Archives for June 13, 2004

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Steel coffee packaging from JJ Darboven

German group JJ Darboven has designed a new steel coffee can for its Warca brand. The product is the result of a joint partnership between JJ Darboven, French canmaker Corepe and French designer Design Développement. The can has a distinctive curved...

Arla axes more jobs

Job cuts continue at Scandinavian dairy giant Arla Foods with the firm announcing the closure of the Aarhus Dairy centre in October this year.

Harmful colour found in new food batches

Food manufacturers must continue to be on the alert for a red devil as the list of products containing the potentially carcinogenic, and illegal, red dye Sudan I is far from tailing off. Now the UK Food Standards Agency is alerting consumers and...

Hochland opens Russian plant

German cheese maker Hochland has opened a new €35 million production facility in the Moscow area, aimed at capitalising on rising demand in the Russian market.

Healthy eating Americans feel overweight

While around 76 percent of US consumers believe they eat healthily, 57 percent of them feel overweight according to a new survey by Deloitte & Touche. This contradiction raises a host of issues for the food industry as it works to address public...

Depositing plant for gum lollies

Three companies have announced a technology that allows the deposit gum bases and incorporate gums into candies and lollipops, which is said to provide new opportunities for the confectionery industry.