Marks & Spencer has signed a one year deal with social enterprise technology provider Good World Solutions which will enable the retailer to communicate directly with workers in its clothing supply chain in Asia via mobile technology.
Swiss milk processor Emmi announced on Monday 16 September that it is to change its company structure, with an increased focus on its foreign business divisions.
WUHL Shafman Lieberman, a US-based produce wholesaler, has selected FoodLink's produce traceability (PTI) platform for all its packed and shipped produce within the US.
Hammacher Schlemmer, a US-based retailer and mail order dealer, has unveiled the Oilless Fryer, a kitchen appliance that cooks crisp, succulent fried food without any oil.
3M Food Safety has launched a new Petrifilm Rapid Yeast and Mold Count Plate, an indicator test, providing food processors a solution for inoculation as well as a consistent way to interpret and enumerate colonies.
Econo-Pak, a US-based food repackaging company, is set to acquire a facility in Milford, in northeastern Pennsylvania, for an undisclosed amount, a development which will bring 400 jobs to the region.
Linpac Packaging, a UK-based food packaging manufacturer, has unveiled new bowls and containers collections, designed for packing salad or deli products.
Thailand-based Oishi Group has inked an agreement with Japanese bottling system manufacturer Shibuya Kogyo for the purchase and installation of an aseptic cold filling system to step up the production of PET bottles.
Naturex has announced an investment in the SATIN project, which aims to tackle obesity in the EU by developing satiety-enhancing food products to manage weight control.
Use of the so-called 'Gurkenflieger', harvesting machines pulled by tractors and moving slowly over the fields, are used here, whilst seasonal workers are lying on their belly to collect the gherkins.
Airgas Carbonic, a subsidiary of Airgas, has inked a long term agreement for the supply of liquid carbon dioxide (CO2) from Fox River Valley Ethanol's plant in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
The scientists have evaluated the efficacy of UV and US on the sanitation of inoculated lettuce and strawberry with a mix of Escherichia coli, Listeria innocua, Salmonella Enteritidis and Staphylococcus aureus.
