Americas: Double digit growth of shipments of curries, chili peppers
Cultural influences and the more adventurous taste buds of US consumers have made flavors like tikka masala, poblano, and doenjang recognized names on grocery...
Europe: Company pilots recycling of kegs
At Drinktec 2017 in Germany, Lightweight Containers presented the first KeyKegs made from 10% used KeyKegs and 40% of recycled materials.
The company says plastic...
Americas: Detecting food allergens on-the-go
Researchers have developed a portable allergen-detection system, including a keychain analyzer, for consumers on the go, reports the journal ACS Nano.
Most people with food...
Asia Pacific: Consumers are connected online, finds Tetra Pak report
Asia Pacific accounted for 70% of total growth in global Internet users, 62% of the growth in social media users, and 64% of the...
Americas: P&G to list fragrance ingredients online
The Procter & Gamble Company will share online all fragrance ingredients down to 0.01% for its entire product portfolio in the US and Canada...
Asia Pacific: Flavored milk gains foothold in India
Flavored milk products accounted for 43% of dairy drink introductions in India in 2016, up from 20% in 2012, according to Mintel Global New...
Americas: Chilled dairy alternatives threatens traditional products
There’s a battle brewing in the food and beverage industry, a regulatory skirmish in both Europe and the United States over dairy alternative marketers’...
Asia Pacific: Multi-plane imager for faster checkout
Zebra Technologies Corp offers the MP7000 multi-plane one or two dimension (1D/2D) imager for grocers, discount chains and warehouse clubs to accelerate checkout lines.
The...
Americas: Supermarket sees benefits using auto wrappers
US supermarket group Glass Gardens ShopRite in 2016 installed Mettler Toledo 880 Auto Wrappers in four of its stores, resulting in more than 1.5...
Americas: Almonds as top nuts for new product launches
California almonds were the number one nut used in new products worldwide in 2016, the 10th year that almonds have held the lead position...