News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
The low-carb trend and a general move towards healthy eating, plus the ongoing search for convenience and ease-of-use were the three factors that shaped the US breakfast market in 2004, according to a new report.
The future of the milk formula market in China lies with better product quality and greater brand loyalty following the revelation last year that much of the formula on sale there was fake. The move towards higher margin products is likely to prove...
Against the backdrop of the massive sudan 1 product recall in the UK, certain to lead to cumbersome costs for key firms involved, Lindsey Partos asks whether the food industry players can afford to opt out of product recall insurance.
Reflecting the booming market for trans fatty acid alternatives, speciality oil supplier ADM ramps up production of its zero/low trans-fat oils and margarines, for the second time in a year, Lindsey Partos reports.
The presence of drug-resistant, pathogenic bacteria on uncooked poultry products varies by commercial brand and is likely related to antibiotic use in production, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Democrat Tom Harkin, senator for Iowa and health and nutrition advocate, announced at a press conference earlier this week that he will propose a bill enabling the FTC to regulate food advertising to children, Philippa Nuttall reports.
Acquisition of Rhodia Food Ingredients brings growth to Danisco in a third quarter squeezed by low growth in flavours, writes Lindsey Partos.
Bilwinco has designed a new multihead weigher that it claims is capable of weighing food products at a speed of up to 260 portions per minute.
The publicity craze surrounding nutritional content and labelling has helped these two issues replace BSE as the biggest food concerns among an increasingly sceptical British public - warning the food industry to stay on its toes, reports Chris Mercer.
The Whole Grains Council yesterday launched its food stamp to the general public at the Natural Foods Expo West show taking place in Anaheim. Cynthia Harriman, head of the council, told Philippa Nuttall how the food industry has reacted to this labeling.