Hundreds of British milk farmers demonstrated outside Arla and Robert Wiseman Dairy plants over plans to cut prices to suppliers for raw milk. Many farmers blockaded a Robert Wiseman plant near Bridgwater, in Somerset, while others protested outside Arla plants in Leeds and Ashby de la Zouch in Leicestershire. An Arla spokesperson confirmed that the...
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August 17, 2015August 17, 2015Business
British GM crop wins $10m grant to develop corn varieties to absorb nitrogen
A $10m grant has been handed over to the researchers at the UK-based John Innes Centre in order to develop GM varieties of corn that are able to absorb nitrogen from the atmosphere, this eliminating the use of fertilisers. The multi-million sum from the Gates Foundation was officially signed and confirmed two years ago and...
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August 17, 2015August 17, 2015Business
Fairtrade product sales goes up
Fairtrade product sales increased by one tenth globally last year because of ethical sourcing commitments from the food and drink industry and emphasised the importance of consumer awareness. Fairtrade International released its 2011 annual figures today and reported about 5bn (in euro currency) in worldwide sales last year. The company plans to secure a better...
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August 17, 2015August 17, 2015Business
Asia-Pacific to surpass Western Europe in sales of natural flavours
Sales of natural flavours in Western Europe are predicted to be overtaken by sales in the Asia-Pacific market within the next three years. According to a report by market research firm RTS, the global market in natural flavours is increasing at a rate of 9.1% and was worth $3.3bn in 2010. Asia-Pacific to surpass Western...
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August 17, 2015August 17, 2015Business
Kraft Foods worm allegations
Kraft Foods have answered newspaper allegations that Cadbury’s Choclairs from a Beijing supermarket contained a worm. Following the newspaper accusations, Kraft Foods China said it investigated the case but found no evidence. Fei Che, the director of corporate & government affairs at Kraft Foods China, said that the company had learnt about the suspected incident...
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August 17, 2015August 17, 2015Business
First Beverage Carton Industry In UK
Tetra Pak, SIG Combibloc and Elopak with Sonoco Alcore are teaming up together to establish UK’s first beverage carton reprocessing plant. As part of the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE), the coalition said the move to build the plant in northern England would boost UK beverage carton recycling rates, create a market...
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August 15, 2015August 15, 2015Business
Berlin Packaging creates glass jar
A part of Berlin Packaging has created a glass jar, claiming that it combines “premium quality and traditional design”. Freund Container & Supply said their Legacy Canning Jars have a price of up to 40% below other popular canning jar brands. The wide-mouth jar lines consist of eight, 16 and 32-ounce sizes and are packaged...
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August 15, 2015August 15, 2015Business
Sirap Group receives EU approval for active packaging system
Sirap Group has received EU approval for an active packaging system designed to absorb liquids on plastic trays for a variety of fresh foods. Earlier this month, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) said there were no safety concerns for the open-cell extended polystyrene (EPS) substrate manufactured with talc and alkyl (C8-C22) sulphonic acid developed...
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August 15, 2015August 15, 2015Business
GreenBottle signs contract to produce world’s first paper wine ‘bottle’
A packaging company has sealed a deal with a major wine supplier to produce the world’s first paper wine ‘bottle’. UK-based GreenBottle signed a contract with independent wine supplier Kingsland Wines and Spirits at the London International Wine Festival. Since 2011, the company has busied itself in talks with supermarkets and wine producers but a...
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Legislation in the US Senate to do business with Russia
The Plastics Industry Trade Association (SPI) has given the green signal for the legislation to be put forward in the Senate to ease the US companies’ efforts to do business with Russia. The permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) would bring back memories of the 1974 Jackson-Vanik Amendment ahead of Russia expectedly joining the World Trade...