The full picture as Luceo updates vision system
Luceo has launched an updated version of its machine to detect packaging with sealing and labelling integrity defects.
Archives for June 5, 2014
Imaging software must cope with large data sets - WITec
WITec has launched updated software for its imaging systems to acquire and process large data volumes of high-resolution measurements and 3D imaging.
Coca-Cola Hellenic still has soft drinks sales runway in Italy: Analyst
Shore Capital analyst Phil Carroll tells BeverageDaily.com he still believes Coca-Cola Hellenic has potential to expand CSD sales in Italy despite a growing health trend and the soda slump in other western nations.
Reworked Nestea with ‘infused formula’ will hit Italy in 2015
Coca-Cola Hellenic will release a reformulated version of Nestea RTD tea in Italy in 2015 as it seeks to grow the appeal of a global product by tailoring it to the nation’s tastebuds.
Stress eating? New research suggests stress hormones impact taste perception
Scientists have found receptors for stress-activated hormones on taste cells responsible for sweet, umami and bitter tastes - a finding that suggests stress can directly act on our perception of how food and drink tastes.
FIC label changes could break organic rules
Organic food firms changing their packaging to meet new EU labelling rules could accidentally breach organic labelling rules in the process, one certifier has warned.
Special feature: Focus on Denmark's pork industry
The high costs of finishing pigs in Denmark and avoiding African Swine Fever are just two of the challenges facing Denmark’s pork industry.
Remo-Frit converts potato peels and sludge into biogas
Food processors turn to waste as alternative energy consumption
Food processors are increasingly looking for alternative ways of converting their waste into energy due to soaring electricity costs in Europe, according to Global Water Engineering (GWE).
European RSPO 2014
Sustainable palm oil pressures worrying to emerging economies
Food businesses and consumers don’t understand the impact emerging economies could face if pressure to source 100% sustainable palm oil builds too quickly, Marks & Spencer’s (M&S) sustainable development manager Fiona Wheatley claims.
Saturated fat intake may affect genetic obesity risk
Reducing saturated fat intake may influence the expression of certain genetic ‘predispositions’ towards obesity, according to US research.
Dry-ice blasting stops food pathogens cold
Continental Carbonic promises a way to clean food production equipment with less water and faster results than conventional methods.
GNT double production with new Dutch facilities
Natural colour specialist GNT will almost double its production capacity to produce colouring food with a new facility in the Netherlands.
Palm oil: “Act first, consumer demand will follow”
In order to achieve a sustainable palm oil industry and tackle the deforestation issue worldwide, actions must be taken quickly and the consumer demand will follow, says Dr Alan Knight OBE.