The Minnetonka, Minn.-based food solutions and potassium chloride supplier strikes a deal with Barentz Europe B.V., which is present in 26 countries in Europe, to distribute its Advanced Formula potassium chloride to food manufacturers in Europe. Nu-Tek says that governments in the U.K. and the Netherlands are close to making mandatory rules regarding sodium levels in food products with the aim to reduce high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease.

Applications are due July 31 for America's Best Raisin Bread Contest (ABRBC). Professional bakers are encouraged to register for the 5th Annual America’s Best Raisin Bread Contest, hosted by the California Raisin Marketing Board.

Children’s nutrition, food safety, cleaner labels and affordable ingredients that will enable food manufacturers to create flavorful products with less sugar, sodium and no gluten or genetically modified organisms (GMOs) were just some of the food issues addressed at the 2012 Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Annual Meeting & Food Expo, June 25-28, at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas.

Packaging solutions provider tna, Sydney, Australia, has acquired The Cadalec Group. A specialist in electrical and control system integration, the United Kingdom-based company brings more than 20 years of expertise in software and hardware design, consultancy and project management to tna.

Enreco Inc., Newton, Wis., completed the sale of its flaxseed milling and bulk distribution assets today, retaining its Omega Fields retail products distribution division, which markets Omega 3-rich supplements for human and animal nutrition worldwide. Grain Millers Inc., Eden Prairie, Minn., assumed ownership of Enreco's intellectual and physical property, excluding Omega Fields, on June 20.

All Things Baking promises hands-on classes, expert-led demonstrations, strategy-packed seminars and more. Featuring 24 informational seminars, demonstrations conducted live on the show floor and behind-the-scenes bakery tours, this year’s show takes place Sept. 9-11 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston.

Sao Paulo is the location for Zip-Pak’s new resealable closures and packaging equipment manufacturing facility. According to the company, the plant will reduce lead times and expand technical and consulting services to South American customers. Full production of its line of resealable closures will begin in early 2013.

The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), Washington, D.C., says the private and public sectors’ cooperation is the key to building success on global food safety. GMA executive vice president of policy and strategic planning Mary Sophos delivered a keynote address at a Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) public meeting relating to international food safety to the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).