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Coconut milk powder offers natural flavour
Sternchemie has introduced SternCream, a spray-dried coconut milk powder that has a multitude of uses and offers many benefits for industry and large-scale food preparation. It can be used in wet and dry products, can easily be processed, and has a long shelf life. Its very high coconut milk content gives it a characteristic mild […]
Naturalness rules
As foods and beverages with a clean label are becoming the standard rather than the exception, flavour suppliers are being asked to formulate convincing natural solutions.
Label-friendly ingredient portfolio expanded
Natural food preservation specialist Corbion Purac has launched Verdad Powder F80, a new label-friendly ingredient that preserves the freshness, integrity and flavour of a wide variety of foods. Based on the natural fermentation processes of sugar cane, Verdad Powder F80 can be labelled as ‘fermented sugar’ to meet consumer demand for natural, fresh and authentic-tasting […]
Weighers increase throughput for Mediterranean products
The installation of five multihead weighers from Ishida Europe has helped to triple throughput at Ansolive, a supplier and distributor of olives and Mediterranean products. The company has recently installed five new automatic lines in a new production facility at its site in Ans, Belgium to meet growing demands for its products throughout Europe. This […]
Noise levels reduced at spice blending plant
Vacuum and low pressure pump specialist Busch (UK) has helped to reduce noise levels for specialist food manufacturer AB World Foods. A key requirement for the company was to reduce noise levels from its existing vacuum pump equipment used in the spice blending plant at its facility in Leigh, UK, which predominantly manufactures Patak’s ready-to-use […]
PET jar for hot fill and pasteurisation
Packaging innovations specialist APPE has launched a PET jar capable of hot-fill and/or pasteurisation up to 95oC. The new ThermaLite jar is the result of the company’s strategic partnership with Nissei ASB (Europe) and offers food manufacturers and retailers a variety of convenience and sustainability benefits over more traditional packaging formats (such as glass). APPE […]
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Cheddar cheese flavours for savoury products
Synergy, a flavours and ingredients manufacturer and supplier, has launched a new range of Cheddar cheese flavour products. The result of extensive market analysis and sensory testing, the range has been designed to improve flavour delivery in a wide variety of applications – from savoury pastries to ready meals – and overcome a variety of […]
Multilayer pot for multiple uses
A new 250ml multilayer pot from RPC Verpackungen Kutenholz is delivering convenience, safety and extended shelf life for a variety of food products from Dutch manufacturer Van der Kroon Food Products. The plastic jar and lid offer numerous benefits that make it ideal for many different products such as sauces, dips, fish and meat. Its […]
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New yeast extract allows 81% reduction in carbon footprint
DSM Food Specialties has published a report confirming that savoury food producers around the world can reduce the CO2 footprint of the yeast extracts they use by 81% – equivalent to almost 85,000 car trips around the world or the annual footprint of almost 53,000 people in Europe. The calculations are based on replacing the […]
New batch mixer adds value
Tetra Pak Processing has added a new model to its range of batch production units for food processing. Tetra Albatch 1 is a basic batch unit for smooth and particulate liquid foods and can be used in batch production or for pre-treatment in a continuous production system. Flexible, versatile and easy to use, it is […]
Automatic effluent sampling boosts Patak’s environmental credentials
Patak Foods has been supplied with an outdoor, temperature-controlled, MCERTs certified wastewater sampler system by Aquamatic. It is being used to help monitor effective effluent treatment through Patak’s recently installed Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) plant. Renowned for its range of curry sauces and pastes, Patak – part of the international AB Foods group – has […]
‘We should be judged on what we do, not what we talk about’
Mark Schubert, managing director of food management consultancy Coriolis, talks luck, laughter and lower raw material prices…
Univar reveals Domino distribution agreement
Global chemical distributor Univar has revealed that it’s entered into an agreement with Tate & Lyle Sugars – part of the same group as Domino Foods – to distribute a range of value-added functional ingredients across Europe.
I wish I had a pound for every time I say ‘root cause analysis’
Catherine Watkinson, chair of the Society of Food Hygiene and Technology and site senior technical manager at Lyons Seafood’s, utters those three little words (over and over again…)