Americas: General Mills lowers sales, earnings expectations due to slow growth
Due to continued weak food-industry trends in the US and slowing growth in key emerging markets, General Mills is reducing its sales and earnings...
Europe: Mettler Toledo releases guide on safety in hazardous areas
The new Hazardous-Area Safety Competence Guide from Mettler Toledo explains how to avoid dangerous situations when manufacturing in hazardous areas with compliant equipment, a...
Americas: Consumers value packaging in e-commerce order fulfilment, finds survey
With continued growth in e-Commerce, retailers need to take a closer look at their packaging for fulfilling online orders, according to new data from...
Asia Pacific: FSANZ calls for comments on gluten free claims on alcohol products
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has called for submissions on a proposal aimed at ensuring gluten free claims can continue to be made...
Americas: Consumers want fresh donuts with longer expiry date, finds survey
Corbion Caravan research has found that 90% of consumers rate the expiration date as extremely or very important before buying donuts.
The research also found:
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Europe: Henkel introduces adhesive for PET, can labeling
Henkel has extended its Technomelt EM range with Technomelt EM 132-22.
The pressure sensitive adhesives range offers high-performance adhesives for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and can...
Americas: Natural ingredients in psychoactive drinks market explodes, says anaylst
The psychoactive drinks market for adults is exploding, as naturally derived ingredients from fruit, plants and roots prove to have an impact on cognitive...
Americas: Zebra Technologies reports 15.1% growth in Q3
Zebra Technologies Corporation reported 15.1% growth in net sales to a US$303,272,000 for the third quarter of 2014, compared with US$263,523,000 for the same...
Europe: Barry Callebaut expands plant with US$28.2M
The 20-year old chocolate plant of Barry Callebaut in Lodz, Poland will be expanded to include two production lines for chocolate manufacturing.
The planned investment...
Asia Pacific: BASF, AHB to produce L-alanie in China
BASF and China-based Anhui Huaheng Biotechnology (AHB) have signed a Letter of Intent to confirm the feasibility of a joint operation for amino acid...