Processing
Frozen food industry crowns People Awards winners
The frozen food industry has recognised the stand-out individuals and teams of the frozen food industry in the British Frozen Food Federation’s annual People Awards.
Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Record breaking year for Wolf Packaging
Wolf Packaging, whose UK business arm is based in Birmingham, received orders for over 300 machines in 2018, while the group’s profitable revenue exceeded €30 million for the first time in the company’s history.
PPC Flexible Packaging acquires HFM Packaging
PPC Flexible Packaging, a provider of custom flexible packaging for specialty food, healthcare, and horticultural markets, today announced the acquisition of HFM Packaging Ltd.
Thames Enterprise Park to feature food and logistics hub
Thames Enterprise Park Ltd has announced a further £8.5m of investment to help transform the former Coryton Oil Refinery site into a new superhub, creating up to 4,500 jobs.
Givaudan opens new flavours facility in India
Givaudan has opened its new flavours manufacturing facility in Pune, India, following a $60m investment.
Business news, Food safety, Packaging, Processing, Sustainability
Unilever acquires snack brand, graze
The deal is the first to be secured by Unilever’s new chief executive Alan Jope since his appointment last month. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Serious Pig launches crowdfunding campaign
Snack brand Serious Pig has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise £350k to fund growth of the business over the next three years.
Givaudan, Buhler and Nestlé join for major healthier product research initiative
Flavour and fragrance company, Givaudan, has committed to co-found a major healthy food research scheme launched by ETH Zürich and EPFL, together with industrial partners Buhler and Nestlé.
Business news, Food safety, New products, Processing, Sustainability
Round Up: Processing
Here is your weekly round-up of processing news. Next week’s round-up will focus on shelf-life news
IFE 2019 ambassadors unveiled
The International Food & Drink Event (IFE) 2019 has announced it is collaborating with six industry experts for this year’s fair, to “help build the best and most insightful IFE for buyers and producers alike”.
Tomra CEO wins prestigious European business leaders award
Tomra’s president and CEO, Stefan Ranstrand, has achieved an international accolade in recognition of his leadership and corporate strategy.
Kerry launches non-GMO yeast solution for acrylamide reduction
As governments around the world are introducing regulations on the presence of Acrylamide in foods, following the growing body of evidence of its role as a potential carcinogen, a solution has been brought to market.
Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Sustainability
Japan’s Asahi buys Fuller’s for $327 million
Japanese brewer Asahi is buying the beer business of Britain’s Fuller Smith & Turner’s for £250 million ($327 million), in a deal that will allow Fuller’s to focus on its pub and hotel holdings.
Round Up: Packaging
Here is your weekly round-up of packaging news. Next week’s round-up will focus on processing news.
Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Sustainability