Tetra Pak banks on emerging markets for growthTetra Pak said stronger sales in the final quarter of 2009 and emerging markets offset declining demand in Eastern Europe and Central Asia as it posted an increase in net sales of 1.2 per cent for the year to almost €9bn. Mettler-Toledo develops new inspection system for bottlesMettler-Toledo CI-Vision has developed a new 360 degree bottle inspection system to spot packaging and labelling defects. HVP recall expands to CanadaThe Canadian Food Inspection Agency has recalled products manufactured in Canada, after it emerged they contained recalled hydrolyzed vegetable protein from a salmonella-tainted facility in the US. Linpac owners mull sell-off optionsOwners of UK packaging giant Linpac have launched a strategy review that could see the company broken up and sold off. |
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Dutch chemical company, DSM has sold its LAFTI range of probiotic strains targeted at immunity enhancement to the Institut Rosell-Lallemand but is to retain the dairy segment.
The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has claimed that a European Court of Justice ruling about tobacco products is a major setback for Scottish plans to introduce minimum alcohol pricing.
Soybean lecithin coated with a biopolymer may provide an encapsulation technique for a range of ingredients, according to a study from an international team of researchers.
Einkorn (Triticum monococcum) wheat supplies more carotenoids than durum and bread wheats in finished food products, according to research evaluating carotenoid degradation during bread, biscuit and pasta manufacturing.
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Walmart has set a target of eliminating 20m metric tons of green house gas (GHG) from its supply chain by the end of 2015...