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Nampak wins silver DuPont award for Packaging Innovation
Nampak Plastics has been awarded the silver DuPont award for Packaging Innovation for its Infini bottle. The DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation, now in its 26th year, is an international, independently-judged competition that honours innovations in packaging design, materials, technology, processes, and service across the entire packaging value chain. Nampak introduced Infini to the British […]
Using pseudocereals to replace wheat in bakery products
Wheat, which is widely used in the production of baked goods, is not a universally grown crop.
Growth strategies for Spanish wine
An improvement in the Spanish wine industry’s productive structure and orientation to the international market is necessary for the country to remain globally competitive according to a recent report from Rabobank – La Mancha in the Middle. Recent EU support programmes have improved the efficiency in Spanish wine production, but oversupply remains an issue. There […]
Rabobank report highlights wine optimism
According to Rabobank’s fourth quarter wine quarterly, the UK’s improving economic fundamentals, combined with a recovery in the global harvest, should provide some relief in 2014. “Improving economic fundamentals should begin to provide more support to wine consumption,” comments Rabobank analyst Marc Soccio. “However, old pressures remain as suppliers continue to deal with rising excise […]
Carrageenan replacer for dairy products
The Ingredion group of companies, providers of global ingredients, is launching a clean label ingredient that can replace carrageenan in the formulation of dairy-based puddings, custards and vlas. The co-texturiser – named Novation Indulge 2740 – is being launched in Europe, the Middle East and Africa and is reportedly the only carrageenan substitute to be […]
Malt production to move into new markets?
Global beer producers are faced with a conundrum – on one hand, global beer production has shifted, with more beer being produced closer to new consumers in emerging markets where demand is growing at twice the rate of developed markets. On the other hand, agro-climatic circumstances limit where barley can be grown, with the bulk […]
Food & Drink Technology Africa
Alongside its function as a technology showcase, fdt Africa will also be a platform for networking, exchange of expertise and continuing professional development. It will bring mostly global manufacturers of food machinery, beverages technology and packaging machinery together with primarily regional manufacturers of foodstuffs, liquid food and beverages.
TetraPak sales increase despite ‘tough economic situation’
TetraPak has announced that its net sales of £9.5 billion (€11.16bn) for 2012 were up 4.3 per cent on the previous year. Despite what it calls a tough year, the company’s Packaging Solutions businesses achieved net sales of £8.4 billion (€9.87bn) for the year, 4.2 per cent higher than in 2011, with solid growth in […]
‘We need to bridge the gap between consumers and the food industry’
Anke Sentko, Beneo’s vice-president, regulatory affairs and nutrition communication, reveals a taste for fine fare and forest walks
Kerry Ingredients & Flavours buys South African ingredients firm
Kerry Ingredients & Flavours has bought Cape Town-based sweet ingredient solutions supplier Orley Foods for an undisclosed sum. Orley Foods has a 50-year history of providing sweet ingredients for the confectionery, ice cream, beverage, cereal, dairy and bakery markets. The deal comes a year after Kerry’s acquisition of FlavourCraft, also in South Africa, and complements […]
Bosch cashes in on Egyptian market
Bosch Packaging Technology has opened a new sales and service office in Cairo, Egypt, in response to continued growth in the food and confectionery industries there. The packaging and process technology firm says its new office will provide local sales and service support to meet the increasing packaging demands of both industries in Egypt and beyond, including […]
Givaudan opens new production facility in Hungary
Fragrance and flavour company Givaudan has officially opened its new manufacturing facility dedicated to savoury flavours in Makó, Hungary.
National Starch and Corn Products become Ingredion in EMEA
The companies that were part of the National Starch group of companies in EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), have adopted the Ingredion brand. Since October 2010, when Corn Products International acquired the National Starch Group of companies, each of the organisations have been aligning their capabilities, operations and product offerings. A key part of […]
Wine to be packed in cartons in UK for first time
The first wines to be packaged in cartons in the UK have been unveiled. Wine importer Raisin social is the first to take advantage of the partnership between Greencroft Bottling and Tetra Pak, and is working with two South African producers – Namaqua Wines and Du Toitskloof – to package their wines in Tetra Prism […]