Mondelez steps up regional production to improve efficiency
Mondelez International will start producing more of its snack products in Saudi Arabia, as part of its programme to improve production efficiency, the firm has said.
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Major investments for regional drinks sector
The Middle East drinks industry is seeing significant investment, with Aujan spending in Egypt and Lebanon, and UK firm Rexam buying up a Saudi can manufacturer for US$122m.
Turnaround for organic sector in UK
The organic market has seen annual growth for the first time since 2008 in the UK, according to campaign organisation, the Soil Association.
Rejected nano labelling law goes back to square one
The question of how to define and label nano-scale ingredients will return to the drawing board, after the European Parliament rejected the Commission’s proposed regulation on Wednesday.
British Sugar welcomes WHO added sugar guidance – with a caveat
British Sugar has welcomed the WHO’s continued recommendation that added sugars should account for less than 10% of total calories – although it has said it is concerned about advice to reduce this to 5%.
Diet high in animal protein may help prevent functional decline
A diet high in animal protein could help elderly people to function better physically, psychologically and socially, say researchers.
Roses are red, violets are blue, and so is chocolate, says Barry Callebaut
Barry Callebaut says chocolate makers can produce products in novel colors far easier with its new flower-shaped food colorant pellets compared to using high doses of powder and liquid dyes.
White tea finds its table in the Middle East
Rising health awareness and the expansion of Middle East’s hotel industry is creating a growing demand for white tea, a key official at Sri Lankan tea maker Dilmah said.
No sugar reduction in Mondelēz health and wellness pledge
Mondelēz is to cut saturated fat and sodium by 10% by 2020, but suggests reducing consumer sugar intake is manageable with portion controlled products and education.
Sweden listeria outbreak comes from cold meats, say experts
The Swedish National Food Agency (Livsmedelsverket) has identified cold meats as the primary source for a recent outbreak of listeria in Sweden that has been connected to the deaths of up to 14 people since autumn 2013.
60-SECOND INTERVIEW: THE DAY JOB
What do you do? Paula Piontek, executive VP product safety & recall, red24assist
As part of FoodProductionDaily’s series of 60-second interviews with the movers and shakers of the food and beverage industry, we caught up with Paula Piontek, an expert with more than a quarter of a century of manufacturing and safety experience, to...
OSHA's citations carry $185,700 in penalties
Schwan’s faces 32 serious H&S violations
The US Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has found Schwan's Global Supply Chain, which manufactures frozen foods including Red Baron pizza and Mrs. Smith's desserts, in breach of 32 serious safety and health...
High pathogenic H5N1 outbreak discovered in Libya
A small outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) variant H5N1 has been discovered in Tubruq, Libya.
Yili expands with European research centre
Chinese dairy group, Yili, has launched a European research and development centre at Wageningen Campus in the Netherlands.