Ultrasonic seal integrity tester
Swiss company Wilco has introduced the first fully automatic, in-line seal integrity tester for trays, cups, bags and pouches at this week's PackExpo Show in Chicago.
Archives for November 4, 2002
Beghin Say sold, finally
After months of deliberation and cogitation, Orgny-Naples, a consortium of beet growers' co-operatives, on Friday said it had finally reached an agreement with Edison to acquire the Italian energy company's 53.8 per cent stake in French sugar maker...
South African wines continue European odyssey
Interest in South Africa's trademark grape, Pinotage, is helping to drive sales of the country's wines outside traditional export strongholds such as the UK. For example, Norway's state monopoly has just bought three wines from the country's Distell...
1Q upbeat for Australian ingredients
Australian food ingredients group Burns Philp & Co. said on Monday that despite a decline in sales, net profit had risen sharply to A$56.8 million (€32m) in the first quarter ended 30 September compared to A$19.2 million a year ago.
Food irradiation companies continue to struggle
US food irradiation specialists Surebeam and Food Technology have both announced quarterly results which indicate that, despite the recent E. coli outbreaks, uptake of irradiation is still not widely accepted in the US.
Making claims for Europe -the health claims directive
The UK's Joint Health Claims Initiative has been making news with a new health claim for soya protein in foods. This week Novis's Lindsey Partos takes a closer look at health claims and discuss the EU's draft proposal to regulate health claims with...
Safeway chief hits out at analysts
Analysts in the UK are only interested in highlighting things that will lead to speculation about a possible takeover, rather than looking at the company's true financial performance, according to Safeway's chief executive Carlos Criado-Perez.
Planning approval delays costing Spanish retailers
More than 50 hypermarket developments are stuck in planning hell in Spain as a result of excessive legislation requirements - prompting the major retailers to focus on supermarket growth instead.
Bug detecting software
A new computer program devised by British physicists can quickly spot tiny beetles, rodent droppings and ergot (a poisonous mould) in grain destined for flour and bread manufacture.
Asian growth to power soft drink sales
While the major soft drink producers continue to innovate and launch new products in saturated markets in the west, it is Asia which is likely to power growth in the global soft drinks market over the next five years, according to Zenith International.
Food hygiene, room for improvement
Cause for concern over food hygiene in the UK emerged last week when the UK Food Standards Agency published the findings from the largest ever nationwide survey of the food hygiene knowledge of catering industry workers.