Sustainability
Beverage cartons with renewable coatings
Beverage cartons coated with plastic made from Sabic’s certified renewable polyethylene will soon be available across northern Europe, owing to a partnership between Sabic and Elopak. Sabic developed its renewable polyolefin product range last year in recognition of the growing importance consumers are placing on sustainable packaging, as well as the competitive nature of the […]
Integrating robotics into our systems – and our thinking
Omron’s Robert Brooks, product marketing manager motion and drives, argues that robotics should be thought of as just one of many ingredients in the ever richer recipe behind automation.
Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Regulatory, Sustainability
Global meat market growth in 2014
Euromonitor International has released new market research on the global fresh food industry. The global meat market saw 3% volume sales growth in 2014 to reach 225 million tonnes, driven by growing demand in emerging markets. “Increased prosperity and rising populations are key drivers for meat consumption in emerging markets,” says Anastasia Alieva, head of […]
Call for better alcohol labelling
The European Parliament’s committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety has supported a resolution calling for a new EU strategy to tackle health harm from alcohol to be put into action for 2016-2022. The resolution also emphasises the importance of better labelling of alcoholic drinks including ingredients and nutritional information. A coalition of public health […]
Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Regulatory, Sustainability
Russian drinks market decline predicted
Due to persistent international tensions and the rising cost of raw materials, the drinks market in Russia is forecast to suffer a decline in 2015. However, the hot drinks market presents an opportunity, finds a new report by Canadean. According to the report, the Russian drinks market will lose nearly 1.5 billion litres of volume […]
UK food and drink export growth
UK food and non-alcoholic drink exports grew by 2.6% in 2014, almost doubling in value over the past ten years – from £6.5 billion in 2004 to £12.8 billion in 2014. The sector has continuously outperformed on exports, growing strongly even throughout the recession. Exports of UK dairy are at a record high, up 8.8% […]
Aspartame study findings published
The UK Food Standards Agency has published the findings of a study carried out by Hull York Medical School, determining reactions to aspartame in people who have reported symptoms in the past compared to people with no reported symptoms. The study concluded that the participants who were self-diagnosed as sensitive to aspartame showed no difference […]
Putting on a show
I had been starting to forget what the office looks like following an extremely busy March; so much for show season kicks off in September! In the last few weeks I have attended not one, not two, but three food and drink exhibitions. First up was NutraFormulate, which took place in Birmingham, UK from 17-18 […]
ROUND-UP: Processing
Here is your weekly round-up of processing news. If you have a news item you would like to submit for next week’s round-up, please contact Carly Wood at mailto:carly@bellpublishing.com. Butler Automatic’s SP1 Series Automatic Film Splicer is ideally suited towards food and beverage packaging applications. Tetra Pak Pasteurizer PF is a new flexible, automated solution […]
Direct fired fryer
Food processing equipment manufacturer FooDesign, a tna company, has launched the immerso-cook 16 direct fired fryer range. Ideal for chips, snacks, prepared foods, meat, poultry, seafood and battered and breaded products, the continuous frying system optimises production, lowers operating costs and improves environmental performance. The immerso-cook 16 range of fryers features a belt feed system […]
New printers boost traceability
A new line of coding equipment is set to help food and beverage manufacturers improve traceability and prevent product recalls, according to coding and marking specialist Markem-Imaje. The company’s new 9400 series of printers provides a range of printing options and a substantial choice of codes, including barcodes, datamatrix and QR codes, as well as […]
Food recalls up 16% in last quarter of 2014
Stericycle ExpertSolutions, the specialist in product recalls, retrievals, returns and audits, has revealed that there was a significant rise in food recall and notification occurrences across Europe during the final three months of 2014. Compared to the previous quarter, there was a 16% jump in food recalls and notifications in Q4. Events were also up in […]
Innovation can turn around food waste, says Rabobank
The European Food & Agribusiness (F&A) industry is currently losing €60 billion of value each year through food that is wasted in the supply chain and never reaches the consumer. According to Rabobank’s latest report, it is vital that the industry looks to address the issue and F&A companies have much to gain themselves from […]
ROUND UP: Ingredients
Here is your weekly round-up of Ingredients news. If you have a news item you would like to submit for next week’s round-up, please contact Carly Wood at carly@bellpublishing.com. Future Market Insights’ (FMI’s) recent report Global Stevia Market – Market Analysis and Opportunity Assessment, 2014 – 2020 focuses on emerging regions and delivers insights into the […]