Asia Pacific: Health, rising income, children drive nutraceuticals demand, says Frost & Sullivan
“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food,” said Hippocrates, the father of medicine. Two and a half millennia on, the global nutraceutical market today is valued close to US$200 billion, with the Asia-Pacific region accounting for nearly 40% of its demand. Whilst the medicinal properties of certain foods were well reported throughout history and without borders, an...
World: Israeli company offers safe, clean protein from grasshoppers
People in Africa, Japan, China and certain Southeast Asian countries are known to consume insects and bugs as part of their daily diet, delicacy foods or snacks. In Africa, pan-fried or barbequed grasshoppers are eaten whole and Japanese eat them with a sweet and sour sauce, Dror Tamir, CEO of Steak TzarTzar, tells Food News International at a press tour...
Europe: Gourmet sauces producer installs RPC’s Allrounder
Gourmet sauces producer Wiegand & Sohn has selected RPC Promens Consumer Kutenholz's Allrounder for its ranges of mayonnaise, salad cream, remoulade, tomato ketchup and curry ketchup. The 875ml high-density polyethylene bottle features a head stand cap and its design offers comfortable easy-handling for the consumer. The labelling area provides space for high impact labels that maximise on-shelf appeal.
Americas: Coca-Cola Enterprises lists 2020 sustainability targets
In its 10th annual Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability report, Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has committed to reducing calories per liter across its entire portfolio by 10% by 2020. It also wants to: • Halve the carbon footprint of its business by 2020; • Ensure that 40% of the PET it uses is recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and/or PET from renewable materials by 2020; •...
World: Greiner Packaging buys stake in two Turkish companies
Greiner Packaging has acquired a 51% majority in Turkish companies Teknik Plastik and Teknik IML from the Özata Group, thereby expanding its footprint in the Turkey's rigid plastic packaging for dairy products. “We are systematically carrying on the globalization strategy with this expansion to Turkey, and this represents the first step toward markets in the Middle East and Asia", says...
Americas: Corbion Caravan offers egg replacers
Corbion Caravan is providing two egg replacement solutions for bakery goods that are affordable and deliver a clean flavor and egg characteristics. They include: • Bro-Eg that replaces whole eggs and acts as an extender. It replaces up to 50% of whole eggs in cakes and batters; and 100% in yeast products. • Cara-Eg replaces whole eggs, functions as an egg stabilizer and...
Europe: Palsgaard reports health check on sustainability efforts in 2014
During 2014, Palsgaard said it has made significant progress in addressing environmental sustainability, a challenging ambition in an industry where production of high-quality emulsifiers tends to be energy-intensive, according to the company's 2014 CSR repot. The objectives include global CO2-neutrality by 2020. In five years, Palsgaard has reduced emissions by 61%, and is on track to meet the 2020 target. "We've more than...
World: Technology enhances sweetness while reduces sugar
Israeli company DouxMatok, which means double sweet in Hebrew, tackles the industry's quest for low-sugar products without sacrificing on taste, texture and enjoyment. Started 15 months ago, the food technology company works with US-based Warner Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry in researching and developing sweetener solutions. "The inventor of this technology was part of the Splenda team in Tate and Lyle....
Americas: Concerns over deforestation with US FDA’s trans fat ban
With the US Food and Drug Administration's mandate for food manufacturers to remove artificial trans fats from the US food supply within three years, Friends of the Earth is concerned about deforestation with the demand for palm oil as a popular substitute. "It’s heartening that the FDA has banned trans fats for the health of US consumers, but we must...
Asia Pacific: India’s food industry to reach US$300B this year
The Indian food industry is growing at a compound annual growth rate of 5.1% and is expected to reach US$300 billion by 2015, according to Market Research Reports. This is despite challenges such as inadequate infrastructure, unreliable power supply and lack of trained manpower. The food processing industry forms close to 43% of the total food industry and the share is...