News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Fundamental research suggests excessive food intake and alcoholism may share chemical pathways in the brain. Scientists identified the neuropeptide galanin, already known to increase food consumption, as a key starter in stimulating rodents to...
UK food agency continues work to minimise risk to the food chain recalling within one week two different product ranges contaminated with an illegal red dye.
An analysis of Ayurvedic herbals found that 20 percent contained metals at potentially toxic levels, according to a study in JAMA, but the American Herbal Products Association believes the products tested should not have been on the market in the...
Moves in the food industry this week include Monica Gonzalez joining the Grocery Manufacturers of America (GMA) as director of scientific and regulatory policy and Mike Leavitt being picked to head the Health and Human Services department..
Several major beverage companies plan to begin selling flavored water early next year, a move that could bost their sales in the rapidly growing bottled water market, according to a report by the Associated Press (AP) this week.
Prices for the popular hydrocolloid gum arabic used in a range of food applications have doubled in 12 months as political turmoil and poor stocks leave the market exposed, writes Lindsey Partos.
Baltika Brewing president Taimuraz Bolloev has announced his resignation as head of Russia's largest brewing company, bringing the curtain down on an era of unprecedented growth.
China may become the first country in the world to operate the commercial production of genetically modified rice, ushering in cheaper and constant supplies for the popular food staple and ingredient.
SlimFast owner Unilever has gained the exclusive global rights to an appetite-suppressing compound extracted from the hoodia gordonii plant by UK-based Phytopharm, reports Dominique Patton.
Prices for the popular hydrocolloid gum arabic used in a range of food applications have doubled in 12 months as political turmoil and poor stocks leave the market exposed, writes Lindsey Partos.
Unilever Portugal has restructured its joint venture with local food manufacturer and retailer Jeronimo Martins, a further step towards the simplification of the company's business units. Chris Jones reports.
Irish baker IAWS is taking on France's specialist bakery, confectionery and foodservice sectors by acquiring leading domestic distributor Groupe Hubert, and could exploit the declining number of independent on-site bakers in the country, argues Chris...
Biopharmaceutical company Bionutrics has said it will carry out clinical trials for its newly formulated dietary supplements designed to address lipid metabolism and help maintain a normal level of cholesterol.