Archives for March 16, 2004

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Russian ice cream maker goes west

Russian ice cream producer AlterVest has bought up two major production facilities, one in Germany and one in Poland, in an effort to spread its business reach and to reduce the costs associated with exporting its products.

Added-value pays off for UK cheesemaker

A UK business rooted in sheep milk products and originally set up to help people with allergies has won the Great British Food Award presented by the UK's National Farmers Union (NFU). The success of the company is linked to the crucial drive in the...

Dust-busting bag filler

Controlling dust particles in the bakery industry can be a major headache, in particular when dealing with bulk materials, and keeping production areas free from dust is a full-time job. A new filling system from bagging specialists Chronos Richardson...

Three times as much calcium from freshly designed miso

Skimmed milk is the source of a new calcium-rich miso to hit the market as Japan's Agriculture and Livestock Industries Corporation (ALIC) teams up with two research bodies to develop a new functional fermented miso derived from skimmed milk.