traceability
Solvay boosts European natural vanillin capacity
Effective January 2018 and produced in Europe with full traceability from raw material to finished product, the additional capacity is expected to serve the company’s global customer base for its natural and clean label universal requirements in food.
Branding by Banding ideal for vacuum packed products
Vacuum packed food is on the rise. The increased durability benefits both retailers and consumers.
Mintel announces 5 global food and drink trends for 2018
Mintel has announced five key trends set to impact the global food and drink market in 2018.
Tetra Pak 2017 Index – The Connected Consumer
Food packaging and processing company Tetrapak has announced the publication of its report, Tetra Pak Index 2017- The Connected Consumer in collaboration with General Assembly.
Agrantec: data sharing vital to maintain animal welfare post-Brexit
The House of Lords EU Energy & Environment Sub-committee has published a report on post-Brexit animal welfare issues, including evidence from Agrantec Ltd, specialist in helping food businesses gather, collate and share food supply chain data.
Digital solution for traceability and marketing
SIG Combibloc and co-operative Languiru have partnered to launch a digital solution to provide transparency for quality and food safety, optimising production processes and enabling personalised digital marketing promotions.
IFST publishes food sustainability report
The Institute of Food Science & Technology (IFST) has released a new Sustainable Food System Framework: A Focus on Food Sustainability report.
Pick of the pack
Interpack has closed its doors for another three years. The show is reporting a record attendance of 2,865 companies, with 170,500 visitors walking the halls.
Cargill celebrates licensed buying company
Cargill has celebrated the establishment of its own licensed buying company (LBC) – Cargill Kokoo Sourcing Ltd – in Ghana.
Gluten-free seeds
Unicorn Ingredients has confirmed its latest range of seeds meets growing market demand for gluten-free products, as well as ongoing demand for products that are nutritionally beneficial.
Milking the benefits
Dairy firm Pensworth is benefitting from almost 10 per cent increase in production efficiencies since replacing its old hot foil coders with five Hitachi UX inkjet printers from supplier Allen Coding.
“Expanding waist lines are a big threat to the quality of life the sunshine would bring”
David Wolf, an experienced food safety expert with many years’ experience as a lead BRC auditor and as a second party auditor for major UK food retailers is the new EU technical manager for certification body Cert ID. Here, he discusses middle lane drivers, coal barbeques and the late Terry Pratchett.
Consumers warned about MDA Products’ frozen meat and fish
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) is warning consumers not to eat a number of food products, mainly frozen fish and chicken, supplied by MDA Products, as they have been repackaged in an unapproved establishment and therefore may be unsafe.
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Organic and eco-labels will be sustained in 2017
With some uncertainty about sustainability in the year ahead, Organic Monitor has given its predictions for sustainable foods in 2017.
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