Ball, Daiwa Can Company and Mitsui have entered into an exclusive
agreement for the sales and distribution of Daiwa's New Bottle Can
beverage container in North America.
Sidel is to preview five new machines for PET container production
at the upcoming international packaging fair, Hispack, to be held
in Barcelona from 31 March to 4 April.
US supplier of applied protein sciences Proliant and Trega Foods, a
manufacturer of cheese and dairy-based ingredients, have announced
a joint venture for the production and marketing of whey protein
isolates.
Weak international dairy markets took their toll on sales at
Ireland-based food and ingredients group Glanbia in 2002, pushing
down turnover from €2.6 billion to €2.3 billion.
Tetra Pak has introduced a completely new version of its low-cost
flip-cap opening exclusively for UHT milk applications and for two
of its packages, Tetra Brik Aseptic 1000 Baseline and Tetra Brik
Aseptic 1000 Slimline.
ACC Manufacturing, one of the largest dairies in the United
Kingdom, has changed its rice pudding and custard cans to feature
Crown Cork and Seal's easy-open ends.
Arla Foods has launched two new flavours for its Yoggi Yalla
yoghurt drink, the leader of the fast-growing Swedish market. But
the company also faces a lawsuit over its delay in marketing
products containing the sweetener tagatose.
Oxoid has launched the DuPont Qualicon RiboPrinter microbial
characterisation system for the European and Australian food
processing markets - supplying genetic fingerprinting of any
bacterium in less than 8 hours.
Scandinavian milk-based ingredient supplier Arla Foods announced
recently that it is to tackle the organic market with a new
publicity campaign. The campaign aims to increase the sales of
organic milk in Denmark and represents the...
Irish food ingredient and dairy company Kerry continues to move
forward with the group reporting on Tuesday a 22 per cent leap in
2002 profits after tax to €189 million thanks to a strong
perfomance across all businesses.
California-based SWF Companies has launched a new drop case packer
designed to help make the packaging of dairy and beverage products
easier and quicker.
Foss, the Danish based quality assurance equipment provider, has
announced the relaunch of its Winescan sampling and testing system
with an improved quality assurance module.
Claims by Swedish dairy company Arla that its Rosenborg cheese is
the most popular blue cheese in Britain have caused offence to
Stilton producers, who argued successfully that their cheese is by
far the most widely sold UK brand.
MTT Agrifood Research Finland and the University of Liège, Belgium,
have worked together successfully in locating a gene that regulates
the total yield and protein and fat content of milk.
Dutch dairy group Campina has announced the acquisition of
Germany's Strothmann company, a move which will increase Campina's
presence in one of the most important dairy markets in Europe.
Ebro Puleva has confirmed its position as the leading food group in
Spain with a solid performance in 2002. And it is the company's
dairy division that has reported the strongest results.
FlexLink has received orders from Dutch company - Melk Controle
Station for a turnkey automation installations due to be delivered
at the beginning of next year.
FlexLink has received orders from two Dutch companies - Melk
Controle Station and Droste - for turnkey automation installations
due to be delivered at the beginning of next year.
The joint venture between Japan's Ajinomoto and US-based Bestfoods
- part of Unilever since 2000 - is to be wound up, with the
European group buying out its partner's 50 per cent stake. Unilever
will strengthen its position...
Struggling Dutch nutritional supplement company Numico is rumoured
to be the target of a bid by dairy products giant Danone, although
the French company has denied having any interest in the Dutch
firm.
Ireland's Glanbia and Uruguay's Conaprole have joined forces to
help develop the market for dairy ingredients in Latin America. A
new joint venture company, Conabia, based in Mexico, will develop
sales throughout Central...
Dutch nutrition company Numico is struggling to stay afloat at the
moment, but rumours in the Dutch press suggest French dairy giant
Danone could be interested in a bid. An odd choice for the French
company which has been streamlining...
Cermex has announced that its CCO diagonal flight bar technology
has been adapted to help dairy industry specialists to collate
mini-brick bundles at speeds of 32,000 cartons per hour in order to
match the output of next generation...
Dutch life science company DSM saw net profit for the fourth
quarter of 2001 rise to €1,031 million from €119 million in the
fourth quarter of 2000, largely due to the sale of the depositary
receipts. Profit on 4Q ordinary activities...
Sales at diversified French company Danone dropped by 6 per cent in
2002 reflecting the effect of currency exchange and the company's
ongoing programme of disposal and investments. But underlying sales
growth was good, especially...
Following successful field trials, Dairy Crest and First Milk have
startedjoint milk collections across wide areas of England and
Wales in a bid to save the once proudly held British tradition of
door-step milk delivery.
The latest visit to Mintel's Global New Products Database shows no
slowdown in the number of innovative dairy-based food products
being launched across the world - cheesy ice cream being just one
of them.
Following successful field trials, Dairy Crest and First Milk have
startedjoint milk collections across wide areas of England and
Wales in a bid to save the once proudly held British tradition of
door-step milk delivery.
In the US, Alcoa Closure Systems International has launched a
screw-on/screw-off dairy closure, which is said to provide extra
safe sealing ability for liquid dairy products.
The UK Food and Drink Federation has defended its members' position
in response to the recent launch of the National Consumer Council's
campaign for clearer labelling of processed and packaged foods.
Belgian brewer Interbrew has introduced a new innovative beer
packaging, Pivopack. The launch marks the first monolayer barrier
enhanced PET bottle worldwide and will be making its debut on the
Russian market.
Recent research reveals that foods rich in high quality proteins,
which particularly includes dairy products, may help as a means of
controlling weight gain in obese people.
Foods with 'positive nutrition' elements such as added calcium or
fibre continue to grow in popularity, according to the latest data
from Mintel, but those with substances removed (sugar, fat) are
becoming less popular.
Merger and acquisition activity in the US food industry plunged in
2002 - according to the US Food Institute - and both the
agricultural and dairy sectors have to proved to be no exception
Emmenthaler production is set to grow steadily over the next two
years, but too much cheese on the market has led to rock bottom
prices and a lack of any real brand identity - a situation export
market leader Emmi hopes to rectify.
Swiss co-operative retailer Migros has cut the price of its leading
milk brand Past to reflect recent cuts in the cost of milk
introduced by its suppliers and remain competitive.
The dairy ingredients business unit of Dutch company DSM Food
Specialties has opened its first sales and customer service office
in the Far East - marking the company's continued investment in the
Far East and Australasian regions...
DSM Food Specialties has opened its first sales and customer
service office in the Far East - marking the company's continued
investment in the region.
