Archives for March 30, 2004

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Russian sugar production down, efficiency up

Russian white sugar production from imported raw beet is reported to be down by 23 per cent for the start of the year, as the sector struggles against diminished supplies of raw materials and high stocks of unsold processed sugar. But after a...

Confectionery on-the-go

Finland-based paperboard packaging provider Stora Enso reports that demand for its cupstock paperboard packaging product is growing amongst leading confectionery players in the European market as consumers seek more convenient packaging solutions.

International scientists gather to discuss acrylamide

In the same week that the US food watchdog releases new findings on the presence of acrylamide, the probable human carcinogen, in processed food products, the American Chemical society will dedicate an entire symposium to this sensitive issue that has...