Archives for September 11, 2003

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On-the-go consumers raise the innovation bar

Increasingly mobile and health-conscious consumers are forcing food and drink manufacturers to become even more inventive when it comes to creating new products. Positive nutrition, convenient packaging and even food which is good for the skin are all...

Consumer has designs on nutrition labels

Calls for clearer labelling as new survey from UK food agency finds that consumers agree that it is important to have nutrition information on food products, but as many as one in four can not find the information from current labels.

McCain get in sync with FullTilt

Frozen food giant McCain Foods has selected CPIM software from FullTilt. The company believes that this will help it to synchronise its product information across more than 55 production facilities on six continents.

Boundaries blur and competition rises

Innovation courses through the food and drink industry as businesses continue to strive for oneupmanship in an increasingly competitive market. As different sectors seek to satisfy key consumer needs - 'beauty from within' and 'on-the-go consumerism'...

Danisco promotes pectin

Danish ingredients company Danisco continues on the innovative trail with the addition of a new pectin to its Grinsted series. Earlier in the year the company invested in a pectin boost by expanding its Czech production facilities.