Asia Pacific: Goodman Fielder expands Christchurch UHT milk plant, raises volume by 50%
Goodman Fielder announced today that it will expand and upgrade its ultra heat treated (UHT) milk plant in Christchurch, New Zealand, increasing its capacity...
Europe: HACCP, equipment and plant design ensure safe, quality rice production, says Bühler
Besides the need for greater capacity, efficiency and profitability, rice processors are mindful of food safety in their operations.
Bühler’s Food Safety Initiative team shares...
Europe: Study finds proprietary Perilla frutescens leaf extract to improve gastrointestinal discomfort
Vital Solutions, in collaboration with Amino Up Chemical, has announced the publication of a human study using their dietary supplement ingredient, Benegut, a proprietary...
Asia Pacific: European milk popular among Asians and Africans, SIG Combibloc tells FNI
Asia’s rising population and consumers’ quest for safe milk and dairy products are propelling the growth of milk exports from Europe.
This also leads to...
Asia Pacific: ADM shifts regional HQ to Singapore, opens offices in Asia
Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) says it will align its investments and organization to better serve growing demand for its products across Asia Pacific.
“As...
Americas: ConAgra Foods, Cargill, CHS flour milling JV opens in Denver
Flour milling company Ardent Mills began operations on May 29, 2014 in Denver, USA, which combines the operations of ConAgra Mills and Horizon Milling,...
Europe: Study finds it possible to create bioplastics from waste product lignin
It is feasible to extract organic chemicals from lignin for the manufacture of bioplastics, according to a research led by Biome Bioplastics.
The results stem...
Americas: Allpax launches system to protect glass bottles from abrasion in reciprocating retorts
After 12 months of research and development, Allpax introduces a new system for lowering the abrasion of sensitive packaging that is sterilized in reciprocating...
Asia Pacific: Oats prefered over other carbohydrate sources by most food manufacturers, DSM tells...
DSM will participate for the first time at FoodPro, in Melbourne, Australia from June 22 to 25, 2014.
With an aim to grow its presence...
Americas: RPC Superfos offers free packaging design system TurnAvisual to customers
RPC Superfos has launched TurnAvisual for packaging designers to create artwork on three dimensional (3D) digital models of their chosen container that is also...