Alto Plastics has been working with Kapiti Fine Foods (KFF) to
launch a new premium double-seal capping system to keep bottled
milk even fresher and leak free.
Thermo Electron, which has developed a specialised unit to help
food manufacturers in the UK deal with contaminated product
batches, is moving into the packaging sector.
Meat and dairy products with higher levels of the healthy fat
conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) could be available in just three
years, say scientists at the Rowett Research Institute in Scotland.
Rachel's Organic, a leading UK organic dairy manufacturer, has
launched an organic yoghurt range targeted towards the toddler
market, but is this just a sales-boosting gimmick or a rather
shrewd marketing strategy, asks Tom Armitage.
Bravo! Foods International has announced that it will begin
shipping its new branded fortified milk drink to retail grocery,
convenience and independent stores at the beginning of February.
Meeting the challenge of organoleptic changes when fat is removed
from low fat formulations, Chr Hansen launches a new culture to
improve texture in sour cream and buttermilk, writes Lindsey
Partos.
UK-based The Cheese Company has invested in a cheese tower capable
of a throughput of up to seven tonnes per hour - something that the
manufacturer claims is a first for the industry.
APV has launched a new range of bulk butter packing lines that it
claims is ideal for small, medium and large-scale carton filling
applications in the dairy and food industries.
A Tetra Pak subsidiary has found a dipping and coating solution for
novelty ice creams, which it hopes will eliminate sub-standard ice
cream coatings - welcome news for ice cream manufacturers seeking
to satisfy the quality-conscious...
Adams Food Ingredients, a subsidiary of leading Irish dairy firm
Kerry Gold, has installed a new mixing vat which will allow it to
halve production time for the manufacture of some of its dairy
product ingredients, Tom Armitage reports.
Unilever's cholesterol-lowering Becel Pro.activ milk drink has
become the fifth product to earn a product-specific health claim
under Sweden's health claims system.
Nestlé has hit back at a Chinese consumer who brought about a
lawsuit disputing that the Swiss food giant's infant formula is not
made from whole milk. The action is a particularly sensitive issue
in light of this year's...
A new polyphenylene sulfide (PPS)-based paper that is claimed to
withstand highly caustic and hot sterilisation solutions has been
developed for filtration operations in the dairy industry.
Dutch firm Arla Foods Ingredients launches a new milk protein onto
the competitive dairy protein market, positioned as an alternative
to caseinates in salami formulations.
Arla Foods UK is to launch a line of branded low-carb dairy
products endorsed by US diet company Atkins, but will the UK prove
a suitable market for long-term success? Tom Armitage
reports.
Maker of the low-cal, low-carb sweetener tagatose teams up with the
number four flavour house Symrise to trial new flavour systems that
could bring cost savings to food manufacturers in their flavour
formulations, writes Lindsey Partos.
Dairy science moves closer to providing dairy food manufacturers
with improved flavour profiles as researchers in the UK use human
and electronic noses to identify the smelliest cheeses, writes
Lindsey Partos.
Danisco believes it has made ice crystals in ice cream a thing of
the past by creating a technology that will help manufacturers
control heat shock, reports Philippa Nuttall.
A number of innovations in membrane filtration and separation that
promise processors increased efficiency are on display at GEA's
processing and separation stand at IPA 2004.
UK dairy foods company Fayrefield Foods is to launch the first
foods containing Forbes Medi-Tech's cholesterol-lowering plant
sterols in the UK and Ireland next year, using the GM-free claim to
competitive advantage.
A new ultra high speed automated X-ray inspection system capable of
detecting on-line practically any undesirable contaminant in
practically any type of product has been launched.
Elopak, the Norwegian-based packaging group, has designed a carton
which it hopes will allow it to exploit the growing opportunity for
dairy-based beverages in the South African market, Tom Armitage
reports.
Danisco Flavours has said that it will double its flavour
production in Asia with the construction of a brand new production
facility at its existing emulsifier and functional systems plant in
Penang, Malaysia.
Innovation pushed from flavour firms operating in this competitive
sector brings food developers new opportunities to improve the
final product as ICI flavour subsidiary Quest International,
streamlined in May this year through the...
Increasing competition on the xanthan gum market leads Danish
ingredients firm Danisco to cut jobs at the recently acquired
Rhodia Food activities in France.
Gellan CP Kelco, bought by JM Huber last month, has launched
Kelcogel HM-B gellan gum, a hydrocolloid system designed to provide
suspension of cocoa and minerals in ready-to-drink dairy based
beverages, writes Philippa Nuttall.
Danisco has taken up the low-carb, low-sugar baton and run with it,
developing a line of flavours aimed at food manufacturers
developing artificially sweetened and reduced sugar beverages and
dairy products.
A UK firm has come up with an innovative packaging and processing
solution that will allow smaller retailers to create their own
branded ice-cream products at the point of sale (POS), giving them
the opportunity to penetrate the highly-consolidated...
Danish colours firm Chr Hansen has launched its first natural blue
food colour onto the market, targeted at food makers looking for
alternatives to the synthetic blues currently used in their food
designs, reports Lindsey Partos.
Tetra Pak has launched what it describes as a low investment carton
packaging solution ideal for manufacturers looking to penetrate
lucrative new chilled beverage markets.
An innovative technology that allows for the addition of both plant
sterols and minerals to foods has won the backing of leading US
food manufacturer General Mills, which has licensed the product for
use in a range of foods.
San Miguel Corporation has relaunched the Magnolia ice cream brand
in the Philippines after a five year absence from the market. The
move is seen as part of a bid to fend off stagnant food sales in
the domestic market. Simon Pitman.
In line with growing consumer demand for organic products, Butter
Buds Food Ingredients has introduced a certified organic line of
natural butter, cream and cheese concentrates.
Arla Foods, the Danish-Swedish dairy co-operative, has announced an
unexpected trade alliance with a traditional Danish producer of sea
salt, in a bid to bolster flagging sales of its Lurpak butter
brand. Tom Armitage reports.
A new ice cream product enriched with iodine is to be launched in
the New Year by Russian dairy group MiasoMolTorg JSC, the first
product of its kind on the Russian market and the latest to play on
the health credentials of dairy...
NDC Infrared Engineering has launched an updated version of its
at-line analyser Infralab 710, designed to achieve accurate
measurement of multi-component food parameters.
Cheese makers could enjoy a rise in yields as Danish enzyme giant
Novozymes links up with cultures leader Chr Hansen in a joint
project to develop new enzymes for cheese production,writes
Lindsey Partos.
Number two pectin player Danisco rolls out a line extension for new
gains from its Grinsted pectin range that targets food and beverage
makers looking to spear the growing sports nutrition and functional
food markets, reports Lindsey...
Leading Norwegian dairy TINE has launched Smak, a range of three
lactose-reduced milks, using Elopak's new Pure-Pak Curve cartons
with Pure-Cap UE screw caps.