Ten packaged goods trends for 2010
13 January, 2010
Animal lovers have something to cheer about in 2010 as market research firm Datamonitor predicts a banner year for products sporting the ‘free-range’ moniker as a growing number of food companies will be hailing humanely raised protein products. 2010 is also expected to be a big year for a new generation of biodegradable plastics that may succeed in greening the image of plastic water bottles.
Most of the globe ate out less in the third quarter last year
13 January, 2010
Foodservice usage in France, Germany, Japan, Spain, UK, Italy, US and China declined in the third quarter last year, according to research from The NPD Group. Canada was the only country monitored that bucked the trend.
China takes steps to enforce food safety standards
12 January, 2010
With Chinese food exports growing, up from $4.5 billion in 1986 to $25.7 billion in 2006, the safety of food produced in China is becoming an increasingly international issue but the recent arrest of two managers of a Chinese milk producing company serves as a salient reminder that the new food safety laws are being enforced.
Public comment invited for proposed changes to food laws
18 December, 2009
Food Standards Australia New Zealand has invited individuals and organisations with an interest in the regulation of food to provide information and comment on a number of possible changes to the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code. The changes under consideration include the approval of genetically modified (GM) maize, cotton and corn, erythrosine as a colouring for icing and a national food safety standard for the production and processing of raw milk products.
San Miguel acquires Cospak
18 December, 2009
San Miguel Corp hopes to make the Cospak Group the vehicle for its Australasian and rapidly growing exports business following its acquisition of the company.
Cargill acquires edible fats and oils operations of Goodman Fielder
16 December, 2009
Cargill has announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase Goodman Fielder’s Commercial Edible Fats and Oils business.
AIP to launch AFGC Retail Ready Toolkit
15 December, 2009
Retail ready packaging solutions have developed at a speedy rate and now the AIP is running a roadshow across Queensland and New South Wales in February to launch the new AFGC retail ready toolkit.
Barons Brewing acquires Outback Brewing business
08 December, 2009
Barons Brewing has announced the acquisition of licensing and distribution for Australian beer company Outback Brewing. Under the agreement, Barons will control all global sales, marketing and distribution for the brand, making Outback Brewery the fourth licence acquisition for Barons this year.
Award for supercritical extraction scientist
04 December, 2009
Dr Owen Catchpole's work in the supercritical extraction of high-value extracts from biological products such as fish waste has been recognised with his being awarded the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry Fonterra Prize for Industrial and Applied Chemistry.
Packaging wraps up with HACCP
02 December, 2009 | Supplied by: HACCP Australia
At first glance, you may question why a packaging manufacturer pursues HACCP certification most commonly applied to manufacturers of food.
The benefits of halal and kosher certification
02 December, 2009
Ethnic and religious considerations are not the only reasons why consumers are choosing kosher- and halal-certified foods. Many perceive the extra supervision implicit in the certified foods assures higher quality and safer food products.
Perceptions about food safety
01 December, 2009 | Supplied by: IBM Australia Limited
IBM conducted a survey of adult grocery shoppers (who shop once a month or more) in the 10 largest US cities during June 2009 (Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, and Washington, DC). The study is intended to gather grocery shoppers’ opinions about food safety issues.
Matrix Process Solutions to distribute SSP Pumps
27 November, 2009
SSP Pumps has appointed Matrix Process Solutions as its sole Australian agent into industrial applications.
Symrise to expand its portfolio of health-oriented foods
26 November, 2009
Symrise has created a Consumer Health unit which will develop a wide range of functional ingredients for modern food supplements and offer flavour solutions for health products.
National Starch to acquire Penford’s specialty starch business in Australia
24 November, 2009
National Starch, a subsidiary of AkzoNobel, has entered into an agreement to acquire Penford’s Australian specialty grain wet milling and manufacturing facility based in Lane Cove and certain other intellectual property and assets of Penford’s Australian specialty starch business.
