technology
2012 and beyond: future industry challenges revealed
The key scientific and technical needs facing the food and drink industry through 2012 and beyond have been published in a new report by food and drink research centre Campden BRI. The challenges facing the sector were identified through an extensive triennial consultation of its members, including producers of raw materials and ingredients, manufacturers and […]
Sauce of inspiration
Plastics packaging technology firm Petainer has chosen a design by students at Birmingham City University in the UK as winner of the company’s second international student design competition. The competition challenged students to develop innovative new ideas for a PET container for juices and food. The winning design by students Chan Yung Khang, Yoan Dahan […]
Waitrose drives hybrid breakthrough
Waitrose stores in central London are now receiving deliveries from the first of a new breed of low emission Mercedes-Benz trucks. Operated by shared user distribution firm Lenham Storage, the Atego BlueTec Hybrid employs a Euro 5 diesel engine and an electric motor, which can power the vehicle individually or in tandem. A dashboard display […]
New natural mint flavours from Wild
Flavour firm Wild took advantage of FiE to unveil its new mint-based products. In September, the firm completed the acquisition of the A M Todd Group, a global company specialising in natural mint flavours and mint-derived ingredients. Combining both companies’ highly advanced technology platforms will result in exciting new opportunities for customers, says Wild. “Mixed […]
Algatechnologies sees red
Natural astaxanthin manufacturer Algatechnologies has collaborated with Novel Creation to develop Maximum Red Alga – a liquid dietary supplement of natural astaxanthin using AstaPure 10% astaxanthin oleoresin as its main active ingredient. Due to be launched in the US and Europe next year, the product was developed using a technology that enables oil-soluble ingredients –such […]
New Tetra Pak PDC open for business
Food processing and packaging solutions firm Tetra Pak has announced the opening of a Product Development Centre (PDC) in Shanghai, China. The centre provides local dairy and beverage companies with the processing, packaging and powder handling equipment that will enable them to quickly and efficiently develop high quality products, says the company. “Part of Tetra […]
Tate & Lyle signs Soda-Lo agreement
Tate & Lyle has announced that it has signed an exclusive, worldwide licence agreement with Eminate, a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of Nottingham, UK, for its novel salt reduction technology. The product, currently known as ‘Soda-Lo’, enables added salt levels to be reduced by up to 30 per cent in foods such as […]
Hiley successful
Yorkshire firm Hiley Engineering – a global designer and fabricator of bespoke integrated conveyor systems for the food industry – has been recognised for its manufacturing abilities through a nomination by Halifax Labour MP Linda Riordan for the government’s ‘Made by Britain’ initiative. Recently launched by business secretary Vince Cable, the ‘Made by Britain’ project […]
Kerry confirms acquisition of Cargill’s global flavours business
Kerry Group, the global ingredients, flavours and consumer foods group, has confirmed that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Cargill’s global flavours business in a £149 million ($170m) deal. Cargill Flavor Systems has international flavour technology development expertise serving a global customer base through provision of flavour ingredients and flavour systems for beverage, […]
Linde launches new oxygenation technology
Linde Gases has announced the launch of Solvox OxyStream – a low-pressure oxygenation system that it says helps significantly increase fish production volume, optimise fish meat quality and improve operations from an environmental standpoint. With the trend of moving aquaculture production from sea cages to land-based sites for the full duration of the fish’s lifecycle, […]
Hong Kong to host Vitafoods event
Vitafoods Asia will make its debut at AsiaWorld-Expo, Hong Kong from 7-9 September, as organisers respond to the growing pan-Asian nutraceutical, functional foods and functional drinks market. The event will provide the perfect platform for visitors from countries such as China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia and is a must-attend for anyone in the industry […]
Sky’s the limit for new scanner, says RSSL
The microscopy department at RSSL is launching what it’s calling ‘a revolutionary new service in non-destructive 3-D imaging of samples’, following installation of a SkyScan X-ray tomography system. The analytical instrument can scan a sample, much like a CT scanner used in medical imaging, to build up a three dimensional image and so give much […]
Kellogg in R&D deal with EnWave
Kellogg has announced that it has signed an R&D agreement with EnWave ‘to measure the nutritional and commercial benefits’ of its nutraREV food dehydration technology within a product area including cereal and cereal bars. “The Agreement provides an exclusive period of up to 12 months for Kellogg to test nutraREV with an option to license […]
Ocean Spray and Artemis in strategic partnership
Ocean Spray’s Ingredient Technology Group (ITG) and nutraceutical ingredients firm Artemis International have revealed details of their new strategic partnership. Specialists in phytonutrient ingredients for nutraceutical applications in the food, beverage, dietary supplement and pharmaceutical industries, Artemis will provide sales and marketing support to Ocean Spray for the sale of its cranberry powder and extract […]