Nexira’s Mathieu Dondain on the acacia gum market January 12, 2012 Mathieu Dondain, executive account manager for new company Nexira, explains the ethical and sustainable background to the acacia gum market. Interview... Read more
‘The Grocer’ celebrates 150th anniversary January 12, 2012 Many congratulations to 'The Grocer' magazine on its 150th anniversary. I’ve picked out some of the 150 defining moments it identifies in grocery hist... Read more
Xue Wang talks about starting Jilin Jiu Ding Beverages January 11, 2012 *Cooler Innovation* editor Hannah Oakman talks to Xue Wang, owner of Jilin Jiu Ding Beverages in China, about starting up a spring water business in A... Read more
New appointments, 9 January 2012 January 09, 2012 The latest appointments and movements in the food and beverage industry, updated 9 January 2012. Read more
Avantium and Coca-Cola develop next generation 100% PEF January 04, 2012 PET is the most widely used oil-based polyester. Based on the performance of the new PEF material, Avantium believes PEF will become the next-generati... Read more
LycoRed’s Ilan Ron on integrating vitamins into drinks January 04, 2012 Ilan Ron, VP global marketing & sales for LycoRed, talks to Claire Phoenix about the company's work to incorporate vitamins A, B and E in drinks. Read more
Hua Jun of Chengdu Wagott talks about stevia January 03, 2012 Claire Phoenix talks to Hua Jun, president of China's Chengdu Wagott, at FiE 2011. Read more
Sterling Group buys Liqui-Box from DuPont January 02, 2012 US-based private equity investment firm The Sterling Group has announced that its affiliated investment fund, Sterling Group Partners III LP, has comp... Read more
A year of investment in the F&B industry, at last! December 21, 2011 At last, after a couple of years of austerity and belt tightening, 2011 brought a year of movement and investment, not least in the developing nations... Read more
Defra announces new UK recycling targets December 19, 2011 Proposals for tougher packaging recycling targets that will stop 400,000 tonnes of packaging going to landfill by 2017 have been announced by UK envir... Read more