News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Breakthrough science for the popular fruit ingredient, the strawberry, as UK scientists construct the world's first molecular map for the wild strawberry, opening up opportunities to create market leading varieties with improved flavours.
Small Swiss ingredients firm Veripan has linked up with food production system giant Buhler to bring a bakery ingredient system to a wider market and the opportunity for bakers to have a 'two in one' service.
Premier Foods has added another popular British food brand to its diverse portfolio with the acquisition of the Bird's Custard brand from US-based food giant Kraft. And this continued focus on 'Great British brands' is likely to pay dividends in the...
Nestlé is to buy almost half of German frozen pizza firm Wagner so it can tap into the lucrative German market and expand Wagner's brands abroad, as competition hots up in the European frozen pizza sector, reports Chris Mercer.
Dutch lactoferrin supplier DMV International and Arla Food Ingredients could soon be part of the world's largest farmer-owned dairy company as their owners Campina of the Netherlands and Denmark's Arla Foods announce plans to merge, writes Lindsey...
CSM, the €2.8 billion Dutch bakery ingredients company, is still hoping for a year end close on the sale of its confectionery unit, that together with biochemicals, sugar and bakery supplies complete the CSM stable.
The controversial issue of nutritional profiles will remain one of the biggest hurdles for EU legislation on health claims but recent reports suggest that Germany may be ready to concede some elements of profiling, reports Dominique Patton.