Empire Torte, a new chocolate dessert currently being marketed in
the United States by confectioner Tuesday Evans, is being
hand-wrapped in Cellophane from Surface Specialties for extended
shelf-life.
Alcoa Closure Systems International (CSI) has introduced two new
closures designed to improve the seal integrity of carbonated
beverage packaging under extreme temperature conditions.
Owens-Illinois Plastics Group has launched a joint project with
Husky Injection Molding Systems in Ontario, Canada, to develop
higher cavitation multi-layer PET injection systems.
CAOBISCO, the European association of chocolate, biscuits and
confectionery industries, has called for major reform of the Common
Agricultural Policy and the EU sugar regime.
Latvia's food producers will be able to export a number of products
to the European Union free of import duty as of 1 July 2003,
according to the country's ministry of agriculture.
Cappuccino Sauce manufactured by Scottish confectionery firm
Macphie won the foodservice dessert category at this year's
Scottish Food and Drink Excellence Awards.
The date for Confectionery Manufacturing Expo (CM-expo), Europe's
first show dedicated to the suppliers and buyers of the chocolate
and confectionery manufacturing industry, has been confirmed.
Sidel and Pressco Technology have signed a strategic alliance
agreement for the distribution and sale of Pressco's Intellispec
PET container vision inspection systems.
