New lubricant for food machinery claims to cut costs
A new lubricant for food and beverage machines helps to cut maintenance costs, claims its manufacturer Lubrication Engineers.
Archives for August 17, 2009
New York court approves expanded green bottle bill
A federal judge has unblocked the passage of the expanded New York State bottle bill following a legal challenge from beverage companies.
Amcor offers over $2bn for Alcan packaging businesses
Australian packaging giant Amcor has offered to buy the European and Asian arms of Alcan Food Packaging along with its pharmaceutical and tobacco businesses for $2025m (€1434m).
'Electronic tongue' could aid sweetened formulations
Scientists have developed an ‘electronic tongue on a chip’ to quickly and accurately identifies sweetness, giving manufacturers an inexpensive quality control tool.