Archives for April 4, 2004

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Arla Foods UK dairy closure

Arla Foods UK, the company formed by the merger of Express Dairies and Sweden's Arla Foods, will cut nearly 300 jobs at its Bamber Bridge depot near Preston. The company claims that the closure is a move towards rationalising milk production", writes...

Label technology from Alcoa

A prototype label for PET bottles has been developed by packaging giant Alcoa. The label features cutting edge technology that could open up a number of new packaging design possibilities.

Overseal expands in US, drives growth in natural colours

Natural colours UK firm Overseal Foods is set to carve a deeper position in the US market, signing a new distribution deal with US company RFI Ingredients and meeting growing demand for natural colouring foodstuffs, writes Lindsey Partos.

DSM: more accurate antibiotic test

DSM Food Specialties, the leading producer of ingredient solutions, has launched a new scanning kit that it claims can identify the presence of antibiotics in milk more accurately. The product is in line with traditional testing systems but the...