Asia Pacific: Givaudan opens US$29M spray dry facility in Indonesia
Givaudan has opened a spray dry facility worth CHF 24 million (US$28.9 million) in Cimanggis, Indonesia. The company says the new facility will bring production closer to customers, and place it among the most technologically advanced Givaudan sites in the region. Production will begin transferring to the new site immediately. Rising customer demand for flavors in dry applications is leading to increased...
Asia Pacific: Low-calorie, healthy CSDs help address consumer concerns over childhood obesity, diabetes, Frost & Sullivan tells FNI
A report has found Japanese to favor functional carbonates for their health and wellness positioning. Besides zero-calorie and sugar-free carbonates, the Japanese government has approved a cola as a “tokuho” drink. The beverage contains a nutrient called indigestible dextrin, which restricts the absorption of fat from food intake, which has quickly turned into a hit product in Japan. Food News International asks...
World: Market to see more high protein products with alternatives, analyst tells FNI
Innova Market Insights shared about the growing market interest in high protein products and lines with show visitors at IFT Food Expo in New Orleans, US from June 21 to 24, 2014. The company said such growing market interest is fuelled by consumers’ health concerns, sports and active living, the Paleo diet that focuses on lean protein, a growing global...
World: Parts of Asia, Africa at risk of animal-borne diseases, finds study
A new global study mapping human-animal diseases like tuberculosis (TB) and Rift Valley fever finds that an "unlucky" 13 zoonoses are responsible for 2.4 billion cases of human illness and 2.2 million deaths per year. It has found that the vast majority occur in low- and middle-income countries. The report, which was conducted by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), the...
Europe: DuPont Nutrition & Health opens center on starter culture performance in Ukraine
DuPont Nutrition & Health has opened a new technical service center in Kiev, Ukraine, to optimize starter culture performance in fresh fermented dairy production. Yogurt and other fresh fermented dairy products are important drivers of the dairy market in Eastern Europe, as Euromonitor International expects value sales will grow 6% a year up to 2018. The center will focus primarily on...
Europe: Wacker to raise prices for food-grade PVAc by 30% due to rising costs
Wacker says it will adjust the prices for food-grade polyvinyl acetate (PVAc) globally due to sharply rising raw material costs. The price will increase by up to 30%, or as customer contracts allow. The company says this is due to the ongoing high costs for vinyl acetate monomer (VAM), a crucial raw material for the manufacturing of its PVAc solid resins. The...
Europe: Arla Foods Ingredients’ acid whey process wins IFT award
Arla Foods Ingredients has received a 2014 IFT Food Expo Innovation Award for a process solution that enables Greek yogurt producers convert acid whey waste stream by into added-value dairy products. The award was presented on June 22, 2014 at IFT Food Expo in New Orleans, US. The company was one of only three recipients of the award, which honors outstanding...
Americas: DSM to build high intensity sweetener platform
DSM says it is well on its way to build a high intensity sweetener platform based on fermentation at the International Food Technology Expo in New Orleans, US. It says it is timely to introduce steviol glycosides produced through fermentation, as sustainable, efficient and cost effective process to meet the market growth of stevia. It adds that the demand for low...
Europe: Linpac to add single, twin food portions packaging to bakery range this year
Linpac Packaging is adding new portion packs to the LeanBake bakery packaging range later this year. The new packaging for the sweet confectionery food to go market such as cake slices and muffins will be displayed alongside the recently launched Freshware range in retailer chilled cabinets, as well as in the bakery aisle. The new LeanBake portion packs have lightweight bases...
World: Plastics packaging still favored in markets due to cost, performance
The global food packaging market seems to have reached a plateau in terms of technology and its ability to protect and extend the life of the food within the packaging, according to a report by Reportbuyer.com. With the slow growth of mature markets in the more developed, western economies and the burgeoning economies of the east, the report states the...