Barry Callebaut R&D head Vriens resigns
Barry Callebaut has announced that chief innovation officer Hans Vriens has quit after seven years at the company.
Archives for June 14, 2012
Confectionery industry heartened by close sugar program vote
The candy industry and sugar growers are both claiming at least a partial victory after the US Senate voted 50-46 to shelve an amendment to the 2012 Farm Bill that would have repealed the current sugar program.
Mars ups sustainability commitments with two new agreements
Confectionery giant Mars has reached two agreements as it reaffirms its commitment to sustainable sourcing.
Linear weigher can reduce breakages for fragile confectionery, claims Ishida
Ishida Europe has developed an automated linear weighing machine that it claims is more efficient than conventional circular systems.
Fears that ‘plain packaging’ proposal for tobacco may spread to food
Proposals to introduce plain packaging for tobacco products in the UK could open the door to extend the initiative to a raft of food and drink products - a move that would hit both packaging suppliers and brand owners, according to a coalition of companies.