Americas: Anti-fatigue, post-lunch beverage wins award
The WakeUp Post-lunch Waker drink has won the SupplySide West CPG Editors’ Choice Awards 2014 in the Energy Drink category.
Inno-Bev says its patented, safe and...
Americas: Ampac unveils ultra high barrier film technology
Ampac’s Flexi FoilFree HB is a new ultra high barrier film technology that when incorporated in a laminate can achieve moisture, oxygen and vapor...
Europe: Cherries are seen as functional food for a healthy diet, researcher tells FNI
Northumbria University researchers have found that after drinking a Montmorency cherry concentrate, uric acid levels in the body significantly reduced in a few hours.
The...
Americas: Ingredion to buy specialty ingredients company Penford
Ingredion has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire US-based Penford Corporation that supplies specialty ingredients to food and non-food applications.
The acquisition has been...
Americas: Lucta Group, Blendhub partner to enter Mexico
Spanish feed additive, fragrance and flavor producer Lucta Group and Blendhub Corp’s Premium Ingredients are collaborating to enter the Mexican market.
Under the agreement, Lucta...
Americas: Future of omega-3 market looks bright, Cargill tells FNI
At least 98% of consumers have now heard of omega-3 oils and more are likely to purchase products containing α-linolenic acid (ALA), eicosapentaenoic acid...
Americas: Fresh produce packaging company StePac appoints distributor in Chile
StePac has appointed Chile-based packaging company Empack Ltda to market and distribute its packaging brand Xtend in the country.
StePac, part of DS Smith Plastics...
Americas: Bemis sells global pressure sensitive materials to fund flexible packaging business
Bemis Company has reached an agreement to sell its global pressure sensitive materials business MACtac to Platinum Equity, a California-based private equity firm, for...
Americas: Cargill rolls out food security initiatives in Canada
Ensuring everyone has access to safe and nutritious food has been a long-time goal of Cargill’s, but for too long the perception has remained...
Americas: Researchers found ways increase provitamin A content of corn kernels
Purdue researchers have identified a set of genes that can be used to naturally boost the provitamin A content of corn kernels.
This finding can...