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31-Mar-2005
Global steel prices to rise after February wobble
Steel prices might have been in decline through January and February but a pick up in March is likely to continue into the third quarter, predicts analyst MEPS.
San Miguel expands beer presence in Thailand
One of Southeast Asia's leading food and beverage companies San Miguel said yesterday that it was planning to establish a presence in Thailand's growing beer market.
30-Mar-2005
Buhler innovation to up cleaning capacity at Dutch malting house
A newly opened malting facility in the Netherlands has installed a Buhler high-capacity cleaner in order to achieve safety without compromising processing efficiency.
Coffee boards the functional beverages bandwagon
Coffee has never been considered a healthy drink - until now, that is. Jess Halliday reports on two companies that have developed ways of making America's favorite pick-me-up better for you.
29-Mar-2005
Brit to head Ocean Spray's health drive
Ocean Spray said yesterday that it had chosen a Brit to help give the company a healthier profile, appointing Geoffrey Woolford as vice president of research and development.
New PET label film offers more labelling flexibility
Toray Plastics claims that its new PET label film gives label converters the opportunity to achieve superior silicone adhesion performance, to streamline processing and to tap new markets.
Taiwanese group aims for juice dominance
Uni-President Enterprises, Taiwan's biggest food company, has taken a 5 per cent stake in China's largest fruit juice producer, a clear sign that the mainland holds considerable attraction for the ambitious Taiwanese firm.
China leading Scotch growth in Asia
China entered the top 20 markets for Scotch whisky for the first time in 2004, accounting for an increasingly large chunk of sales in the Asian region. And with per capita consumption still relatively low, China could prove to be a major market for Scotland's distillers in the future, writes Chris Jones.
25-Mar-2005
Bravo sees success from female-friendly drinks
Bravo Premium, the Russian drinks group, is celebrating the success of its Milano brand, which it claims is the first pre-mixed alcoholic drink on the Russian market to be created specifically for women, reports Angela Drujinina.
24-Mar-2005
Slowing EU steel prices defy expectations
European steel prices across the board are defying expectations and showing signs of a decline this month, claims market analyst MEPS.
Degussa launches ALA for liquid formulations
Degussa Food Ingredients has introduced a new liquid version of the antioxidant alpha-lipoic acid for use in beverages and soft gels.
Wild sourcing exotic fruits with high vitamin content
Leading flavours firm Wild is offering food makers a novel fruit preparation that has 25 times the vitamin C content of oranges.
23-Mar-2005
Cola war drives growth for sweeteners in 2005
Coke war drives innovation in diet drink sweetener formulations with the number one soft drinks player Coca-Cola rolling out a new aspartame and acesulfame potassium based cola onto the market, writes Lindsey Partos.
Corn-based plastic additive makes bottles stronger
A new plastic additive made from corn, designed to make plastic bottles more rigid and stronger than ever before, has been developed, writes Anthony Fletcher.
21-Mar-2005
Pikra hoping for can success in Siberia
Russian brewer Pikra has installed a new bottling line which will allow it to produce beer in aluminium cans for the first time - a move calculated to help it gain an increasing share of the beer market in Siberia, Angela Drujinina reports.
PepsiCo joins low-calorie Splenda revolution
Global beverage giant PepsiCo, aiming to push diet drinks to appease calorie-conscious consumers, will follow arch-rival Coca-Cola by re-launching its Pepsi One brand with Tate & Lyle's Splenda sweetener, reports Chris Mercer.
Sidel to launch new generation at Interpack
Sidel claims that its latest generation of packaging equipment can boost PET packaging line performance and cut bottle-blowing costs by up to 20 per cent compared with its SBO Series2 equipment.
UK food watchdog launches labelling consultation
Food industry pressure over nutrition labelling has begun to pay off as the UK Food Standards Agency launches a consultation for the final stage in its simple signposting project using guideline daily amounts as one of two central themes, reports Chris Mercer.
18-Mar-2005
Genes unlock key to alcohol consumption?
Fundamental research on the triggers for alcohol consumption finds the answer could lie in our genes, with the amount of beer and wine people consume related to differences in genetic make-up.
17-Mar-2005
Alcoa CSI to train bottlers for extreme conditions
Alcoa Closure Systems International (Alcoa CSI) has launched a new service called X-Tech, an interactive closure systems training course available for carbonated soft drink bottlers facing extreme temperature cycling conditions.
Pernod profits boosted by 'premiumisation'
A shift towards higher sales of premium products has helped France's leading drinks group Pernod Ricard to post a 5.1 per cent increase in net profits for 2004, shrugging off the impact of exchange rate fluctuations.
16-Mar-2005
EU food and drink industry commits to obesity challenge
New voluntary labelling initiatives, a tighter advertising code and increased investment in innovation could be on the way for food manufacturers as the European Commission, along with a dozen stakeholders, launches a platform to curtail the rising numbers of obesity in Europe, reports Lindsey Partos.
New code for British beer dispensers
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has launched the latest edition of its code of practice for the dispense of beer by pressure systems in licensed premises, aimed at helping designers, engineers, contractors, suppliers, owners and users of dispense equipment comply with pressure legislation.
15-Mar-2005
Chr Hansen targets wine industry with yeast product
Wineries are getting bigger and their businesses are therefore exposed to greater risk. In a bid to help producers achieve greater consistency, Danish ingredients firm Chr Hansen has created blended yeasts, writes Philippa Nuttall.
14-Mar-2005
Tagatose sweetener to enter European market?
Arla Food Ingredients seeks entry into the high growth European sweetener market, making a bid for regulatory approval of its low calorie, milk derived ingredient tagatose, reports Lindsey Partos.
11-Mar-2005
Ochakovo launches into wine
Ochakovo, one of Russia's best known brewers, has launched itself into the wine market in an ambitious move to revive the flagging fortunes of the country's wine industry, writes Angela Drujinina.
Russia bans Czech energy drinks
Russia's consumer protection agency has refused to extend the production licences for a number of energy drink brands produced by the Czech firm Pinelli on the grounds that they could be harmful to consumers' health, reports Angela Drujinina.
Graham Packaging buys Tetra Pak HDPE plants
US-based Graham Packaging is to acquire four Tetra Pak plants that make HDPE (high-density polyethylene) plastic bottles for nutritional beverages and value-added dairy beverages supplying markets in Belgium, Brazil, Turkey, and the United States.
10-Mar-2005
Krones unveils buffer storage system
Krones has launched a newly developed buffer system that provides an intermediate container storage system for a host of containers, including PET, metal cans, cartons and shrink-wrap trays.
Southcorp proposes Foster's wine merger
Southcorp, the Australian winery being stalked by compatriot Foster's, has made a bold suggestion to its would-be acquirer - a merger with the Mildara Blass wine division which would create the country's biggest wine group. But with such a deal undervaluing Foster's wine unit, the proposal has been met with scepticism, writes Chris Jones.
09-Mar-2005
New rules to govern nutrition label errors
New regulations will tighten error margins on food nutrition labels as a new study claiming many UK foods, including biscuits and pizzas, are significantly higher in fat and sugar than their labels suggest, threatens to further dent consumer trust, reports Chris Mercer.
Dupont Packaging ups security
DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers and its Security & Solutions business has launched an effort to position itself as a worldwide leader in providing security-related products and services for packaging products in the global fight against counterfeiting and tampering.
07-Mar-2005
Hard sell needed for soft drinks
Coca-Cola says it needs to take a more aggressive stance to marketing its brands as a new report shows that the US carbonated drinks market continues to struggle.
04-Mar-2005
DD Williamson extends caramel colours in China
Looking to boost growth in the sluggish caramel colour market, the world's largest manufacturer, DD Williamson will extend its reach in the burgeoning Chinese market with the extension of its liquid product line for Asia,writes Lindsey Partos.
03-Mar-2005
SIG divests to concentrate on core business
SIG is selling the Italian companies SIG Simonazzi (beverage filling equipment) andSIG Alfa (labelling machines) to the Tetra Laval Group.
02-Mar-2005
Kofola opts for PET bottles
Leading East European drinks manufacturer Kofola has selected PET preforms from Amcor PET Packaging for two of its juice and mineral water brands, a move designed to bring the same brand values and image to the take-home sector as the glass bottles sold in the horeca trade.
Recycling report welcomed by packaging sector
A new UK study that suggests there are significant economic benefits in including metal cans in kerbside collection schemes has been roundly welcomed by the metal packaging industry, writes Anthony Fletcher.
InBev shows strong growth as premium focus pays off
InBev is already beginning to see the benefits of last year's merger of Belgian brewer Interbrew and Brazil's AmBev, with volume sales in 2004 growing at more than twice the rate of the global beer market as a whole. And with operations in all of the world's major beer markets, the company is optimistic of more strong growth in 2005, writes Chris Jones.
'Muslim' cola brand heads for Indonesia
Mecca Cola, the soft drink producer which gives a portion of its profits to support the Palestinian cause, has grown rapidly over the last few years, building on anti-US sentiment across the globe. The latest country targeted by the brand is Indonesia, the world's biggest Muslim nation, but Muslims are by no means the only drinkers of the 'ethical' cola, writes Chris Jones.
01-Mar-2005
Husky helps develop first compostable water bottle
Preform production equipment provider Husky has contributed to the development of the first compostable water bottle made from NatureWorks PLA corn-based resin.
Coke mulling Multon takeover
Coca-Cola, whose sugary soft drinks have left it open to accusations of contributing to the global obesity epidemic, has made little secret of its desire to move into product sectors such as juice and water, viewed as less 'high risk'. But the possible acquisition of Russian juice maker Multon would also give the fizzy drink maker a major foothold in a market with huge potential, a move likely to satisfy the company's critics and shareholders alike, writes Chris Jones.
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