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World: KMC introduces starch to create white cheese
Consumers in the Middle East or Mediterranean know that the classic feta cheese or white cheese can be used in many applications, from salads...
Americas: Walmart commits to sustainable food system with four pillars
Walmart announced its commitment to create a more sustainable food system before hundreds of associates, suppliers and nonprofit organizations at its Global Sustainability Milestone...
World: Halal-certified conveyor belts enter Middle East, company tells FNI on working with representatives
Cambridge Engineered Solutions has added new representatives in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and Russia to sell and service its metal conveyor belts, filtration...
World: Mondelez International to build US$90M biscuit plant in Bahrain
Mondelez International announced plans to invest US$90 million in building a biscuit plant in the Kingdom of Bahrain to meet rising demand in the...
World: MENA packaging market to grow to US$52.4 million by 2019, finds report
The packaging market in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is valued at approximately US$41.1 billion in 2014 and is forecast to grow...
World: Researchers find beverage helps to curb post lunch dip syndrome
A clinical study supports using a new, natural beverage to overcome “Post-lunch Dip Syndrome” (PLD).
Research at the Rambam Health Care Campus and the Technion...
Europe: Cambridge Engineered Solutions expands overseas, receives halal certification for products
Cambridge Engineered Solutions says it has added new representatives in five countries to sell and service its metal conveyor belts, filtration and wire cloth...
Americas: USDA increases tomato lycopene limit for meat products
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved a five-fold increase in the level of tomato lycopene allowed as a colorant in ready-to-eat (RTE) meat...
World: Artificial sweeteners may increase glucose intolerance, metabolic disease incidences
A study reveals that certain gut bacteria may induce metabolic changes following exposure to artificial sweeteners.
Artificial sweeteners, promoted as aids to weight loss and...
World: Ishida presents packaging, weighing solutions at show in Cape Town
At Propak Cape in October 2014, Ishida will show an integrated snacks packing line comprising multihead weigher, bagmaker and checkweigher; a high performance entry-level...