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A culture of contradictions?

Prevention Of Recontamination In Powdered Milk Production For Baby Food: Process Diaphragm Pump Ensures High Hygiene Standards

Manufacturers of milk-based food for babies and small children have to uphold the highest purity standards in their products, as well as consistent quality and optimal process safety in the plant. There is significant risk of hygienically unsuitable system components recontaminating the end product. This is why there are strict standards regarding hygiene and material approvals for production systems. For even better compliance with these requirements, HOCHDORF Swiss Nutrition AG., a Swiss producer of infant formula and follow-on milk, has acquired a new, hygienic high-pressure pump for conveying the manufactured milk concentrate reliably and safely as well as for metering and further processing precise quantities.

Fastest-ever Snacks Bagmaker Offers User And Sustainability Benefits

Ishida has launched a snacks bagmaker which the company says is the world’s fastest VFFS bagmaker while delivering the highest levels of productivity performance, system efficiency and pack quality, along with reduced environmental impact and improved operator working conditions.

Cold Chain Industry In India: Present Status And Future Prospects

Cold chain involves the transportation of temperature-sensitive products along a supply chain through thermal and refrigerated packaging methods to protect the integrity of these shipments.

Importance Of Food Safety In Food Industry

Food safety refers to preparation, handling, and storage of food in a manner to reduce the risk of consumers becoming sick from foodborne illnesses.

Global Brewing Trends

Geographical origins of the coffee, growing method, processing method, brewing method all started becoming very important and essential to sell coffees.

Sustainable New Products For Innovative Packaging

With two innovative new products, Zanders focused strongly on sustainability at this year’s FachPack: Zangrass, an uncoated grass paper with almost unlimited areas of application, and Zanbarrier NGR, a fluorocarbon-free barrier paper for flexible food packaging, were the highlights of the fair presentation and were enormously popular with the visitors. Furthermore, the German manufacturer of high-quality special papers and cartons presented its versatile range of label paper and cartonboard, including the high-gloss qualities of the premium brand Chromolux, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year.

Dupont Nutrischolars Awards Fuelling Innovation In The Indian Bakery Industry

The Indian bakery industry is expanding exponentially along with the evolving Indian consumer interests.

Producing High Quality Mayonnaise – How Hard Can It Be?

Mayonnaise is a diverse sauce most commonly used in sandwiches and burgers, as the creamy base in cold salads, or as a dip for French fries. Consumer preferences for taste, texture and appearance varies considerably across each eating occasion, and from country to country.

Vegetarian - Substitutes Of Gelatin

Gelatin is a protein, derived from the collagen found in the bones, connective tissues, and skin of animals. This is very commonly used to thicken foods such as puddings, yoghurts, gummy candies, fruit gelatin desserts, ice creams, marshmallows, and many more.

Mena Seafood Buyers Hooked on Sustainability & Health, Say Seafex Exhibitors

Seafood consumers throughout the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are increasingly turning to sustainable sources as the need to conserve stocks internationally begins to hit home.The trend towards sustainable resources is being highlighted at SEAFEX, the region’s first professional seafood show, which runs at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) from 7-9 November, 2016.

South Sea Ginger: Trendy Ingredient with Great Potential

Meet a spice that’s going places: In Europe alone, ginger was used as an ingredient in more than 3,600 newly launched food products in 2015 - more than twice as many as in 2010. Bolasco, a longstanding expert in natural fruit ingredients, heads to the South Seas for this trendy ingredient, and sources its supply from the local market leader, Buderim Ginger.

Modified Atmosphere Packaging For Nuts In Re-closable Trays

In its sophisticated factory in the Turkish province of Sakarya, Aydin Kuruyemi manufactures high-quality nuts and dried fruits in various pack styles. Five years ago, the company invested in a full line solution for modified atmosphere packaging in trays, primarily based on SEALPAC equipment. We spoke with Mr. Bilal Çalayan, Project Executive at Aydin, about this impressive line, for which he teamed up with Feyzi AS SEALPAC distributor in Turkey.

Gluten-Free Baking

Gluten is controversial these days.

Seven Advantages in One Paper

The ability to achieve flavor preservation, seal strength, user-friendliness, recycling and tactile and visual impact were essential requirements in the choice of packaging material for Tree of Tea brand tea bag envelopes. With Sappi’s innovative barrier paper Leine Guard M, successful start-up company mymuesli has found a packaging solution that fulfils all these criteria. The paper also provides a barrier against mineral oil.

Five Steps to Optimum Product Inspection for Fruit and Vegetable Producers

The need to equip fruit and vegetable processing lines with top-quality product inspection equipment is more pressing than ever before. Tightened regulatory standards and heightened consumer awareness require that fruit and vegetable producers take all measures necessary to protect both customers and their brand reputation.

The Premiumisation of Packaging: Creating Affordable Luxury

Two key principles guide brand owners in pursuit of ‘premium’ appeal. The first is that packaging change is inevitable, constant and must be anticipated to ensure success. The second is the promise of premium packaging: that a product presentation that exceeds consumer expectations with an element of luxury goes a long way in solidifying brand loyalty.

Snack Manufacturer's Lead Time Transformed with Innovative Seasoning Solutions

Leading processing and packaging solutions supplier, tna works with Brandneu to enhance its production capabilities with new installation.

Essentials Of Modern Day Manufacturing Units - Ice-Creams

“It’s better to eliminate the cost than to degrade the quality”

Processing Of Hard Boiled Candy

Processing Of Hard Boiled Candy

Water- As A Food Processing Ingredient

Food and food processing industry is a growing market in agrarian economies across the globe.

HFSS - The Misapprehended!

As per a WHO document titled ‘Marketing of Foods High in Fat, Salt and Sugar to Children – Update 2012-2013’, foods that are high in fat, salt and sugar are commonly termed as HFSS Foods.

Dust Control Critical

Employ safeguards to enhance efficiency with a cleaner, safer work environment.

Online Grocery Provides Additional Driver For Carton Packaging Revolution

In its day, the can was undoubtedly a fantastic and futuristic invention, one which first came about after the French government offered 12,000 francs to anyone who could invent a method of preserving food for its army.

gluten-free products - go for it!

gluten is a natural protein that is found in wheat, barley and rye. some people are intolerant to gluten and this causes celiac disease. eating gluten when suffering from celiac disease can damage the lining of the small intestine leading to digestive problems, diarrhoea, bloating and weight loss.

date seed: don't waste, just taste it

introduction: date fruit (phoenix dactylifera l) has become an important fruit in some countries as a source of nutrition. the date fruits are excellent source of carbohydrates, dietary fibres, protein, lipids, some vitamins, minerals and bioactive compounds. dates are consumed as such or in the dried form. the date seed or pit constitutes about 6 to 12% of the total weight of the date and the thin white layer surrounding the seed protects the fleshy part. the edible part of date is consumed and the pit is considered as the by-product and waste. every year, billion tons of foods are wasted.

emergence of spray oils in the indian market – ray cooking spray

mr. shyamal panchmatia, a graduate from australia is the first in his family to enter into the commodity market. he ventured out of his traditional family business of plywood into cooking spray oils. a fitness freak and a person with a calculative approach on the daily nutrition intake, he decided to launch ray cooking spray, a cooking oil which minimises calorie intake by more than 50 percent. recently, our associate editor, harish penumarthi was fortunate enough to grab a chance to interview the ceo/founder of ray cooking spray. here is the entire interview with the founder/ceo of ray cooking spray, mr. shyamal.

Constant Sealing Times In Spite Of Variable Feeding Speed

NEW HEAT-SEALING ROBOT IN THE FLOWMODUL

Hydrocolloids – Hydro-what!!!!

“Hydro – WHAT???”, is usually the response when I tell friends, family and even strangers about the field I’ve worked in for the last 38 years.

Shelf-life And Inv. Norm: Mrsl/rejection Criteria & Industry 4.0

Industry 4.0 is a name for the current trend of automation and data exchange in manufacturing technologies...