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DuPont would look to move its food ingredients R&D to Denmark following its acquisition of Danisco, and adopt the latter’s Sales and Application development organisation to get ingredients to market, offer documents reveal. (Foodnavigator.com) DuPont’s bid was Danisco was announced on 10 January and Danisco’s board is recommending shareholders accept the offer of DKK 6 65 per share, with a total transaction value of DKK36.1bn (€4.84bn or $6.57bn... read more →

Higher throughputs and cost savings are benefits claimed for a “genuinely innovative” offset printing method that can be used on spherical plastic packaging containers for the first time, said Gizeh. (APfoodtechnology.com) The German company said the technological advance means the high-speed method can now be employed in applications such as curved pots. “With the new method an appearance can be obtained on curved cups that is otherwise only possible... read more →

Campylobacter has been detected on the external packaging of 40 per cent of fresh chickens on sale in shops across one major UK city, a study has found. (Foodproductiondaily.com) The report from Birmingham City Council urged meat processors to use stronger packaging, called on supermarkets to employ better display techniques and suggested a public awareness campaign in a bid to cut the risk of cross-contamination of the foodbourne bacteria from external... read more →

Increasing demand for western style pastries in Thailand is behind ingredients supplier Unifine’s goal to expand its presence in that market this year. (Bakeryandsnacks.com) Speaking to BakeryandSnacks.com this morning, Gino Vantieghem, general manager for Unifine Food and Bake Ingredients France Belgium and Overseas Exports, said that Thailand, along with Indonesia and Vietnam are now beginning to follow the path carved out by Japan with consumers in... read more →

Stora Enso has announced it is to make a €285m investment in Poland to boost its containerboard capacity in the key growth market in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). (Foodproductiondaily.com) The project at the Ostroleka plant, which is due to be completed in the first quarter of 2013, will see the mill’s annual capacity climb from 270,000 to 455,000 tonnes. In conjunction with the start-up, Stora Enso plans to shut down the 85,000 tonnes p/a... read more →

European food manufacturers will experience commodity inflation in the second half of 2010 but it will be more manageable than it has been in the past, predicts an analyst. (dairyreporter.com) Turbulence in commodity market has put the entire food supply chain under pressure in recent years, as suppliers have had to pass some of the extra expense down to their customers so that, ultimately, consumer prices had to bear higher prices for some products at... read more →

Food manufacturers working with Amazon on its new UK grocery business remain frustrated and disappointed by its progress six weeks after launch, although most still say they would not bet against the online retailer in the long-term. (foodmanufacture.co.uk) Several firms contacted by FoodManufacture.co.uk this week said that Amazon had launched the UK grocery site six weeks too early, had failed to market it properly and failed to devote sufficient resources... read more →

A new 10-step route to help food manufacturers and other organisations offset higher raw material and labour costs has been launched by supply chain organization, TradeCard (foodproductiondaily.com). “You can’t lower the price of raw materials or labor. But with prices rising it’s more important than ever to get your own costs down,” said a spokesperson for the organization. “Overhead costs, processing costs, capital costs…... read more →