India Foodex 2013 aims high

Mega food show intends to change global perception of the local food industry, as government and associations institute reforms

Korea Pack to address environmentalism

What’s behind taste?

Bühler Aeroglide

Ice cream holds its own

Vendors whet appetites with chic flavours and healthy options, writes JEAN A. GUITTAP

Food safety focus on packaging

As the Food Safety Modernisation Act (FSMA) materialises, packaging operations come under the microscope

Specialty plastic satisfies stringent requirements for protective helmets

Bayer polycarbonate improves firefighter safety.

Revolutionary approach to the way that color formulas are derived

Rockwood Pigments’ Solaplex? granted a Food Contact Notification (FCN1252) by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA).

Baby food rice starches exceed market standards

A new line of baby food rice starches to be released this month by BENEO, boast quality that surpasses market and regulatory standards

Rolls-Royce acquires Hyper-Therm HTC

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, announced it has acquired Hyper-Therm High Temperature Composites.

Food safety concerns drive growth of antimicrobial coatings

A Frost & Sullivan report says food antimicrobial coating technology is on the rise, in response to demand for food safety. Natural antimicrobials are preferred over synthetic ones.

Frank Souyris heads Bosch robotics unit

With the retirement of Dr. Marc-Olivier Demaurex, president at Bosch Packaging Technology SA in Romanel, Switzerland, a new leader for the robotics unit has been appointed in the person of Frank Souyris as general manager.