US-based Barchemy has integrated a dedicated chocolate production line that is free from the top 12 food allergens. This comes as a result of the company’s 40,000 square foot expansion of its manufacturing plant based in Donora, PA. This manufacturing line will be free from gluten, dairy, egg, soy, peanut, tree nut, corn, coconut, fish, shellfish, sesame and mustard and will feature Kosher/Parve certification. Allergen-free products from this particular chain will be available by January 2, … [Read more...] about Barchemy introduces allergen-free ingredients production line
NEXTLOOPP wins award for Best Sustainable Packaging Innovation
NEXTLOOPP, the revolutionary recycling project by Nextek Limited has recently been awarded the Best Sustainable Packaging Innovation during Packaging Europe’s Sustainability Awards. They have released results of their tracer-based sorting trials which were done in TOMRA in September 2021. At maximum production speed, the equipment was able to sort food-grade plastic packaging waste at 99.9% sorting purity. The machine was not only able to identify food packaging from non-food types, but it … [Read more...] about NEXTLOOPP wins award for Best Sustainable Packaging Innovation
Creatus Biosciences to commercialize xylitol bioproduction
There is a growing demand for xylitol due to global campaigns that fight obesity and protect children’s oral health. This natural sweetener is a great replacement to high-fructose corn syrup and sugar. It features anti-microbial and anti-cavity properties, low glycemic levels and reduces overall calories of a food or beverage product. To meet the needs of the market, Canada-based Creatus Biosciences has signed a purchase agreement with Virdia to take charge of the end-to-end production of … [Read more...] about Creatus Biosciences to commercialize xylitol bioproduction
