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Active and intelligent packaging: the future

Active and intelligent packaging: the future

By Jane Byrne

What role will active and intelligent components play in future food and drink packaging? We caught up with Chip Tonkin, director of the US based Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics at Interpack 2011 to find out.

Measure for measure: Cranberry wars rage on

Dispatches from Vitafoods Europe 2011

Measure for measure: Cranberry wars rage on

By Shane Starling

The long-standing dispute within the cranberry industry about the most appropriate way to measure the urinary tract infection (UTI)-battling berry’s active constituents was resolved in France recently when a government body backed a version of the DMAC...

RFID optimising supply chain efficiency, claims VLB Berlin

RFID optimising supply chain efficiency, claims VLB Berlin

By Jane Byrne

At Brau Beviale earlier this month, BeverageDaily.com spoke to Ingo Pankoke, scientific engineer at the German research institute VLB Berlin, about how the application of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology in the brewing industry can optimise...

PET packaging for beer set to take off, predicts Sidel

PET packaging for beer set to take off, predicts Sidel

By Jane Byrne

Further growth is expected for PET packaging in the beer sector, predicted Sidel when BeverageDaily.com caught up with company’s executive VP of engineering and material handling, Marc Aury, at Brau Beviale earlier this month.

Rexam defends green credentials of beverage can

Rexam defends green credentials of beverage can

By Guy Montague-Jones

Talking from the Brau Beviale trade fair in Nuremberg, Germany, Rexam executive John Revess outlined the lobbying and marketing work needed to improve the environmental image of the beverage can.

Biofilm busting enzyme boosts plant hygiene

Biofilm busting enzyme boosts plant hygiene

By Rory Harrington

FoodProductionDaily.com caught up with Realco at the recent IPA trade show in Paris to discuss biofilms and the company’s breakthrough in tackling these slime layers that pose a constant contamination threat for food processors.

Stevia pioneer recounts first encounter

Stevia pioneer recounts first encounter

Jim May of SweetLeaf tells how he came across the sweet leaves from Paraguay almost three decades before they captured the imagination of the mainstream food industry.

Seasonal Video Greetings From Decision News Media

Seasonal Video Greetings From Decision News Media

Welcome to this seasonal holiday video from Decision News Media.As we prepare to celebrate our tenth anniversary next year and first year as part of William Reed Business Media, we present 10 fun number facts about our company. And, later this week, the...

Eyeing European sucralose success

Eyeing European sucralose success

By Caroline Scott-Thomas

Head of JK Sucralose in Europe Leo Hokke talks to FoodNavigator.com about growth of the European sucralose market and why he thinks it is more appealing than other sweeteners for consumers and manufacturers.

The FoodNavigator team's take on IFT 2009

The FoodNavigator team's take on IFT 2009

Last month, major industry players got together in Anaheim, California for this year's IFT trade show - and the FoodNavigator team was there to cover all the latest developments.

Round table: The growth of nanotech

Round table: The growth of nanotech

By Stephen Daniells

Food and nutrition is a 'hot spot' for nanotechnology, experts have said. Stephen Daniells talks to two such experts and asks where the developments are, could it really lead to a removal colours from foods, and is nanotech really like GM?

Are cranberry PACs all they are cracked up to be?

Are cranberry PACs all they are cracked up to be?

By Shane Starling

In a NutraIngredients.com round table discussion, three leading cranberry suppliers discuss the merits of proanthocyanidins (PACs) in benefiting urinary tract infections(UTIs).

Time for an EU health claims rethink

Time for an EU health claims rethink

In a NutraIngredients.com round table discussion, DSM’s Bas van Buijtenen expresses widespread industry concern with the EU nutrition and health claims process, while Cantox’s Nigel Baldwin tells us what we should expect from next month’s meeting with...

Pea protein poised as soy alternative

Pea protein poised as soy alternative

Food and beverage makers can benefit from the nutritional profile and positive clean label message behind pea protein extracted by a clean water process, claims Roquette.

CNI brings healthy fibre to food makers

CNI brings healthy fibre to food makers

Colloides Naturels International targets natural market demand with a combination of a wheat fibre and an acacia gum fibre that provides non-soluble and soluble fibre for a wide variety of food applications.

Dohler taps into superfruits trend

Dohler taps into superfruits trend

Herald Krug, head of ingredient systems at Dohler, delves into health claims, research and the role of superfruits in health and wellness.

Danisco CEO on the power of adding value

Danisco CEO on the power of adding value

Tom Knutzen, CEO of major ingredients player Danisco, explains the company's strategy on high value-added ingredients to FoodNavigator editor Jess Halliday.

National Starch invests in textures

National Starch invests in textures

Terry Thomas, divisional vice president for National Starch, talks the language of texture and how to bring textural meaning to consumer palates.