Norland International has introduced oxo-biodegradable caps for 5-gallon water bottles. The low-density polyethylene (LDPE) caps are being marketed under the brand name 'Earth Cap'. The 'industry first' caps have a shelf life of two years and de... Read more
It was interesting to note a recent FT online news story last week that referred to the doubling cost of barley in a two-week period. The question the journalist asked the pundit: 'Will we now see spiralling food costs?' Read more
Familiar meat trays will become a thing of the past as Waitrose introduces 'snip and slide' packaging that will remove 90 tonnes of plastic waste from customers' bins every year. Minced and diced meat will be the first products to be repackaged. Read more
Up to £500,000 in co-funding is being offered to dairy producers, equipment suppliers and technology providers by the Carbon Trust in an industry challenge to develop new energy efficient processes. Read more
Dewlay's green credentials are set to soar with the installation of its wind turbine, making the Lancashire cheesemaker the first cheese company in the UK to be powered by wind energy on this scale. Read more
My [feta cheese with watermelon blog on 26 August](opinion/feta-cheese-with-watermelon) has had more comments than any other I've written. Read more
Caldic has completed the acquisition of Norfoods, a leading food distributor in the Nordic region. Read more
Fonterra expects to ship more than 235,000 metric tonnes of butter and cheese per year from its new Crawford Street Cool Store in Hamilton, which was officially opened on 10 September 2010. Read more
According to researchers from Boston University and Harvard Medical School, four cups of coffee a day can halve the chances of gout in women. The latest findings were published in the *American Journal of Clinical Nutrition*. Read more
Having announced that Arla Foods amba is to invest over £150 million in building the world's first billion litre liquid milk dairy, Arla Foods UK has confirmed that it has secured a 70-acre site at Aston Clinton, Aylesbury, on which to build wha... Read more
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