Breaking News on Food Processing & Packaging

Sidel claims world’s lightest hot-fill PET bottle

20-Nov-2009 - lightweighting advance and one that allows companies to be more sustainable and save on material costs,” Sidel

Coca-Cola packaging redesign spearheads global strategy

18-Nov-2009 - , sustainability efforts, strategic partnerships and the debut of successful juice products in additional markets

Coca-Cola begins global launch of plant-based PET bottle

17-Nov-2009 - as a “major step along our sustainable packaging journey”, chairman and CEO Muhtar Kent said Coke of sustainable resources for the climate group, said: "While Coca-Cola is just beginning to bring its plant ... PET, sustainable

High energy prices prompt fourfold rise in bioplastics demand

16-Nov-2009 - will be consumer demand for more environmentally-sustainable products, the development of bio-based feedstocks . Other factors underpinning the rise will be consumer demand for more environmentally-sustainable

Silver-coated poultry crates help cut bacteria contamination

13-Nov-2009 - suggest that BioCote protection is sustainable throughout the cycle of the crates, from contact

New valve delivers quicker filling and dispensing

03-Nov-2009 - that this better first quarter performance will be sustained for the full year.”

Velvety PETG film protects drinks from light damage

30-Oct-2009 - the films. With regards to sustainability, Printpack said NeoAffinia delivers more film per pound due to its

Asda green packaging scorecard to launch next year

27-Oct-2009 - together a think-tank of experts known as the Sustainable Value Network (SVN). This broad group, consisting it prevents more than offsets the energy used in its production.” Wal-Mart unveiled its Sustainable ... packaging, Wal-Mart, sustainability

Tetra Pak's 1.5 billion eco-cartons in UK & Ireland

23-Oct-2009 - sustainable approach to business is of critical value to retailers, brands and consumers, and FSC impact on the forests of the world, and supporting a more sustainable pattern to the way we lead our

Meat processors performing worst in sustainability stakes

19-Oct-2009 - Meat processors performing worst in sustainability stakes ... Meat processors are lagging behind other industry sectors when it comes to sustainability ... Meat processors are lagging behind other industry sectors when it comes to sustainability ... In its report Towards Sustainability - 2007/08, the AFGC said the meat sector needed an average of 17 of our members are at different stages of engagement on their sustainability journey, but through open ... sustainability, recycling, energy, green

Dispatches from FiE

Food sector at the forefront of sustainability, says Oxfam

20-Nov-2009 - Food sector at the forefront of sustainability, says Oxfam ... Food and beverage manufacturers are driving sustainability in the supply chain, says an Oxfam ... Food and beverage manufacturers are driving sustainability in the supply chain, says an Oxfam ... their contribution to development. Sustainability has become core business, and companies’ activities can bring large -scale change and help them be competitive. Dr Lea Borkenhagen, head of Oxfam’s Sustainable Livelihoods ... Oxfam, FMCG, sustainability

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Ethical economic model spells opportunity for food firms

19-Nov-2009 - Sound business sense, and not consumer demand, is driving food firms to build sustainability ... Sound business sense, and not consumer demand, is driving food firms to build sustainability ... conference in Paris on Tuesday. "We must be sustainable to be present on the market in fifteen years . Growing awareness among consumers about sustainability issues - ranging from recycling to fair wages ... Malongo, sustainability, Findus

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Food firms: cash number one barrier to innovation

19-Nov-2009 - firms questioned currently hail from exports. Health and sustainability hold the biggest potential on developing their sustainability axis as well as new technologies or processes that will allow them to reduce

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PureCircle raises $67.18m for stevia investment

18-Nov-2009 - for its stevia products driven by the need to cut sugar intakes, improve sustainability and the desire to reduce sugar consumption by 25 per cent by 2012.” Also, stevia can be produced far more sustainably

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Dispatches from ADICT by SIAL Paris

Food innovation success demands consumer perception of benefits

18-Nov-2009 - awareness of the environment, and its fragility. Firms are today eager to demonstrate their sustainability

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GM soybean oil increases omega-3 EPA in blood, says research

17-Nov-2009 - , researchers are on the look out for an alternative, more sustainable source of the heart friendly fatty acid

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Food firms should tap opportunities in developing countries

16-Nov-2009 - of basic calories and proteins in a sustainable way, the second to generate reliable incomes for farmers important challenge to "sustainable production of food is water". And in a statement released

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Arla plans billion litre milk processing plant near London

16-Nov-2009 - processing facility in the world, with top environmental credentials. “Incorporating the most sustainable

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Report reveals green packaging progress and potential

13-Nov-2009 - Figures from the Dairy UK sustainability report reveal progress on green packaging ... Figures from the Dairy UK sustainability report reveal progress on green packaging ... Dairy UK published its first ever Sustainability Report this week, ahead of the Copenhagen

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Barry Callebaut profits grow as chocolate market shrinks

13-Nov-2009 - that “sustained double-digit sales growth in Eastern Europe, particularly in Poland, partly compensated

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