News
In-can straw
Ball Packaging Europe’s integrated straw solution has launched in the Polish market.
Brand redesign for brewer
UK brewer Molson Coors is launching a full brand redesign of its Carling Zest range.
New look for melon drinks
Raw, cold pressed melon juice range Mello has repackaged its bottles to create a new brand identity and is also releasing a larger 750ml bottle.
Fresh packaging concept
Semo Packaging’s new Fresh’Closure is a re-closable, mono-material solution for the easy opening and closure of food packs.
Wheatgrass gaining ground
Wheatgrass is rapidly emerging as a health ingredient in the mainstream food and drinks market, finds Innova Market Insights. It has long been available in health food stores and specialist outlets, but is now increasingly being used in supplements and food and drink products. This is often occurring in combination with other components with a […]
Continued growth for frozen
The frozen retail market has again demonstrated resilience in the face of a volatile retail industry, according to the latest retail figures from Kantar Worldpanel. Looking at the 52 weeks to 29 March 2015, the frozen retail market grew in value by 0.5% year on year (yoy) to a value of nearly £5.8 billion. The […]
Additional addendum for sustainable palm oil
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) is working on voluntary guidelines aimed at further enhancing the existing standard’s requirements on issues such as deforestation, peatland development and indigenous people’s rights. The guidelines, which the sustainability standard refers to as RSPO+, will be made available to growers as a voluntary addendum to the existing RSPO […]
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.
Food consumption database boosted
EFSA has completed a major update of its Food Consumption Database, which now includes individual dietary records from nearly 100,000 people in 23 EU member states. Food consumption data collected by EFSA plays a key role in the evaluation of risks related to possible hazards in food. Combined with data on levels of chemical occurrence […]
Revised ISO 22000 expected in 2017
Since the first publication of ISO 22000 on food safety management in 2005, players in the food chain – including manufacturers, consumers and governments – have been facing new food safety requirements, spurring a need for the standard to be revised.
FDF calls for food and drink council
A dedicated industry and government led food and drink manufacturing council would unlock huge shared value for the food sector, society and UK economy, according to the Food and Drink Federation (FDF). Employing around 400,000 across the UK and contributing £21.5 billion of gross value added to the national economy annually, UK food and drink […]
Cocoa powders for rich chocolate taste
Based on the trend towards sophisticated, darker and more adult chocolate flavours, Gerkens high impact cocoa powders from Cargill’s cocoa and chocolate business are ideally suited to provide the rich, diverse colours and tastes that consumers are demanding for premium dairy applications. Suitable for use in a range of dairy products, including ice cream and […]
Passion fruit flavours launched
Synergy has launched a new range of passion fruit flavours to meet the rise in demand for more exotic tastes. Available in five taste profiles, the range offers manufacturers the flexibility to create new and exciting flavour combinations tailored to suit their needs. Prompted by prominent sporting events such as the Brazil World Cup in […]
Applications capabilities increased with investment
Treatt has opened a new beverage applications centre at its UK headquarters in Bury St Edmunds. In light of increased customer demand, the company is building on its existing applications expertise by investing in new facilities and expanding its team. The development will allow the specialist ingredients solutions provider to partner with its customers to […]