News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Genomic technologies to change the culturing of bacterial strains and map the resulting genome profile could help with flavour formation in cheeses, or boos the survivability of probiotic strains, say scientists from NIZO Food Research.
Beverage giants Coca‐Cola and Nestlé Waters will take responsibility for collection and recycling of post‐consumer beverage packaging if the US passes new laws requiring them to do so, according to industry research.
Punishing rises in input costs, cautious consumers and a predicted rise in capital gains tax will drive further consolidation in the US bakery sector this year and next, packaged bakery giant Flowers Foods has predicted.
Food manufacturers and marketers who are “irked” by tight nutrition claim regulations are being offered practical steps to ensure they comply with the rules whilst remaining competitive.
New research from the NPD Group appears to support claims that there is a growing discrepancy between serving sizes listed on food labels and what consumers are actually eating.
The traffic light labelling system may have lost steam in Europe but in Australia, the debate has again been reignited with a new study on the nutritional content of muesli.
Foodborne listeriosis is on the rise throughout Europe, but a new report from scientists suggests improved treatment methods could help combat the problem in cooked meat providing extra assurance for food processors.
Japan’s Asahi Group Holdings today announced an agreement to acquire 100% of Independent Liquor from Pacific Equity Partners and Unitas Capital in a 97.6bn Yen ($1.28bn) deal.
Consumers are capable of noticing small reductions in salt in dairy foods, and gaining acceptance of reformulated dairy products like cheese may be advanced to advertising the benefits of sodium reduction.
Acaramel flavouring by-product has been deemed safe by the highly conservative German food safety agency.
Fosters is advising shareholders to ignore SABMiller’s (SAB) latest takeover bid, saying the offer price “undervalues the company”.
Vitafoods Asia 2011 preview
Asia Pacific markets are ripe for functional foods development as a response to the increasing prevalence of western diets, says Katrina Diamonon, consumer analyst at market researcher, Datamonitor.