News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
The UK's number one supermarket is introducing new food labels that rank a product according to its position on the glycaemic index, a system that measures the effects of food on blood sugar levels. The move comes just a few days after the...
Egg quality and usefulness can be safely maintained beyond the sell-by date if the eggs are stored properly - indeed, they can be safely consumed up to four or five weeks beyond the recommended use-by date, claim US researchers this week.
Tate & Lyle, the British sugar and starches group, is to expand production of the sweetener sucralose at its plant in the US to meet increased demand for its Splenda brand.
South Korea's largest liquor maker, Jinro, has moved one step closer to a sale after a number of investment banks acknowledged that they were prepared to advise on the matter.
Tough new EU labelling and traceability rules for GM products should make it easier for food ingredients which are guaranteed GM-free to grow sales - at least according to the only US manufacturer of non-GM dextrose.
A recent report from the Australian National University indicates that food and beverage companies in the Asia Pacific region will continue to benefit from strong economic growth in 2004, but that growth is set to fall back next year.
SABMiller has confirmed that it will not proceed with its €500 million offer for Harbin Brewery, in a move that cedes control of the key China brewer to rival Anheuser-Busch.