Environmental management systems (EMS) can be a good tool for food processors looking to achieve the twin goals of improved productivity and corporate responsibility. (bakeryandsnacks.com) In the final part of our series on plant efficiency, FoodProductionDaily.com looks at what EMS can bring to food companies and what options and guidance is available. Improved resource efficiency and productivity tops the list of benefits laid out in a toolkit on the... read more →
GEA Group has forecast that China will become its leading market within the next few years as it highlighted growing demand from the emerging economic superpower as the driver behind a 12.7 per cent jump in orders. (ap-foodtechnology.com) The German-based processing machinery giant pin-pointed burgeoning demand from Asia, and China in particular, as the major factor in the significant increase in year-on year orders from €1.036bn in 2009 to €1.167bn... read more →
The European Commission is aiming to finalise the controversial nutrient profiling model outlined in the health claims Regulation by the end of this year, almost two years behind schedule. (foodmanufacture.co.uk) The model, which is being developed by DG Sanco (the European Commission’s directorate general for health and consumers), was supposed to be completed in January 2009, but as with all aspects of the health claims Regulation, the timetable has... read more →
Almonds were the most popular nut used in new products launched in the EU last year, Mintel data indicate, with over 50 per cent of almond-containing foods in the confectionery and bakery categories. (foodanddrinkeurope.com) Data from Mintel’s Global New Products Database and shared by the Almond Board of California suggest an 18 per cent increase in almond-containing products launched in the EU-27 in 2009. Nuts (all varieties) saw a 12 per cent increase... read more →
