
labelling guidelines in the country.
Two UK food processing and packaging equipment manufacturers, Wright Machinery and Double D Food Engineering, are to join forces with US companies to extend their global reach.
The consumption of popcorn is associated with a substantially
higher intake of whole grains and dietary fibre, says research,
indicating its benefits as a healthy snack.
Some food and beverage manufacturers may switch from high fructose
corn syrup (HFCS) to sugar as a result of high corn prices, but
this is only likely to be the case for relatively small scale
users, according to a consultant.
UK soup company Baxters is set to roll out new microwaveable pots
for its soup brands across the country, hoping to ride the trend
for snack foods that are both convenient and healthy.
EU regulators and processors say they are examining the use of diacetyl for foods, following reports of hundreds of US workers falling ill from a deadly lung disease linked to the inhalation of the popcorn flavouring chemical.
Healthy, environmentally friendly and delivered in a minimum time
period - a new water vending machine uses radio frequency
identification (RFID) to hit all the market trends.
BakeMark UK is set to extend its range of branded cookies with a
new product to be launched at this year's IFE trade fair which the
company hopes will tune into the consumer trend of US-style bakery.
US scientists have cloned a gene present in wheat and barley in
research which opens up the potential for cultivating the crops in
a wider range of climates, thereby increasing production and
supply.
A new report into irradiation finds conflicting and inconsistent
regulatory approaches to the use of the technology worldwide, a
problem for multinational processors who are using the technique as
a food safety measure.
US scientists have identified a gene from wild wheat that could
increase protein and micronutrient content of its cultivated cousin
by 10 to 15 per cent, and could soon be used in food products with
enhanced nutritional value.
If the Chinese government gives in to mounting international
pressure to revalue its currency, it could spell the end of cheap
exports, a move that many anticipate would have a knock-on effect
on raw materials costs for the food industry....
US based confectionery maker Hershey has launched a new range of
chocolate, designed to offer consumers a more upmarket version of
the traditional indulgence.
World coffee production over the next year will rise by nearly ten
per cent, or nearly 11 million bags, over the previous year,
fuelling a rising demand for the brew, according to a forecast
report.
A $5m project aimed at identifying and improving the genetic
make-up of barley could lead to higher yields and a better quality
crop, said the US Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns on Friday.
Wholegrains, but not refined grains, could lower blood
triglycerides, a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, say
researchers from the US Agricultural Research Service.
Leading agribusiness Syngenta could be set to introduce the world's
first genetically modified wheat seed by early next decade, a move
fully supported by American wheat industry organizations.
US cranberry co-operative Ocean Spray is launching a low sugar,
high fiber sweetened dry cranberry product designed for use in a
variety of health positioned food applications including baked
goods and cereals.
A fortified bread product targeted at children is to be introduced
this month in the US by George Weston Bakeries. The move comes as
bakers are increasingly churning out kid-friendly products in an
attempt to cash in on parents'...
