Starbucks joins recycled packaging revolution
Starbucks has promised to use beverage packaging containing 10 per cent recycled material from 2005, though environmentalists have criticised the corporation's commitment.
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IFF eyes China to up global ingredients capacity
International Flavors & Fragrances says it is planning the construction of a new specialty ingredients manufacturing plant in China, in a move that aims to boost global production capacity.
Oil-free compressed air for food processors launched
Engineered Air provider FS-Elliott has launched a compressor for food and beverage processors that it claims offers 100 per cent oil-free, particulate filtered air.
Income dips; kefir company moves more mainstream
Lifeway Foods saw sales rise and income dip in the third quarter, a decrease the company blamed on higher raw material prices.
South Africa embraces dairy-based beverages
Elopak, the Norwegian-based packaging group, has designed a carton which it hopes will allow it to exploit the growing opportunity for dairy-based beverages in the South African market, Tom Armitage reports.