A tapioca-based speciality starch promises noodle manufacturers
increased cooking yields, improved processability, and better
control over end-product parameters, according to National Starch.
US-based confectioner Yosha! Enterprises is launching a new mint
product that it believes will make a significant impact on the
breath freshener market.
Ilapak has supplied McCormick Foodswith a Vegatronic 2000 vertical,
form, fill and seal machine designed to produce pyramid packs for
its new Shotz range of seasonings.
The installation of Ishida multihead weighers at Vaasan &
Vaasan, one of Finland's leading bakers, is said to have doubled
production capacity and reduced giveaway to almost zero.
Rovema has unveiled its Vertical Intermittent Pouch Machine
(VVI-200), a new vertical form, fill, seal machine designed for
applications typically associated with horizontal machines.
Finnish dairy company Valio has seen the launch of two infant
nutrition products this spring, both in Finland and abroad,
featuring the probiotic lactic acid bacteria Lactobacillus
Gorbach & Goldin (LGG).
Tough trading conditions and the impact of several significant
acquisitions continue to take their toll on results at UK-based
confectionery and beverage group Cadbury Schweppes.
The UK arm of the German confectionery group Haribo is to launch a
new product, Maoam Mini's, and introduce a major promotion for five
of its other major products during the key school holiday period.
New sensory research commissioned by speciality ingredients
manufacturer Nutrinova has shown that the sweetening system used in
hot tea and coffee can influence the overall taste profile of the
drink.
Danish ingredients company Danisco will expand its flavour creation
centres in the Netherlands and Belgium as part of the restructuring
of its flavour research and development facilities.
Forberg International has upgraded its range of laboratory machines
with the launch of four new models aimed at research and
development of food applications.
French powdered milk manufacturer Ingredia is about to implement a
Connoisseur process control system from Invensys in an effort to
improve production quality and efficiency.
Ahold has sold its Jamin confectionery retail unit via an MBO as
part of its strategic recovery plan. And UK press reports suggest
it is also considering offloading the US Foodservice arm at the
centre of a €750m fraud investigation.
Soluble fibre, the rising star of the ingredients world, has
traditionally been found and consumed in solid foods such as
cereals, vegetables and fruits. A new generation of soluble fibres
- formulated by a number of ingredients...
A major advertising and sponsorship package for the Penguin range
of biscuits, including a TV ad for the new Chukka sub-brand, kicked
off this week in the UK. The campaign is one of the largest ever
undertaken by brand owner McVities.
Confectionery and biscuit manufacturer Swiss Delice is planning to
expand into the UK this Autumn. The Swiss-based firm believes that
the UK market presents a major opportunity.
Allied Bakeries has reached an agreement with industrial equipment
supplier APV Baker to cover equipment service and maintenance for
more than 50 key processing units in five plants.
Inspection systems manufacturer Lock has added to its metal
detector series by launching the Compact Vertical Fall, which is
said to be 25 per cent smaller than the previously available
standard systems.
A rich hue combined with a bland flavour profile is the latest
caramel colour from US company Sethness. The colour is soluble in
salt solutions of up to 20 per cent saline concentration.
BakeMark International, an international provider of bakery
ingredients and supplies, is boosting its capabilities in fats for
the Eastern European market.
Sidel will showcase a PET blowing system at the forthcoming NPE in
Chicago, US that is said to be the fastest machinery of its kind -
beating two previous records.
Tisma, the US packaging equipment provider, has launched the TC 400
series of vertical cartoners, said to be capable of reaching speeds
of up to 750 cartons per minute.
One of Europe's leading suppliers of plastic packaging, Superfos,
has redesigned its hot and cold filled food container in an effort
to harmonise shelf displays and increase warehouse utilisation.
The European Commission has announced the permanent withdrawal of
the confectionery additive konjac (E425). The move comes after
fears that the additive can potentially cause fatal choking.
Spanish confectionery group Chupa Chups has announced a 17 per cent
drop in sales for 2002 - a decline which has forced it to close
most of its foreign production units.
Despite strong sales in confectionery speciality fats, Danish
Aarhus Oliefabrik on Wednesday reported a drop in post-tax profits
to DKK 19.4 million (€2.61m) for the first quarter of 2003.
Vietnam's burgeoning cocoa industry received a significant boost
last week after the US government confirmed it would provide $4
million (€3.4m) in development aid.
In the US, the American Association of Cereal Chemists (AACC) is up
in arms this week claiming that new definitions for dietary fibre
compiled by Food Nutrition Board (FNB) are totally inadequate.
The goal of genuine global free trade in sugar is only possible
through the World Trade Organisation (WTO), said a US sugar
industry expert before a Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee
yesterday.
