Breaking News on Food Processing & Packaging

PepsiCo imports fail Chinese quality control

23-Sep-2009 - , chocolates and grape juice supplied from 60 countries or regions including the US, Japan and European Union

New flow meter for high-viscosity fluids

10-Sep-2009 - liquids, including chocolate, caramel, corn syrup, mayonnaise and frosting,” says the company. “In many

New enzyme makes melamine detection easier and cheaper, say researchers

28-Jul-2009 - they said would make detection of melamine in milk, powdered milk, cream, ice-cream and chocolate drinks

E.coli contamination confirmed in Nestle dough

30-Jun-2009 - ’s chocolate cookie dough made at the company’s Virginia plant in February. The contaminated sample, which had . However, none of the main ingredients in the dough – such as butter, chocolate, flour, milk or eggs

Bar product distribution station increases plant efficiency, says company

25-Jun-2009 - -effective product distribution system (PDS)” with the ability to carry up to 160 rows of bar products, chocolate

Nestle USA recalls all raw dough products on E.coli contamination fears

22-Jun-2009 - of Toll House morsels, chocolate baking bars, or cocoa, and Dreyer's and Edy's ice cream products

News in brief

Nestle wins packaging court case with Mars

29-May-2009 - the two. But even though both brands use a red bag displaying round chocolate sweets

World's food safety labs ready to detect melamine

14-May-2009 - . Although the EU does not import milk or other dairy products from China, processed food such as chocolates

News in brief

Mars aims to turn chocolate bar wrappers into new products

22-Apr-2009 - Mars aims to turn chocolate bar wrappers into new products

Healthy lifestyle trend influences machine design

21-Apr-2009 - wrapper, the Pack 201, which was designed originally to handle chocolate bars and biscuits, now has

Hershey launches travel confectionary range

19-Nov-2009 - exclusive products including Hershey’s Kisses, Hershey’s Nuggets chocolates and Reese’s and Hershey ... exclusive products including Hershey’s Kisses, Hershey’s Nuggets chocolates and Reese’s and Hershey ... claims brand’s popularity is built on its 'distinct chocolate taste, unique conical shape, individually wrapped foils, and paper plumes'. Hershey’s Nuggets chocolates are now being sold in a travel retail

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Dispatches from ADICT by SIAL Paris

Food innovation success demands consumer perception of benefits

18-Nov-2009 - information from the internet. Or in the US, says XTC, people can make their own M&M [chocolate coated 100 calorie chocolate bar, for example, that effectively hands over responsibility for calorie intake

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Child food allergies on the rise in the US

17-Nov-2009 - ,241 manufactured food products and found that 17 percent included advisory labels, with chocolate confectionery

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Dark chocolate could be stress buster

16-Nov-2009 - Dark chocolate could be stress buster ... Daily consumption of 40 grams of dark chocolate for two weeks can reduce stress and benefit ... Daily consumption of 40 grams of dark chocolate for two weeks can reduce stress and benefit ... their results show that eating dark chocolate daily reduced stress hormone levels in those who had high anxiety implications of dark chocolate constituents, with the flavonoids in cocoa linked to better cardiovascular

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Barry Callebaut profits grow as chocolate market shrinks

13-Nov-2009 - Barry Callebaut profits grow as chocolate market shrinks ... Chocolate maker Barry Callebaut has reported increased profits and sales volumes for the full 2008/09 fiscal year, despite shrinking global chocolate consumption. ... Chocolate maker Barry Callebaut has reported increased profits and sales volumes for the full 2008/09 fiscal year, despite shrinking global chocolate consumption. ... speculation that chocolate might prove to be recession proof. The theory was that consumers would continue to treat themselves to small luxuries like chocolate even as they cut back on other non-essentials. However ... chocolate, recession

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Packaging innovation aimed at low scale confectionery makers

13-Nov-2009 - ConfectioneryNews.com that it is seeing a resurgence of tins in candy, chocolate, mint and gum packaging for 70 years for its seasonal Roses brand of chocolates for a lighter cardboard box version, citing

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AAK seeking acquisitions

12-Nov-2009 - , since it is affected by world market price fluctuations. Chocolate and confectionery fat sales have been especially affects by reduced demand for chocolate in the recession. It drew attention

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Nestle may move Fairtrade with Kit Kat

10-Nov-2009 - Media reports have suggested that Nestlé's leading chocolate brand Kit Kat is set to become chocolate. ... Media reports have suggested that Nestlé's leading chocolate brand Kit Kat is set to become chocolate. ... KitKat is the biggest selling chocolate bar in the UK and it sales in that country have risen 8 of Fairtrade into the minds of chocolate consumers. However, a spokesperson for the UK arm of Swiss giant

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First shipment of UTZ cocoa reaches Europe

10-Nov-2009 - Cocoa and Chocolate. At the moment Cargill is the only company shipping UTZ certified cocoa, as two Cocoa & Chocolate said: “We currently have 12 other co-operatives moving towards certification

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Anti-ageing snacks market forecast to grow

09-Nov-2009 - on a high-in-antioxidants platform, including chocolate and cereal bars, most do not specifically refer

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