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Suppliers must adapt to online shopping era
Rabobank believes the arrival of a new era in online shopping will increasingly impact fresh fruit, vegetables and floriculture supply chains.
Nuts about filters
Sun Valley has purchased a number of bespoke filter systems designed and manufactured by filtration specialist Axium Process.
Non alcoholic beer will boost market
Technavio has published a new report on the beer market in Europe, which it expects to grow at a CAGR of almost 2% from 2015-2019.
€35m extension for Cargill’s Belgian plant
Cargill has opened its extended chocolate facility in Mouscron, Belgium.
FSA welcomes EU food safety report
The recommendations of a second report on the transparent use of evidence in food safety decision making has been welcomed by the FSA.
Energy drinks stand firm in EU
Despite difficult financial times, energy drinks show robust growth in Europe, according to a new report by Canadean.
PepsiCo students take gold at Ecotrophelia UK
A team of PepsiCo placement students has been awarded the gold prize at the 2015 Ecotrophelia UK competition.
Europe loosens EU-wide GM food controls
The European Commission has proposed revising the EU authorisation procedure for genetically modified food and feed, allowing individual member states to opt out and ban EU approved GM foods and feed on their territories.
New Ritz snacks
Savoury biscuit brand Ritz is launching Ritz Crisp & Thin, aimed at the growing demand for savoury snacks in the UK.
ROUND-UP: Packaging
Here is your weekly round-up of Packaging 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.
In-can straw
Ball Packaging Europe’s integrated straw solution has launched in the Polish market.
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 […]
Safe from scandal
Regular checks along the production chain can prevent meat scandals, explains Alexander Flath, division manager sales at SGS Germany.
Gut instinct
This week marks Coeliac Awareness Week, with Coeliac UK raising awareness for the one in 100 people diagnosed with coeliac disease and the suspected 500,000 undiagnosed sufferers across the UK. In support of the campaign, Udi’s Gluten Free carried out research to gauge awareness of intolerances in the UK. The findings reveal that: Three in […]