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30-Sep-2002
American food industry firms up links with Cuba
American food companies expanded their foothold in Cuba's long forbidden market last week, advocating normal business ties with the communist-run island. During last week's US...
New liquid packaging concept
Spanish company Isurpak Asmalanak has developed a liquid packaging system which it claims is far more recyclable than any existing product on the market. The...
Fault-proofing package design
When it comes to food packaging it is crucial to get the design right first time, every time. However, according to Roland ten Klooster, a...
Irish Glass closure leaves Ardagh with €439,000 loss
Having closed its Irish Glass Bottle Company with the loss of 375 jobs earlier this year, Ardagh has reported an operating profit from its continuing...
Food recycling
Unsold bakery products may well become the animal feed of tomorrow, following moves by a US company to recycle foods more efficiently, according to a...
27-Sep-2002
Dow Europe to open new PET facility
Dow Europe, the Swiss based European division of the global chemicals group, has said that it intends to build a second world scale PET production...
New test for food contaminants
Biacore International, the Swedish-based global Surface Plasmon Resonance specialist, has launched a new rapid screening kit for thedetection of ractopamine drug residues in food. The...
Cadbury chief to head FDF
John Sunderland, the CEO of UK confectionery and soft drinks group Cadbury Schweppes, has been elected president of the Food and Drink Federation (FDF), the...
Ball to web cast 3Q earnings
Ball Corporation will release its third quarter 2002 earnings on Thursday 24 October before trading begins on the New York Stock Exchange. At 9am US...
Sonoco restructures UK operations
Sonoco, the global packaging company, has said that it will restructure itsUnited Kingdom-based tube and core business, resulting in the closure of itsLeek Staffordshire plant...
Getting packaging design right, first time
Recalling products because of design flaws can be prevented, according to packaging researcher Roland ten Klooster, who will give a presentation on the subject. Ten...
API increases prices in Europe
In order to improve flagging financial results, global steel packaging manufacturer, Arcelor Packaging International, has said that it will increase its prices in France and...
26-Sep-2002
New plant leads to losses for Pennexx
Pennexx Foods, a leading provider of case-ready meat to retail supermarkets in the US, has said that the costs of vacating its former plant in...
Grafobal delists from Lithuanian stock exchange
The board of the National Stock Exchange of Lithuania (NSEL) has decided to remove shares in Grafobal Vilnius, the paper and paperboard packaging manufacturer, from...
Nova-Pack forum addresses key industry concerns
The Nova-Pack Europe show, which is currently running in Dusseldorf, Germany, is featuring a forum on the business advantage for PET containers, held by the...
Amcor targets global growth opportunities
Amcor chairman Chris Roberts has said that he expects targeted growth opportunities within the existing business will deliver improved earnings and increased cash flow, according...
New high-speed bag inserter
The B240 bag inserter uses novel Parallel Motion, which is still awaiting patenting in the US, has been unveiled by Pearson Packaging. The system has...
25-Sep-2002
Alcan sells British R&D centre
Alcan, the Canada-based beverage can manufacturer, has sold its 72-year-old research centre in Britain as the company makes further moves to consolidate its operations and...
ALS launches new labelling technology at PPMA show
UK company Advanced Labelling Systems (ALS) has launched the new ALX 3138 print and apply system at PPMA 2002, which is being held at the...
Sunrise Soya Foods buys production facility
Sunrise Soya Foods, the Canada-based tofu maker, has purchased Quebec-based tofu line Nutrisoya in an effort to expand its production facilities. Nutrisoya, one of the...
New manufacturing sites for Plastipak
US packaging provider Plastipak Packaging has announced the addition of two strategic locations to supply the rigid container market with liquid food, carbonated soft drink,...
Redesigned case erector
US company SWF Companies' CE 151 case erector has undergone a redesign to improve its functionality. The redesign of this high speed, automatic case erector/bottom...
International pressure forces five Indian seafood units to close
The Indian Export Inspection Agency (EIA) has issued directives to five major seafood processing units across the country to cease production, according to a report...
24-Sep-2002
Sidel to launch management system
Sidel, the French company specialising in machinery for liquid packaging, has announced a new service which it will be previewing at the forthcoming Emballage World...
Sunrise Soya Foods opens Toronto plant
Sunrise Soya Foods, Canada's largest tofu manufacturer, officially opened its new Toronto manufacturing facility today. The state-of-the-art, 30,000 square foot facility will be opened by...
US plastic film demand increases
A recent report by the Freedonia Group suggests that plastic film demand in the US will increase 2.6 per cent per annum to 14.6 billion...
Pactiv to buy 70 per cent of Jaguar
Pactiv is to purchase 70 per cent of Mexico-based Jaguar, a leading thermoformer of high impact polystyrene for cold cups and plates and polystyrene foam...
Soy may cut risk of cancer
Consuming tofu and other soy-based foods significantly lowers levels of a class of oestrogens normally associated with breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women, according to...
Australian gov helps manufacturers
The Australian Federal Agriculture Minister and National Food Industry Council chairman Warren Truss has launched a A$34.7 million (€19.25m) initiative to secure the future viability...
Freezable adhesive labels
US company National Starch & Chemicals has developed a new, waterborne, tackified, acrylic, pressure sensitive adhesive which is suitable for paper or film labels in...
23-Sep-2002
Glass recycling plant opens
United Glass has officially opened its glass recycling centre in Alloa, Scotland. The £1.3 million (€2m) project was funded by an investment of Packaging Recovery...
EU approves Bunge takeover
The European Union Commission has given the go ahead for US-based Bunge to buy a 55 per cent stake in French competitor Cereol , in...
Krones launches space saving machines
Designed to meet the space saving packaging machines needs of food and beverage manufacturers', the Krones Group will preview shrink packer and bottle inspection machines...
FDA inspects NZ dairy sites
Dairy multinational Fonterra confirmed this week that the US Food & Drug Administration has inspected two of its New Zealand manufacturing sites as part of...
Paving the way for emerging markets
This year's Health Ingredients Europe, which took place in Paris last week, saw many of the usual European names and faces, but some visitors will...
Fighting for survival?
Talk of consolidation in the German beer market has been going on for many years now, and while a certain number of major brewers have...
New technology to extend shelf life
Scientists at the University of Georgia, US have confirmed that a new product, FreshTech, could be effective in the control of bacterial growth and extend...
First steps for infant EFSA
At the inaugural meeting of the European Food Safety Authority on 18 -19 September, the freshly selected management board of the new EFSA started to...
Growing demand for microbial scanners
Interactive, a US-based company that holds the rights to light based scanners used to inspect meat for microbial contamination, is increasing production of its small,...
20-Sep-2002
Constar PET award winner
Constar, the plastic packaging division of Crown Cork & Seal Company, has announced the development of the first PET water package capable of being dispensed...
Artificial sweeteners get healthy boost
Artificial sweeteners are less likely to lead to weight gain than consumption of foods containing sucrose, according to research from the US published this week....
FSA guides the food industry
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published a guide to the provisions of the 1990 Food Safety Act and other UK legislation covering the...
ConAgra strengthens position
US food giant ConAgra, which yesterday announced record profits, will now be waiting for the financial year's end to assess the negative impact the recently...
Food test kit gets AOAC certification
Biacore International has had its food analysis kit, used for the rapid routine testing of the vitamin food supplement folic acid, fully validated and certified...
Wessanen quits dairy sector
Dutch firm Wessanen has finally drawn a line under its less than illustrious recent past with the sale of its last remaining dairy unit, Leerdammer....
Consumer backlash over irradiated food
US supermarket chain Publix is facing a consumer backlash following its move to start stocking irradiated meats and poultry, according to a report in the...
Vendange Wine gets new packaging
Vendange Wine Cellars, the Californian wine producer, has revealed new packaging for its varietal table wines, which it is making available in 750 ml and...
Food supply chain 'vulnerable'
After the 11 September attacks and the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the UK, the world's food supply chain remains vulnerable to bioterrorism and naturally...
19-Sep-2002
Danapak and Teich form JV
The EU competition authorities have approved the formation of a joint venture within the flexible packaging industry in Northern Europe between Danapak, Denmark and Teich...
Chesapeake downgrades outlook
Chesapeake Corporation has announced a revised outlook for full-year 2002, which is down on its original expectations at the beginning of the year. The company...
Unilever trims production portfolio
Anglo-Dutch food and consumer products giant Unilever is putting its Malaysian palm oil estates up for sale, according to a report in the Malaysian publication,...
Russian bottle plant steps up production
Turkish glass producer Anadolu Cam has announced an investment programme in its Ruscam glass bottle plant in Vladimir, western Russia, which aims to boost production...
Coconut, packaging of the future?
Following a decline in the share of coir (coconut husk) materials used in packaging, the Asia Pacific Coconut Community, representing coconut producers in the region,...
100 per cent Cadburys
British confectionery and soft drinks group Cadbury Schweppes agreed on Tuesday to buy Brau und Brunnen's 72 per cent interest in the Apollinaris & Schweppes...
EU's safety body starts work
The European Food Safety Authority finally started work this week, but despite the hype it still has no permanent headquarters and no executive director. EU...
Ocean Spray restructures
US cranberry ingredients company Ocean Spray ITG has appointed Jim Lesser as group marketing manager of ITG & Foods Team. The move is part of...
Carrefour to take control of Spanish unit
France's leading retail group Carrefour has announced that it is to take control of its Spanish unit Centros Commerciales Carrefour via a public exchange offer....
18-Sep-2002
Constar raises IPO
Constar International, which produces plastic drinks bottles, has increased the size of its proposed initial public stock offering to 16 million shares and cut the...
Quaker adds calcium to southern favourite
Grits, a breakfast favourite throughout much of the southeastern United States, are now a healthy way to start the day, at least according to Quaker...
New generation checkweigher
Bizerba, the UK-based packaging equipment manufacturer, has launched a new checkweigher designed to provide weight measurement and process control for food and beverage packaging applications....
Biodegradable packaging recognised
The Biodegradable Products Institute in the US has awarded its first "Compostable Logo" for food service items to Biocorp and Veriplast International for biodegradable cups...
Food release agent for Passover
US company Avatar Corporation has developed a food release agent based on non-soybean derived materials that is certified Kosher for Passover. Avatar writes that typical...
Big Food Group linked to buy out?
Big Food Group, the food retailing group which operates the Iceland chain of supermarkets, is alleged to be in talks with two private equity firms...
Packaging graduates get the jobs
The University of Florida has said that its newly introduced degree course specialising in packaging currently ensures all its graduates have job placements within the...
A tale full of sound and fury…
The Hershey Foods saga has kept the headline writers busy over the last few weeks, with the on/off sale of the business leading to a...
17-Sep-2002
Package coding system
UK-based chilled desserts supplier Kensey Foods claims to have increased the efficiency of its coding system by installing a package coding management system from Claricom....
Ingredients testing software
Lloyd Instruments, the UK specialist in food ingredients testing, has launched its Nexygen v4.5 materials testing software. Like its predecessor, this powerful Windows-based programme holds...
UK pressurises Quorn into relabelling
The campaign in the UK to ensure that the meat substitute Quorn is correctly labelled has moved one step closer to victory, encouraging news for...
Healthier cooking oil from Carolina Soy
Two new cooking oils which are said to contain higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin E than conventional oils has been launched in...
Tesco continues to grow, but at a slower rate
Fears of a slowdown in the UK food retail market were confirmed by Tesco, the country's number one supermarket operator, in the first half of...
Sonoco appoints VP
Sonoco has appointed Patrick Keese to the post of vice president, global marketing, consumer products, with effect from 1 October 2002, the company's senior vice...
Mueller increases production capacity with new filling line
Leading European dairy processor Mueller is to install a new filling line at its Leppersdorf dairy manufacturing facility in Eastern Germany, according to a report...
D'Angelo acquires new facility
D'Angelo Brands, the Canadian food and beverage processor, has purchased a state-of-the-art fruit juice processing plant in Tiverton, Ontario. The purchase includes a 25,000 square...
Guinness to invest in Irish plants
Guinness UDV Ireland, a unit of the giant UK spirits group Diageo, is to invest €38 million in its breweries in Waterford and Dundalk in...
Hershey buyers push bid
Cadbury-Schweppes and Nestle are reported to have struck agreement on the brands and assets each would undertake if their joint bid for Hershey Foods is...
16-Sep-2002
EU food and drink industry: Enemy of the environment?
The European Union is currently strongly divided over the issue of package recycling. On the one hand there is the powerful environmental lobby groups who...
Caraustar readies for Smurfit-Stone deal
Caraustar Industries has announced that the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act relating to the company's previously announced acquisition of the industrial packaging...
Software traces entire food chain
FoodTrace, developed by the global FXA Group, has developed a software tracking system that allows manufacturers to trace the entire food production process, from the...
Pernod to sell cider activities
French wine and spirits company Pernod Ricard has confirmed that it is to sell its cider operations as part of its ongoing programme of focusing...
PET seminar
An expert on PET packaging from the PA Consulting Group is to present a paper on the advantages of using the material at Nova-Pack Europe,...
PC-SPES - 'hopeless' case or timely warning?
Just under two weeks ago, a study was published in the prestigious Journal of the National Cancer Institute which confirmed that a widely used 'natural'...
Sterilised curry paste
A manufacturer of sterilisers for medical equipment in Thailand is branching out into the production of sterilised curry pastes for the domestic and export markets....
Hershey...and the story continues
Wall Street analysts and bankers generally dismiss the idea that a multibillion-dollar sale of Hershey Foods could be killed by local opposition in Pennsylvania. But...
Georgia-Pacific stalls spinoff
Georgia-Pacific, a global business group with major packaging concerns, said on Thursday it has delayed the planned spinoff of its consumer products and packaging division,...
'Head to head' with the EFSA
The core task of the new European Food Safety Authority, still in its infancy and as yet without a permanent chief or home, will be...
13-Sep-2002
Sapporo signs production agreement
Sleeman Breweries has signed an agreement with Sapporo Breweries of Japan to provide contract production for Sapporo's products in the United States, beginning in December...
Kraft shifts production to Argentina
Kraft, the largest food company in the US, has announced that it will shift production of its Royal Brand puddings from Brazil to Argentina. According...
UK packaging to expand overseas
The Institute of Packaging and the PPMA are working together to offer UK packaging and print businesses the chance to reach new worldwide markets with...
Nampak to invest in Europe
Nampak, one of South Africa's leading food and beverage packaging providers, is to spend nearly €10 million to optimise capacity and productivity at its newly...
Duvel turnover boosted
Turnover at Duvel Moortgat, the Belgian speciality beer and fruit juice producer, grew by 9 per cent in the first half of 2002 to €27.6...
Step forward for Europe's food safety
Europe will move closer to the completion of its food safety body next week when the 15 member management board of the new European Food...
Macfarlane sticks with packaging
The Scotland-based Macfarlane Group, which has been trying to refocus as a distribution company after decades as a packaging manufacturer, sank into the red in...
Chinese health market matures
China's gross revenue from health food sales reached 18.15 billion yuan in 2001, an increase of 3 per cent on 2000, according to a report...
Wet weather takes toll on Geest
The poor summer weather in many parts of Europe - weather which has led to several parts of the Continent ending up under water for...
Balancing production and environment
A scientist from the Institute of Food Research has stressed the need to strike a balance between food production and environmental sustainability in a speech...
12-Sep-2002
United Glass invests in facilities
United Glass has announced a £1.2 million (€1.9m) investment in what is planned to be the first phase of a major upgrade of its glass...
Tetra Pak boosts Hungary production
Tetra Pak Hungaria, the Hungarian subsidiary of the Swedish packaging producer, will turn out 1.55 billion containers this year, up from 1.40 billion last year,...
Germany rules against can deposits
In Germany, the Dusseldorf administrative tribunal has ruled that the planned introduction of compulsory deposits on drink cans does not comply with the law on...
Thailand enforces EU chemical ban
Shrimp and chicken processors whose products contain chemical traces banned by the EU could face the closure of their businesses, as well as a ban...
ConAgra plant fire fatality
In the US, a ConAgra meat processing plant in Indianapolis has claimed the life of a supervisor after an over-night fire hit the facility. Authorities...
Polish food producer to expand facilities
Wilbo, a Polish food processor, has said that it will still go ahead with the planned expansion of its manufacturing facilities despite disappointing financial results,...
Campina streamlines operations
Back in July Dutch dairy group Campina unveiled its plans for a new programme designed to improve its competitive position and reduce labour costs. Now...
Promoting food science: EU workshops
In a bid to push food innovation in Europe and to exploit new scientific results in the food industry the European Commission is to organise...
Indian processor aims for efficiency
One of India's leading food processors, Godrej Industries, has said that the focus of its recently acquired foods division will be to increase margins and...
Nestlé, Ahold make US acquisitions
Swiss group Nestle has been given the all clear by the US Federal Trade Commission to proceed with its acquisition of Chef America, the fifth...
Ireland tackles food bugs
Following recent calls for controls on the widespread incidence of the common food bug Campylobacter, Safefood, a body that encompasses Northern Ireland and Eire and...
11-Sep-2002
DSM acquires coating specialist
The dairy ingredients business unit of Holland-based DSM Food Specialties has acquired the food coatings activities of Vaessen Schoemaker of Portugal. Vaessen Schoemaker's Vascoplast coatings...
Recall from Kelloggs
Cereal producer Kellogg USA is recalling a number of its cereal products because they may contain undeclared egg, milk or soybeans and almonds. The company...
New Irish bottling facility
Irish brewer Beamish & Crawford is to invest €7 million to replace its bottling facility which supplies the Irish market. According to a report in...
Waste vegetable oil generates energy
A researcher in environmental engineering at Staffordshire University in the UK has developed a technique to convert unwanted cooking oil into a 'biodiesel' which is...
Rexam implements can control
Rexam Beverage Can's Wakefield plant in the UK has introduced Frank Media's Cuedox Corrective Actions Manager system to enhance productivity and safety. The food and...
Licensee starts Earthshell production
Green Earth Packaging has assumed responsibility for all production at the EarthShell facility in Goleta, California, in the US and will now begin commercial production...
European food sector to drive innovation
Speaking this week at the Informal Agriculture Council in Nyborg, Denmark, David Byrne, Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection, said that innovation in the farming...
Thorntons set to expand
Expanding its portfolio to include such products as ice cream, liqueurs or sauces is seen as the most likely means of generating future growth by...
Czech beer brand gets Polish licence
Pilsner Urquell, the super-premium Czech beer brand owned by SABMiller, is to be produced in Poland under licence for the first time. The agreement between...
AT Plastics appoints new CFO
AT Plastics of Canada has appointed James Gingerich to the position of executive vice president, finance and chief financial officer. Gingerich will be directly responsible...
10-Sep-2002
Food texture analyser
Lloyd Instruments, the UK-based the materials testing provider, has unveiled the TAPlus - budget-end, high performance food texture analyser. Easy to use, the TAPlus is...
Green packaging alliance
In the US, EarthShell and DuPont have said they are to expand their working relationship from the joint development agreement formed in April 2001 to...
Alcan sells glass operations
Alcan, the Canadian-based beverage packaging provider, has signed a letter of intent to sell its moulded glass operations in the US and China to the...
Auto packaging success
Packaging Automation, the UK packaging equipment specialist, has successfully installed its latest machinery, the Vision 182 system, at Wrexam-based Delta Dailyfoods. Packaging Automation claims that...
Merrill downgrades Hershey
Confectionery maker Hershey Foods on Monday was downgraded to "neutral" from "buy" by Merrill Lynch, which cited concern that a sale of the company could...
Korea steps up recycling
In South Korea the ubiquitous plastic-made instant noodle containers and styrofoam plates will be separately collected and recycled starting from next year, the Environment Ministry...
BPI warns of tough market
British Polythene Industries, the packaging group, warned that the second half would fall short of its performance in the first six months of the financial...
Interbrew consolidation costs 400 jobs
It was inevitable after such a rapid programme of expansion. Interbrew, the Belgian brewing giant which has been steadily growing its business over the last...
The fruit of organics
Organic fruit sales continue to rise in France as consumer demand for organic fresh produce remains buoyant, write market analysts Organic Monitor this week. In...
Wimm-Bill-Dann expansion hits profits
Russia's largest dairy producer, Wimm-Bill-Dann, has registered net profits of $22.4 million (€22.8m) for the first half of fiscal 2002, a 3 per cent decline...
Lowes Foods to offer irradiated beef
Lowes Foods will begin offering irradiated fresh, ground beef to consumers at 48 of its 105 US stores from today. The beef will be available...
09-Sep-2002
India streamlines processing tax
In a move that should prove beneficial to the rapidly growing Indian processed food industry, the government there is trying to rationalise taxes affecting this...
Hormel Foods continues production
In the US, Hormel Foods has said that it is continuing production as normal at its Austin, Minnesota, food production facility following an explosion which...
Lonza sells US operation
Lonza has said that it is selling its fatty acid and glycerine operation in Painesville, Ohio, to US firm Twin Rivers Technologies for undisclosed terms,...
EU Food Safety Board disappoints
'The publication of this short-list today marks another important milestone on the road to fulfilling the Commission's commitment to getting the Authority off to a...
PEF announces packaging honours
The Packaging Education Forum will induct five packaging professionals into the Packaging Hall of Fame during its annual Packaging Leadership Awards ceremonies, held on 5...
Nestlé, Cadbury still linked to Hershey
The sale of the Hershey Foods business in the US was put on hold by the courts last week pending an investigation into the social...
UK award for seafood processing
A new nationwide award scheme in the UK aimed at recognising increased quality and safety in seafood processing is being introduced in a bid to...
Water, water everywhere...
Water. Everyone needs it to survive, but for most of us it is a product which we take entirely for granted. Today, however, water is...
Festival boasts new science
Happiness, health and hormones are behind five UK funded research projects, the findings of which are due to be presented this week at the British...
Indian firm to sell machinery in US
LMC International , the US provider of confectionery and bakery processing equipment, has formed a strategic alliance with Indian company Dhiman to sell its confectionery...
06-Sep-2002
Alcan unable to sell UK plant
Alcan, the Canadian beverage packaging provider, has announced that it will begin a consultation process with employees and union representatives on the proposed closure of...
Irish food tracking campaign
A campaign to urge all food premises to find out where their food comes from has been launched by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland....
Food safety industry poised for growth
A recent survey carried out in the UK shows that food safety is becoming an increasingly important part of consumers' habits, according to a report...
Foodmach Sold to Staff
Foodmach, the Australian food and beverage packaging equipment provider, has said that its employees have taken the opportunity to share ownership of its materials handling...
Crown Cork & Seal launches peel lids
Crown Cork & Seal Company, the US-based packaging provider, has launched its Peel Seam peelable lid on to the European market. Available in 73 mm,...
Corn processor merger approved
Minnesota Corn Processors shareholders have approved a €400 million merger with agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland, linking the top two players in the US ethanol...
Food industry welcomes healthy eating
The US Institute of Medicine yesterday released new guidelines on healthy eating in a bid to reduce the growing levels of cardiovascular disease in the...
Firm closes beverage technology unit
Maxwell Technologies' prolonged effort to commercialise technology that uses pulses of extremely intense light to sterilise beverages has been officially closed in the US. The...
05-Sep-2002
EC recycling objectives increased
The European Parliament yesterday approved by an overwhelming majority a motion to raise the proposed amount of packaging waste that should be recycled from 55...
Molins readies for aquisitions
Molins, the UK packaging equipment provider, is aiming to lead consolidation in the packaging machinery industry after returning its own division to the black in...
Malaysia as halal food hub?
Malaysia plans to set up a halal food conglomerate with companies from China and the Middle East to promote the country as a hub for...
European packaging sector steadies
US Standard & Poor's Rating Services has said that Europe's packaging sector is starting to see the benefits of restructuring activities filter through, with some...
Snapple ups packaging capabilities
Snapple Beverage Group, headquartered in New York, US, is deploying InterchangeDigital's Parts digital management and workflow solution to enhance its packaging capabilities. "The new Parts...
Foods for the Future
Adding to the increasing body of evidence that suggests chocolate may be beneficial to the health comes new research that reveals this 'ultimate temptation' may...
Hershey sale put on hold
A major battle was won yesterday in the war to keep Hershey American with the successful bid by Pennsylvania Attorney General Mike Fisher to postpone...
ABF poised for US manufacturing growth
Associated British Foods, one of Europe's largest food conglomerates, has chosen Denver, Colorado, as the headquarters and manufacturing hub for its newly established US bakery...
Premium drinks boost Diageo
The core premium drinks business of Diageo, the world's largest spirits company, again proved the main driver of growth in the first half. The company,...
Green light for Cereol purchase
Regulatory bodies in the US have given US oil processor Bunge the go ahead to continue with its proposed acquisition of a 55 per cent...
04-Sep-2002
EC recycling targets 'unrealistic'
The Food and Drink Federation has come out in support of the British Retail Consortium's warning of the dangers of setting unrealistic targets forrecycling of...
Cadbury Nigeria faces labelling case
Cadbury Nigeria, the confectioner and drinks maker, has hit out at allegations by Nigerian regulators that it imported chocolate labelled with deliberately misleading safety and...
Ball expands plant
Ball, the multinational food and beverage packaging provider, has said it is investing approximately $43 million (€43.3m) to expand its existing Milwaukee metal beverage container...
Hormel Foods redevelops plant
Hormel Foods, a multinational manufacturer of food, meat and poultry products, has said it will complete the transformation of its Rochelle, Illinois, plant from a...
Asian spiral freezers
Thai Industrial Gases, a division of the worldwide BOC gas processing company, has established spiral freezer manufacturing capabilities to serve Asian food processors. The spiral...
Acquisitions boost Kerry in first half
Irish consumer foods and ingredients group Kerry has reported a solid first half performance, helped by the addition of the Golden Vale business in Ireland...
Wine may reduce heart attack risk
Middle-aged French men who drank two or more glasses of wine regularly after a recent heart attack were less likely to have a second heart...
Spray Dynamics acquisition
In the US, Spray Dynamics, the Missouri-based worldwide leader in liquid and dry coating equipment has purchased CMS (Coating Machinery Systems), a manufacturer of continuous...
Food safety: tracking with speed
In a further move to improve food safety and streamline information the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition...
China dairy JV
Major feed producer Sichuan New Hope Agribusiness has said it is investing 16 million yuan (€2m) in a dairy processing joint venture in northern China....
03-Sep-2002
EC packaging directive
The European Commission has issued a new directive on plastics food packaging which will come into effect from 5th September. The Commission Directive relating to...
Wellman increases PET output
Wellman, the US-based manufacturer of PET resins, has said it is taking steps to expand its PET resins capacity by approximately 190 million kilograms over...
ADCO at Pack Expo
UK company ADCO Manufacturing will launch a number of new machines at Pack Expo, which is being held in Chicago, 3 to 7 November.ADCO will...
Seminar on food-contact materials
Keller and Heckman, legal representatives to the food industry, has announced plans to offer two seminars on the regulation of food-contact materials in Brussels, Belgium,...
FDA updates event system
The US Food and Drug Administration's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) has released information on its new system for tracking adverse event...
EC clears packaging JV
The European Commission has cleared a flexible packaging joint venture between Danapac, a Danish manufacturer of packaging products for the food industry, and Teich of...
Carrefour beats its own expectations
Europe's leading food retail chain Carrefour has surprised even itself with the publication of first half results which were much better than expected. The company...
EU food retail figures drop
In June 2002, as compared to June 2001, the volume of retail trade in the euro-zone decreased by 0.9 per cent but increased by 0.4...
Flowers buys wrapping equipment
Delta Systems, a leader in automation and motion control solutions, is to supply Flowers Foods with an initial order for an automated feeding and wrapping...
Bottle prototyping
Launched last year at Pakex, UK development company, MCP, claims it has introduced the world's first blow moulding machine designed specifically for the production of...
02-Sep-2002
Rexam: lean and mean
Rexam, the world's largest maker of drinks cans, which counts Coca-Cola among its blue-chip customers, has bucked the bear market and looks set for further...
Schmalbach buy puts Ball in driving seat
Ball's recently announced agreed offer for Schmalbach-Lubeca sets the seal on the consolidation of an important segment of the European packaging industry that will give...
Coca-Cola mulls China bottling plants
Beverage giant Coca-Cola is considering building new bottling plants in several locations in some of China's poorer inland provinces, a company executive announced. Nick Moore,...
IOI to buy Unilever's oils and fats division
Malaysian plantation group IOI Corp is buying the Unilever group's speciality oils and fats division for RM814 million (€218.5m), a move that will give it...
Conveyors with no breakages
Australian food and beverage equipment provider, Foodmach, has introduced a new range of conveyor systems which the company claims will make jamming and breakages a...
New bottling
In the US, Anheuser-Busch is launching new sloped shoulder bottles and secondary packaging for the company's super-premium beers, Michelob and Michelob Light. The new labels,...
New bottling for Anheuser-Busch
In the US, Anheuser-Busch is launching new sloped shoulder bottles and secondary packaging for the company's super-premium beers, Michelob and Michelob Light. The new labels,...
Sapporo reduces plants
Sapporo Breweries Ltd has said it will integrate its production operations into six breweries from the current eight to reduce production costs. The company aims...
Mobile safety alerts
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) is piloting a new scheme designed to alert Food Enforcement Officers to potential food hazards while out in the...
Cadbury, Nestlé to share Hershey?
Rumours that European confectionery giants Cadbury Schweppes and Nestle are preparing a joint bid for their US counterpart Hershey have been played down by the...
Cheese recalled
The Californian producers of Queso Fresco cheese, have recalled 10,000 packs of the product following a listeria scare, according to a report from Dairies International....
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