Europe: Arla Foods recognised for adding value to retailer Waitrose
Arla Foods, the farmer-owned dairy company, has been awarded the 2014 Supplier Award for Collaborative Working by food retailer Waitrose.
The company which supplies Waitrose...
Europe: Givaudan reports 3.7% increase in sales
Givaudan Group full year sales were CHF4,404 million (US$4,782.30 million), an increase of 3.7% on a like-for-like basis and 0.8% in Swiss francs when...
Europe: Researchers develop bacteria quick test for beer, milk
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP in Potsdam and company GEN-IAL from Troisdorf have developed a polymer powder that significantly...
Europe: PhD researcher develops online analytical tool to determine type of salmonella
There is no single analytical method for whole genome sequencing data, which can be used universally to determine salmonella bacteria’s type.
A PhD project at...
Europe: BASF invests €56M to expand PVP production
BASF plans to invest up to €56 million (US$73.7 million) in the expansion of its Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) value chain over the next four years.
PVP...
World: Food to become cheaper due to falling oil prices, finds Index
Results from the latest Global Food Security Index (GFSI) quarterly price adjustment update reveal that food affordability improved in nearly 75% of countries in...
Europe: Dairy plant installs two Kliklok shrink-wrapping machines
Kliklok has won a contract to supply and install two QSSF600 shrink-wrapping machines at Gloucestershire-based Cotteswold Dairy site in Tewkesbury, UK.
The dairy plant had...
Europe: Innovia Films launches BOPP film that protects against mineral oil migration
Innovia Films has launched its first biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film that has been officially proven to provide up to 1.5 years protection from...
Europe: Carlsberg embarks on three-year project with partners to create wood-fiber bottles
In its participation in a panel on Wasteless Supply at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Carlsberg announced a ground-breaking agreement to develop...
Europe: BASF expands plant for higher Vitamin A production
BASF increases its production capacities for vitamin A by 25% by expanding an existing plant in Ludwigshafen, Germany, which is part of BASF’s Citral...