Archives for March 19, 2015

Anuga FoodTech 2015 preview

Ecolean to debut EL4+ filling machine reaching speeds up to 33% faster than its current technology

Ecolean will debut its EL4+ filling machine at Anuga FoodTec next week claiming it can reach speeds up to 33% faster than its existing EL1, EL2, EL3 and EL4 technology.

Coca-Cola sustainability consultancy expands in the Middle East

Anthesis Group consultancy firm, whose clients include Coca-Cola, Tesco, Arjo Wiggins and Reckitt Benckiser, has acquired TEP, in the UAE.

Huhtamaki to acquire Butterworth Paper Cups for €8m

Huhtamäki Oyj's subsidiary has entered into an agreement to acquire Butterworth Paper Cups, a privately owned paper cup and foodservice packaging manufacturer in Malaysia for €8m.

Sabinsa looks to beverage applications with new fully soluble uC3 Clear curcumin ingredient

Curcumin is a compound long on health benefits that comes with formidable formulation challenges because of its inflexible solubility profile.  Sabinsa Corp. has found a way around that with a new form of its C3 Curcumin Complex called uC3 Clear that its...

Beer with superfoods: Dr Jekyll's adds twist to the US craft beer market

Ale with gingko leaves, walnut oil, hawthorne berry, and even garlic: a group of Californian entrepreneurs are mixing beer with superfoods in their brand Dr. Jekyll’s. 

Anuga FoodTec 2015 preview

IQF Frost puts the freeze on food safety

IQF Frost will launch a freezer designed to meet increasing demands from producers for reliable food safety, long run time and high yield at Anuga FoodTec next week.

‘Cautiously optimistic’ outlook for Europe, Coca-Cola partners with will.i.am, and more beverage bites

PepsiCo announces $500m Egypt investment; Canadean predicts 2015 will see the best beverage performance since 2011 in Western Europe, and Coca-Cola and will.i.am launch sustainable design brand: some of the nuggets of news in this week’s Beverage Bites...