shelf life
Healthy eating tops the resolution list
Happy New Year! I hope you all enjoyed the festive season. The arrival of each New Year brings with it the usual ‘new year, new me’ claims as consumers make their New Year’s resolutions – often including something along the lines of eating less ‘naughty’ foods and/or eating more ‘healthy’ foods. Indeed, new research from […]
SHELF LIFE: Round-up
Here is your weekly round-up of Shelf Life 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. The Coca-Cola Company will roll out the global brand Fanta in a frozen carbonated format in Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Sweden and Denmark initially, with […]
Natural sports drink
Top has developed a natural sports drink based on fresh whey as part of the Dutch IPC project Food, Sports and Health. A study by Top on the functioning of proteins shows that minimally processed and unheated proteins potentially have a better contribution to muscle recovery after exercise, which leads to better sports performance. Therefore, […]
Dutch attempt to reduce salt in processed meats
A number of Dutch meat processors, retailers and food innovation company Top have started a collaboration to achieve salt reduction in meat products without loss of flavour, texture or shelf life. The companies are exploring the possibility of using pascalisation technology and vegetable fibres to offer an alternative to salt. The first results are promising. Research has shown that in the case of […]
New thermoformers
ULMA Packaging’s new generation of TFS Thermoformers are described as the most hygienic on the market thanks to a design, which provides easy access for deep cleaning to help food manufacturers meet and even surpass the most exacting regulatory standards demanded by today’s industry. Especially suitable for ready meals, fresh meat, processed meat, fish, poultry, […]
Get shelf life savvy
Sophisticated shelf life strategies could help accelerate industry-wide efforts to reduce unnecessary food waste, according to Leatherhead Food Research. A report produced by WRAP suggests that UK households waste around 19% of the food they bring into the home. Some of this wastage could be avoided with more precise shelf life determination. In a bid […]
Shelf life best practice
Isabel Campelos, senior technical advisor (food safety) at Leatherhead Food Research, explores the interplay of shelf life and packaging.
Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Regulatory, Sustainability
Arla predicts healthy snacking revolution
Snacks that are healthy, tasty and easy to consume are set to shape the future of how people eat and drink, according to Arla Foods Ingredients. Research shows that as many as 90% of adults snack daily, with the average person consuming 2.2 snacks a day. Pleasure and convenience are the key drivers to purchase […]
SHELF LIFE: Weekly round-up
Here is your weekly round-up of Shelf Life 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. Produced by Smithfield Foods, French’s Hot Dogs are the latest addition to the brand’s range of mustard, relishes, sauces, and salad dressings on offer in […]
SHELF-LIFE: Weekly round-up
Here is your weekly round-up of shelf-life 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.
Active and Intelligent packaging
Research and Markets has released a new report, dubbed ‘Europe Active and Intelligent Packaging Market – by Type, Applications, Geography and Vendors – Forecasts, Trends and Shares (2014-2019)’. Over the past few years the European Active and Intelligent packaging market has seen significant growth, mainly due to changing lifestyles and increased demand for longer shelf […]
Pasta filata solution
DSM has introduced Delvo Cheese CP-200, a new range of cultures developed for the production of pasta filata. Cheese producers of pasta filata cheeses – mozzarella, provolone, pizza and string cheese – depend heavily on a robust and consistent cheese production in order to stay cost competitive and remain the first choice for their customers. […]
Up in the clouds
Infor has launched Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage to provide food and beverage manufacturing customers with access to applications in a cloud environment. It offers customers a flexible approach for hosting applications, with a lower upfront IT investment and a subscription-based delivery model. Designed to meet the needs of process manufacturing customers, it provides tools […]
All packaging should be recyclable, full stop
During the recent PPMA Show, held at the NEC in Birmingham, UK on 30 September-2 October, I chaired a lecture in the seminar programme entitled Adapt or Die: the evolution of consumer packaging. Presented by Kevin Vyse, packaging technologist at Marks & Spencer, the audience heard how, much like man has evolved over the years, […]