New Zealand is expected to treble its avocado production to 12 million trays per year by 2015 with 200,000 trees reaching maturity within the next few years.
The head of Beef + Lamb New Zealand Mike Petersen says his annual visit to Europe to shore up the country's main export meat market is even more important this year, with an expected shortfall in lamb available for export.
Canton Fair, China's largest trade fair and a key barometer of its trade and economic development, opened last week, amid growing concerns that a stronger yuan would weigh on the nation's exports, according to ChinaDaily.com.
Cleveland-based Ganeden Biotech and Agostoni Chocolate have come out with a functional snack that combines probiotics with artisan chocolate for consumers.
Japan's Mitsubishi Motors is considering moving production of its mainstay new model to Thailand in a bid to curb costs inflated by the strong yen, according to an AFP report carried by the Sydney Morning Herald.
Canada has become the first country in the world to declare bisphenol A (BPA) to be a toxic substance that poses risks to human health and the environment, according to FoodProductionDaily.com.
Despite fears to the contrary, all major ocean carriers survived the global economic downturn by cutting capacity through layups and slow steaming, according to the Shipping Gazette citing this year’s Drewry's Annual Market Review & Forecast 2010-11.
THE world's idle containership fleet is expected to expand over the next few months, as carriers lay-up ships over the winter season, according to the Shipping Gazette.
The value of US dairy exports rose 65% in July to USD$308.8 million (NZD$407 million), bringing year-to-date dairy export value to $2.034 billion, a rise of 66% over the same period in 2009, according to a report by the US Dairy Export Council, citing the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service date.
Snack maker Frito Lay has reverted to the original non-biodegradable material for five of its six SunChips brand bags after consumer feedback indicated its new 100% plant-based polylactic acid (PLA) packaging was too noisy, according to SnacksandBakery.com.
PepsiCo UK is researching the feasibility of converting potato peel waste into crisp packaging and estimates a two year timeframe before market introduction, according to BakeryandSnacks.com.
US company Mocon Inc has launched a new screening system which it says can significantly reduce bacterial detection times for food processors and packers.
Gulfood 2011, which offers a platform for the food and beverage industry to both showcase and source products and services for the region’s markets, will run from February 27 to March 2, 2011 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre.
The UAE is currently spending USD$800 million (NZD$1.06 billion) per year on building, operating and maintenance of desalination plants which will jump by over 300% to $3.22 billion over the next six years, according to Emirates24/7, citing a new report by Global Water Intelligence.
Moscow has been named the most favourable city in Europe for companies looking to set up an office, according to a survey by Cushman & Wakefield carried by NZTE’s website.
Consumers in southern Europe have a particularly positive attitude towards food and drink products packed in glass, according to FoodProductionDaily.com, citing a survey of European attitudes to glass packaging.
A scientist at the Fraunhofer Institute has developed new antimicrobial active packaging film that targets microorganisms on the surface of meat, fish and cheese to extend product shelf life, according to FoodProductionDaily.com.
Seasonal and chocolate box sales are projected to increase by 12.9% between 2010 and 2015, growing to an estimated GBP4.1 billion (NZD$8.65 billion) by 2015, according to Confectionery News, citing a Mintel report.
