Zinc fights fever
Zinc appears to significantly reduce the duration of fever and severity of illness in boys with pneumonia and other serious lower respiratory infections, according to new research.
Archives for April 4, 2004
Tracing mint production
Glacier Mints manufacturer Fox's Confectionery is to deploy a Tropos ERP system at its Leicester head office and factory. The Tropos system, to be supplied and managed by SSI, is due to go live in the summer, writes Anthony Fletcher.
Wrigley buys into top slots in China and India
Growing through international expansion, chewing gum giant Wm. Wrigley Jr has closed on a €215 million deal to acquire the Joyco gum and confectionery businesses from Agrolimen, a privately-held Spanish food conglomerate. The acquisition brings the...
Packaging you can eat
Edible wraps made of fruit and vegetables and plastic wrapping that incorporates basil are being developed. Is this the future of packaging, or will the concept fail to catch on or meet stringent EU health and safety regulations?
Arla Food ingredient hits WalMart shelves
Building up a market position through direct contact with the consumer and cashing in on the growing low carbohydrate fad, ingredients firm Arla Food Ingredients will see its low-cal, low-carb tagatose sweetener emblazoned on the packaging of a new...
Overseal expands in US, drives growth in natural colours
Natural colours UK firm Overseal Foods is set to carve a deeper position in the US market, signing a new distribution deal with US company RFI Ingredients and meeting growing demand for natural colouring foodstuffs, writes Lindsey Partos.
US poultry industry faces up to challenges
The popularity of low-carb diets has helped to maintain demand for poultry products in the US, according to financial analysts Motley Fool Stock Advisor. But exports have been adversely affected, and there are problems on the horizon for the sector.
RFID is coming
Canadian business software developer VantagePoint Systems has formed an RFID product group within the company to provide software and integration services to packaging manufacturers. The company believes that the new division will help packaging...