Production inspections carried out on organic manufacturers in
Finland last year revealed that some were using conventionally
produced sugar in their products. More worryingly, many companies
have not installed adequate tracing systems.
Malvern Instruments in the UK has added a new range of particle
measurement systems to its portfolio of analysers for in-process
applications, allowing users to measure larger particles of up to
2.5 mm.
Leading Philippines food and beverage company San Miguel has
announced plans to open a soft drinks factory in the Shunde
district of Guandong Province, southern China.
Japan's number one producer of instant noodles says it has reached
the initial stages of an agreement to form an alliance with the
Hebei Hualong Food Group, a major Chinese food processer.
Amersham, an international bioscience company with a background in
the pharmaceutical industry, is turning its expertise to the dairy
industry. Its separating technique - designed to filter
biomolecules from DNA - may be used to finely...
Vietnam Dairy Products (Vinamilk) has been given approval by
Vietnamese authorities to merge with Saigonmilk. Vietnam Dairy
Products already holds a 20 per cent stake in the company which
manufactures both soy and milk products.
A British Pig Executive (BPEX) delegation is visiting Beijing at
the end of the month to encourage British exports to China, the
world's biggest market for pork.
A two-day conference on aseptic filling technologies is just one of
the events that is taking place at the Total Processing and
Packaging show in Birmingham, UK this week.
FoodProductionDaily.com will be there, and will be reporting...
APV Baker has been chosen to supply equipment for two bread-making
lines and a bun and roll system for the southern hemisphere's
largest bakery, being built in Sydney, Australia.
Leading Taiwanese soft drinks maker, Hey Song, has taken the plunge
into the ever-growing China market, having announced that it is to
make a significant investment to build a production facility in the
south of the country.
Petro-Canada has launched a new trolley fluid for meat-processing
operations that it claims offers unmatched protection against wear,
rust and drips. The manufacturer says that while the fluid has been
designed to deal with the harshest...
A processing system for cutting fixed weight and uniformly shaped
poultry fillet portions has been developed by Iceland-based
equipment giant Marel. The company claims that the system is unique
as it is capable of processing four...
Freezing and cooling tunnels that use liquid nitrogen and carbon
dioxide have been used in the food industry for decades. But
according to Linde's marketing manager for freezing and cooling,
Derrick Norvill, his company has come...
Controlling dust particles in the bakery industry can be a major
headache, in particular when dealing with bulk materials, and
keeping production areas free from dust is a full-time job. A new
filling system from bagging specialists...
Improving the molecular structure of certain foods such as ice
cream and cocoa, can dramatically improve the taste, texture and
mouth feel of a particular product. This is something Marcos
Bobzin, Buhler's product manager for...
FoodProductiondaily.com recently visited a research unit in
the south of France to find more out about the role science plays
in improving the quality of cereal-based foods. Some recent
discoveries could be of great benefit to the...
Researchers at the University College of Dublin are claiming that
real time process control for food manufacturers - and more
specifically the confectionery sector - has been advanced thanks to
pioneering work into viscosity measurement...
Organisers of the international food fair Salima 2004 claim that
exhibitor numbers are up on for the bi-annual event, to be held in
Brno, southern Moravia, from 2-5 March
Equipment manufacturer CFS has come up with a novel way of
exhibiting its new products at the forthcoming IFFA 2004 show.
Instead of bringing all its machinery to Frankfurt, the company
plans to take event-goers to its production...
Optical testing technology is becoming increasingly widespread
among grain processors, with machines now able to check for a range
of defects such as discoloration, impurities or immature grains.
A new system designed to monitor product consistency and
potentially provide significant cost savings for cereal, snack and
pet food manufacturers has just been launched in Europe by British
group APV Baker.
Hilton Foods has invested €9.4 million in a start-up program that will see a new plant built in Drogheda in Ireland. The plant is expected to create 175 job opportunities and meat produced in the factory will be supplied to Tesco UK.
APV Baker says it has expanded the boundaries of product
possibilities available to the confectionery industry, through the
development of multi-colour and multi-component capability for
depositing systems.
This year's Foodex Meatex exhibition - which the organisers believe
could be the most successful yet - promises to showcase the latest
innovations in meat processing. A quick look at a couple of planned
product launches suggests...
Expro, one of the biggest producers of crackers and sweet biscuits
in the Guatemalan market, has installed two additional production
lines from the UK's APV Baker group to help it double its capacity
and pursue aggressive growth...
Braby, the
UK-based designer and manufacturer of silos, has recently supplied
Village Bakery, a Welsh bread and pastry maker, with a silo package
for the storage of savoury flour.
Continued growth has meant the redevelopment of Guinness' Waterford
site in Ireland. Amongst the renovations has been a change to a
single tank yeast system to optimise quality.
The Russian dairy market has seen phenomenal growth in recent
years, driven largely by the development of Wimm-Bill-Dann and
other western dairy companies. France-based dairy equpment supplier
Erca-Formseal shares its experiences...
A new metal detector capable of picking up ferrous and
stainless-steel contamination within aluminium foil-wrapped
products has been developed. Manufactured by German technology firm
Sartorius, the product, called the Observer, could...
Millions of dollars in investment poured into a new technology may
pay off for US food manufacturer Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Holdings.
Targeting the low-fat market, the company said that it has
developed a revolutionary "slow...
Dutch group Kiremko, a manufacturer and installer of machinery
required for the processing of potatoes into French fries, chips
and other speciality snack products has developed, in co-operation
with ACEco, a new device that it claims...
eSkye Solutions, the US-based provider of specialised software for
the beverage industry, has this week acquired compatriot Blend
Winery Software (BWS), adding a number of major wine producers to
its growing portfolio of clients.
Last year was a tough one for French closures and barrels group
Oeneo, formerly
known as Sabaté Diosos. But the company ended the year with results
in line with expectations as restructuring efforts at both the
closures and...
Scottish company IceRobotics is a step closer to bringing its
robotic milking technology to market following a second round of
investment from the National Endowment for Science, Technology
& the Arts (NESTA). The company is...
Pinpointing growth areas in the food industry, leading US flavours
company International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) is to break
ground on a new facility in the bakery and savoury application
areas.
Irish dairy group Glanbia has begun construction of a new cheese
and whey manufacturing facility expected to generate sales of
around $350 million per annum when completed next year.
UK-based Stable Micro Systems, a leading designer and manufacturer
of texture analysis instrumentation, is set to showcase what it
calls a unique portfolio for the bakery industry at Food & Bake
2004. Innovations will include...
Spooner-Vicars, a leading name in the design, manufacture and
supply of high quality baking equipment has unveiled a new product,
the Continuous Proof and Bake System, with the aim of maximising
production efficiency.
Dutch food processing group Fri-jado is soon to release its newest
and most technologically advanced oven, the Multisserie, catering
for the bakery and meat industries.
Lawrence Equipment, a major manufacturer of flat bread machinery in
the United States and Europe, has recently released a new
innovation, the Mega Pizza System, which is capable of producing
multiple pizza bases operating at multiple...
Europa, the Italy-based company that specialises in the production
of ovens for the bread making, pizza, pastry and biscuit making
industries has unveiled a new range of convection ovens, the most
popular of which are the 5T and its...
Bakery and snacks equipment provider APV Baker has improved and
expanded its range of ovens for the production of cookies,
biscuits, bar products and pet foods as well as a whole host of
traditional bakery products including tarts,...
UK-based Carlisle Process Systems is extending its range of
stainless steel mobile tanks to include a new model capable of
minimising waste. The new machine features a mirror finish to both
internal and external surfaces, which helps...
Irish dairy firm Kerrygold has installed Ilapak's Delta 3000 HSR
inverted, electronic flow-wrapper system and the Vegatronic 2000
fill and seal (VFFS) series. This is hoped to boost production
capacity.
FMC FoodTech subsidiary Stein is launching the newest addition to
its line of XL Series Breading Applicators today at the AMI
International Meat, Poultry & Seafood Convention and
Exposition. The event, part of Worldwide Food Expo...
APV, a subsidiary of Invensys, has launched the Rannie/Gaulin 185Q
homogeniser - a high capacity solution which has been primarily
designed for the dairy industry.
Czech brewer Plzensky Prazdroj recently undertook an extensive
survey into the art of beer drawing. The experts concluded that the
process has an unquestionable influence on the resulting taste and
quality of the product.
The Hosokawa Confectionery & Bakery Group is attending one of
Europe's biggest equipment shows, the IBA in Düsseldorf. This year
two branches of the company are displaying their latest
innovations.
The UK's Cereals Industry Forum is to receive a £1.4 million
government grant over the next three years in an effort to improve
efficiency and competitiveness in the grain chain.
Belgian firm Cosucra Groupe Warcoing is exiting the sugar beet
processing business to concentrate entirely on added value
ingredients for health foods, it announced this week.
