Daily supplements containing folic acid may reduce hardening of the arteries and counter the development of atherosclerosis, suggests a new meta-analysis by Chinese scientists.
Krones has confirmed to BeverageDaily.com that it has struck a deal to commission its first sustainable closed-loop PET recycling line for a German beverage firm, the sixth such line worldwide.
Fuji Seal International has announced the takeover of Pago Holdings for €101m (CHF 121m) as part of a strategy to broaden its product portfolio to become a ‘total packaging’ supplier.
ICL Performance Products LP has developed Licresse, a licorice extract that is high in antioxidants to break the chain of oxidation in a variety of foods, including meat, beverage, bakery and dairy applications.
Researchers in Scotland are working on a new project that aims to use robots to determine the quality of meat, an innovation which could lead to significant savings for the meat industry.
CDC Software, an enterprise software provider of on-premise and cloud technologies, has announced that Ramona's Mexican Food Products, a manufacturer of specialty Mexican foods, plans to implement its product.
Resource-scarce bakery and snacks small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will benefit from revised acrylamide reduction pamphlets, according to trade body FoodDrinkEurope (FDE).
Taghleef Industries (Ti) has received regulatory approval to complete the acquisition of Applied Extrusion Technologies (AET Films) for an undisclosed amount.
Nordson Corporation has announced the acquisition of Xaloy Superior Holdings for US$200m (€161m) just weeks after agreeing a deal to buy Extrusion Die Industries (EDI) Industries for the same price.
Krones has confirmed to BeverageDaily.com that it has struck a deal to commission its first sustainable closed-loop PET recycling line for a German beverage firm.
A key ingredient in the manufacture of plastic bottles can be made from biomass rather than petroleum, according to a team of chemical engineers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
European academics have warned of the likely devastation to the botanicals sector if Europe ignores tradition-of-use (TOU) data in favour of randomised clinical trials when assessing herbal food supplement health claims.
As a result of a collaboration with Tetra Pak (and other stakeholders including Coca Cola, BP and Visy Recycling), a recent public-place recycling system, LoveNZ, has expanded to include cartons and cups.
International Paper (IP) has sold the three containerboard mills under the terms of its agreement with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) for US$470m in order to proceed with its takeover of Temple-Inland earlier this year.
TUEV SUED, a German firm which provides global testing, certification, inspection and training, has acquired Laboratorio de Analise de Produtos Ltda (SFDK), a food testing laboratory in Brazil.
Culinary Software Services, a company based in Colorado, US, has launched a food tracking software, which, according to the company, can enable restaurant or other food service company to lower operational costs by 10%.
