Packaging coatings based on environmentally damaging petrochemicals could become a thing of the past, if a new plant-based food packaging coating takes off.
The current inflated cost of packaging recovery notes (PRNs) in the glass sector is a temporary problem caused by a toxic cocktail of issues specific to last year, industry and compliance organisations have stated.
Stemmer Imaging plans to show its smart and compact vision systems for inspection, code and label reading and verification and 3D measurement of product volume.
Sustainability and convenience will be key themes at Nicholl Food's Packaging stand at Pro2Pac 2013 (March 17-20), as the firm showcases its 'eco-friendly' hybrid format and further additions to its aluminium tray ranges.
Marel has boosted the versatility of its PolySlicer 1000 with the addition of a new interleaver that enables the machine to slice and interleave up to 700 slices a minute.
Flextraction says its self-supporting hood positioning devices (HPDs) are ideal for food ingredient tipping and drum filling in food processing environments where dust and fumes are emitted.
Ingredion showcased its portfolio of functional ingredients at Gulfood / Ingredients Middle East 2013, as part of its aim to show how its solutions can help manufacturers achieve significant cost savings and meet growing demand for clean-label products.
Swedish salt processing company Salinity is launching SaltWell, a new naturally formed low-sodium salt, mined from a vast mineral rich Jurassic sea deep below the Chilean desert.
The European Commission (EC)has approved the use of nature-identical Zeaxanthin in the as an ingredient in food supplements, DSM Nutritional Products has revealed.
As demand for natural food colours grows, suppliers and their customers are paying more attention to traceability and supply chain control. Paul Gander reports.
Food ingredient supplier EHL Ingredients has announced 20% sales growth in 2012 - in part boosted by manufacturers buying more spices to infuse low-cost meat with more flavour.
Only when the European Commission's (EC's) Q&A on the EU Food Information Regulation was published was it revealed that the EC had ruled out the use of the term 'guideline daily amounts' (GDAs). The term 'reference intake'...
Dairy Crest's liquid milk contract renewal with Sainsbury, which is expected to stabilise its dairy business over the coming years, has been welcomed by analysts.
Genius Foods will invest millions of pounds developing the Livwell and United Central Bakery (UCB) production sites in Hull and West Lothian, following the firm’s £21M acquisition of the companies last week.
City analysts Shore Capital have highlighted the vulnerability of private equity owned businesses and the Italian ready meals segment to contamination with horsemeat.
More companies – food manufacturers and foodservice outlets – need to sign up to the government’s Public Health Responsibility Deal (PHRD) Food Network (FN), if the initiative is to make a real difference in helping to stem the rising tide of obesity...
The latest Food Standards Agency (FSA) tests have revealed four beef products sold by Bird’s Eye, fast food outlet Taco Bell and foodservice firm Brakes contained horsemeat above the 1% threshold.
Sick of lurching from one food crisis to the next, it seems the Chinese authorities are planning to form one cohesive food safety unit based on America’s FDA model.
The leader of Hull City Council, Councillor Steve Brady, has told FoodManufacture.co.uk that a deal with an unnamed food manufacturer will help to create up to 700 jobs in Hull.
Winners of this year’s Meat Training Council (MTC) awards received their prizes from Her Royal Highness, Princess Royal at a packed event held last Tuesday [February 26] at the historic Butchers’ Hall in London.
It will take a food security crisis to make European consumers recognise the need for genetically modified (GM) food, warns a senior US government adviser.
The first of three “super hubs” being created by the Yearsley Group is now operational as the firm seeks to provide manufacturers with more cost effective distribution services.
Global anti-poverty campaigners claim Nestlé ceo Paul Bulcke was ignoring a wealth of evidence – including that of the UN and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) – as well as the views of his counterpart at Unilever when...
