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PepsiCo opens its first green plant in China

shane.starling@decisionnews.com — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:00:00 +0200

Beverage and food giant PepsiCo has pledged to invest $1bn in China and has opened its first eco-friendly plant in the western city of Chongqing.

EU scraps ban on misshaped fruit and veg

caroline.scott-thomas@decisionnews.com — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:00:00 +0200

Less food waste and more choice will result from the EU’s decision to scrap completely its 20-year ban on misshaped fruit and vegetables.

Tate & Lyle reveals global consumer research on fiber

lorraine.heller@decisionnews.com — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:00:00 +0200

With global consumption rates of fiber still well below recommended intake levels, consumers in Latin America and the US are most aware of the need to add more fiber into their diets, while awareness in Europe still lags behind.

Focus on sweeteners among Mintel taste test winners

caroline.scott-thomas@decisionnews.com — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:00:00 +0200

Sweeteners old and new were in the spotlight as Mintel announced the products that won its taste test from last month’s IFT trade show in Anaheim.

PepsiCo forms partnership with Japanese snack company Calbee Foods

caroline.scott-thomas@decisionnews.com — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:00:00 +0200

Food and beverage giant PepsiCo has acquired a 20 per cent share of Calbee Foods Company; Japan’s largest snack firm.

Supermarkets still using too much packaging, says survey

rory.harrington@decisionnews.com — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:00:00 +0200

UK supermarkets are using too much plastic packaging for food products and both retailers and packing manufacturers could do more, a new survey has concluded.

Tetra Pak announces global launch of chilled liquid dairy products carton

rory.harrington@decisionnews.com — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:00:00 +0200

Tetra Pak has announced the global launch of a carton for chilled liquid dairy products that it says is cost effective, facilitates stackability and boasts user-friendly features for consumers.

Healthy chocolate and candy products to beat the recession

caroline.scott-thomas@decisionnews.com — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:00:00 +0200

Confectionery product ranges featuring new flavours, flexibility and variety will help manufacturers grow consumer purchases over the next five years despite economic uncertainty, according to the National Confectioners Association's (NCA) Confectionery Industry Trend Report 2009.

New NIZO tool to help fermented food development

jess.halliday@decisionnews.com — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:00:00 +0200

NIZO Food Research has developed a new tool to predict the functionalities of different microorganisms based on their genomes, which will help speed the development of fermented foods and ingredients.

Confusion reigns in cosmeceutical name game

lorraine.heller@decisionnews.com — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:00:00 +0200

The term cosmeceutical has always been controversial, but the blurring boundaries between the worlds of nutrition and cosmetics are highlighting divisions that neither industry can ignore.