Americas: Bakeries are retailing sprouted grain products in the US
Once known mainly to organic food co-op members and health food fanatics, sprouted grain products are poised to make a leap into the popular consciousness in 2015, similar to the quinoa explosion in 2014. In addition to the recent introductions by King Arthur Flour and Panera restaurants, US food retailer Sam’s Club has from December 27, 2014, offered sprouted seven-grain...
Americas: Meat and poultry processor installs Linde’s IQF freezer
Meat and poultry processor Pocino Foods has installed individual quick freezing (IQF) technology from Linde LLC. The Cryoline CW (Cryowave) IQF freezer keeps IQF products separate as they freeze with a patented rolling-wave action. This tunnel freezer offers efficient heat transfer and can provide significant cost savings versus IQF flighted freezers. While flighted freezers have been the primary method for individually quick...
Europe: Elopak launches renewable PE beverage cartons
Elopak has launched beverage cartons featuring certified renewable polyethylene (PE) with renewable coating in Europe. The company uses second generation renewable PE, made of European-sourced biomass not in competition with food supply. It aims to replace all fossil-based raw materials with renewable alternatives as part of its ambitious Future Proofed Packaging Strategy. “This is a key milestone in Elopak’s efforts to reduce...
Europe: Zenith highlights six trends on Greek Style yogurt development
A new report on Greek Style Yogurt Innovation from Zenith International has highlighted six themes driving new product development worldwide – functionality, on-the-go, ingredients, occasions, packaging and cross-category extension. More than 60 in-depth product profiles contain images as well as a detailed product overview, description of the innovation and current use in the market. These are categorized under 11 headings –...
Americas: Food safety testing market to reach US$15,040.7M by 2019, says report
While the food safety testing market is established in Europe and North America, emerging markets such as Latin America, Africa, and Asia Pacific show a potential for growth, according to a report by MarketsandMarkets. This is due to increase in international food trade, consumer awareness of food contamination, outbreaks of food poisoning, and unexplored potential in emerging countries. China and India...
Asia Pacific: Beer market in the region to grow due to China, India, Vietnam, finds report
Growing population, increasing disposable income, the availability of beer in various flavors, innovative bottled packaging and launch of new innovative packaging have an imperative role in the growth of beer market in Asia Pacific, according to a report by Reportbuyer.com. It finds that the Asia-Pacific beer was worth US$154.91 billion in 2013. With the advent of bars and restaurants and the...
Americas: Egypt to create food security systems to store grain
Global food security company Blumberg Grain and the Government of Egypt are developing reportedly one of the world's largest integrated food security systems for grain storage. The first phase of the new food security project covers 93 sites across Egypt, and enables primary processing of 3.7 million metric tons of wheat per year across a platform of 3.6 million square...
Asia Pacific: Ecolean adds new facilities in China
Ecolean has added new facilities in China that will increase its production capacity of aseptic packaging material. The new factory and warehouse is an expansion of Ecolean's current production facilities in the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA). The new facilities in China are part of €50 million (US$60.9 million) investment scheme that also includes a new factory and increased production capacity...
Europe: Symrise wins sustainability award
Symrise was placed among the top three in the special award category 'Resource Efficiency' at the 2014 German Sustainability Awards were presented in Düsseldorf last month. With this award, the foundation is recognizing Symrise’s responsible use of resources along the entire value chain and continual development and application of innovative approaches for greater efficiency. For seven years now, the Stiftung...
Asia Pacific: Tetra Pak Thailand named Top Green Company in Asia
Tetra Pak Thailand has won at the Asia Corporate Excellence & Sustainability Awards 2014 (ACES) under the Sustainability category organized by sustainability advocate MORS Group. "We are pleased and honored to be recognized for our sustainability commitment through our social and environmental initiatives, in particular our Green Roof Project for Princess Pa Foundation," said Henrik Hauggaard, MD of Tetra Pak...