News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Biotech giant Monsanto has lost millions in international royalty payments and is trailing its major competitor, Pioneer, in US department of agriculture genetically modified (GM)-crop field trials, according to a Canadian pressure group.
Raw material costs start to bite as alginate supplier International Specialty announces price rises on all its alginates-based products from 1 November this year.
Nestlé, the world's largest direct coffee buyer, will launch its first certified fair trade brand across the UK this month as consumers place ever more importance on ethical shopping.
Double-digit flavour sales growth in Asia-Pacific offsets a slow start to the year for number one flavours and fragrance maker Givaudan.
Soy ingredients supplier Solae is the latest firm to be hit by soaring costs for natural gas as the company announces price increases for its line of soy lecithin products.
The urgent recall of certain pre-packaged Dole salad products has called into question the safety of a popular convenience product.
A flavoring company has settled claims with 19 popcorn factory workers who claim that a butter flavoring led them to develop lung disease.
Evidence for folic acid's ability to reduce the adverse effects of alcohol on breast cancer risk is stacking up, with the publication of a prospective cohort study in the British Medical Journal.