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NEWS FRONT
Pactiv wins 2006 packaging
of the year award
Pactiv's Newspring TE-tainer won overall
best packaging in the 2006 ASR/FPI Foodservice Packaging Awards Competition. Also
the first-place winner in the product manufacturing innovation category, Pactiv demonstrated performance enhancement to the
industry through advancements in materials,
machinery and manufacturing processes.
The 32-oz container used tamper-evident technology, while the in-mold labeling offered an alternative to conventional
labeling and printing methods. Made with
single-material polypropylene, the scratchand leak-resistant packaging is dishwasher,
microwave and freezer safe.
Fourteen products were entered in the
category. The event was sponsored by
QSR magazine and the Foodservice and
Packaging Institute.

DSM opens
tech center
DSM Food Specialties, Belvidere, NJ,
created a North American technical
center for its Savory Ingredients business unit. Designed to support the
growth of the company's global yeast
extract business, the DSM Savory Ingredients laboratory is located within
the company's Nutritional Products
technical center.
With the opening of the new facility, DSM initiated several proprietary
projects with universities specializing in
the field of food sciences. Available for
customer visits, Savory 101 and Umami
training sessions, application presentations and joint application projects, the
Belvidere facility is located one hour
from the metropolitan New York area.

PCI acquires Loders Croklaan business unit
Performance Chemicals and Ingredients
(PCI) Co., St. Louis, MO, purchased the
SensoryEffects business unit of Loders
Croklaan USA, LLC, Channahon, IL. The
transaction supported PCI's plan to build a
specialty food ingredients business through
target acquisitions. SensoryEffects specializes in lipid-based inclusions that deliver

flavor, aroma, color, texture and nutrients
such as omega-3 to food products.
This was the second acquisition for PCI.
The company purchased Diehl Good Ingredients, Inc., a manufacturer of specialized spray-dried food ingredient systems,
in May.
"SensoryEffects adds a powerful brand

and technology along with a professional
support team to our expanding food ingredients business," said Charles Nicolais,
president of PCI. "The SensoryEffects
brand is recognized globally as the leader
in lipid-based delivery systems, and we
plan to continue to build upon this strong
leadership position."

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