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iFarm’s urban greenhouses deliver organic revolution
iFarm Project, which develops modular automated farms to produce natural vegetables, salads, and berries year-round, has raised $1 million to develop iFarm technology and enable it to enter the international market.
Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, Processing, Sustainability
A bagel in a tin? Why not?
Crown Aerosols & Promotional Packaging Europe has worked with 20TenCreative to produce a custom tin for New York Bakery Co, most well-known for their bagels.
Qualvis produce bold new look for Whitakers Chocolates
Packaging manufacturer, Qualvis, has produced a new boldly coloured range of cartons for Whitakers Chocolates’ new wafer flavours and a newly introduced honeycomb bite range.
Bowman Ingredients launches next generation gluten-free coatings
UK food coatings manufacturer Bowman Ingredients has unveiled a new portfolio of products for the global gluten-free market.
Business news, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Sustainability
Glanbia Ireland and Royal A-ware enter joint partnership
Glanbia Ireland and Royal A-ware have announced plans to enter a strategic partnership that proposes to build a new continental cheese manufacturing facility in Belview, Co Kilkenny, Ireland
Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, Processing, Sustainability
Aglaia and Gelymar team up for alginates and carrageenans
Algaia and Gelymar have announced a new, long-term commercial and development agreement together. As of January 2019, Algaia, a produce of alginate and speciality algae extracts, will not only continue to represent Gelymar in Europe for carrageenan (red seaweed extracts), but both companies have also decided to use a joint commercialisation channel in the US. […]
Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, Packaging, Sustainability
NRA 2019 What’s Hot Culinary Forecast
The National Restaurant Association has published its 2019 What’s Hot Culinary Forecast (aka What’s Hot Survey).
Nestlé accelerates action to tackle plastic waste
Last year, Nestlé committed to make 100% of its packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025, with a particular focus on avoiding plastic-waste, and has now laid out its plans to achieve it. Nestlé, who owns more than 2,000 brands, has pledged to phase out all plastics that are not recyclable or are hard to recycle […]
Out of the frying pan?
New year, new scare story. Well, not that new, exactly – but yet another reason to have consumers scratching their heads and rubbing their chins when next contemplating what to sling in their shopping baskets.
Greggs launches vegan sausage roll
High street bakery chain Greggs is launching a vegan version of it’s popular sausage roll this week.
Coop improves labelling with NiceLabel
Swiss food manufacturer Coop has selected NiceLabel, a global developer of label design software and label management systems, to help it improve accuracy of labelling and food safety and streamline its labelling processes at its factories and in-store bakeries.
Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Regulatory, Sustainability
Bühler focus on consumer foods with new segment
Bühler is addressing the global food market with a newly created segment: Consumer Foods.
Fair Trade US launches record number of private label products
Fair Trade USA has launched a record 176 Fair Trade Certified private label products in 2018.
Proseal opens new US factory amid international growth
Tray sealing specialist Proseal has expanded its business in the US with the opening of a new production facility.