cereal
UK campaign encourages kids to substitute crisps for nuts
General practitioner and television presenter Dr Dawn Harper has launched a UK nationwide campaign to educate parents on the advantages of encouraging children to eat nuts as a snack.
Cereal brands under fire for FOP labelling
Action on Sugar says ‘healthy’ cereal brands have failed to include Department of Health (DoH) endorsed, colour coded traffic light, front of pack (FOP) nutrition labelling, despite some products containing high levels of sugar – which would equate to a red label.
Millennials seek chocolate with added grains
Grains and cereals have been receiving considerable attention globally as ingredients or flavours in chocolate confectionery, presenting opportunities for manufacturers to ramp up innovation.
Member states vote to reduce acrylamide in food
Member states representatives have voted in favour of the European Commission’s proposal to reduce the presence of acrylamide in food.
The Nestlé way
Furthering its commitment to sugar reduction, Nestlé Breakfast Cereals this week announced plans to cut an additional 10 per cent of sugar across its cereal range by the end of 2018.
Hydro MicroScreen demonstration days in Ely, UK
Hydro International will be operating a Hydro MicroScreen at their Ely site in July to demonstrate its screening capability. The Hydro MicroScreen is a low-energy, small footprint rotating belt screen that delivers exceptional solids removal from process water.
Hydro MicroScreen demonstration days in Ely, UK
Hydro International will be operating a Hydro MicroScreen at their Ely site in July to demonstrate its screening capability. The Hydro MicroScreen is a low-energy, small footprint rotating belt screen that delivers exceptional solids removal from process water. It can save operators up to 50% in power use and has only one tenth of the […]
Reduced operating costs for process water treatment
Hydro International is launching its low energy, small footprint rotating belt screen, the Hydro MicroScreen, for the UK food and beverage sector.
Weetabix to be sold for £1.4bn
The Weetabix Food Company is set to be acquired by Post Holdings, a US consumer packaged goods holding company, for £1.4 billion.
Round-Up: Packaging
Here is your weekly round-up of packaging news. Next week’s round-up will focus on processing news.
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Round-Up: Shelf Life
Here is your weekly round-up of Shelf Life news. Next week’s round-up will focus on ingredients news.
New look and less sugar for Honey Monster
Iconic cereal brand Honey Monster Puffs is being relaunched with a lower sugar content and new packaging, as it evolves to become more relevant for the modern consumer.
Automatic case packer
WSI Global, a manufacturer of finishing equipment for the carton converting, liquid packaging and corrugated industries, has unveiled the XpressPack automatic case packer.
Cucumber named flavour of the year
Firmenich has announced cucumber as its 2017 ‘Flavour of the Year’ based on the growing appeal of the refreshing flavour.