Edible carrot films display food packaging potential
Barrier properties exhibited by carrot-based edible films demonstrate potential for their use as packaging across a variety of food types, according to recent research from China.
Archives for September 18, 2011
North American demand for honey spurs purity certification offering
A market for Indian honey in the North American market has prompted Intertek to launch a honey certification service for manufacturers and exporters in India.
Penford offers one-stop-shop for starch as it launchs new pregel line
Penford Food Ingredients has bolstered its stable of starches with a new range of specialty pregelatinized corn starches from waxy maize.
India's protectionist stance panned by WTO
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has criticized India for its protective trade policy on food items, in an environment that is causing record food prices across the world.
Indonesia’s palm oil tax change comes under fire
Indonesia’s new tax structure for palm oil exports has sparked concern among competing refiners abroad and palm oil growers at home.
Lutein sales double in 12 months for Chinese supplier, but marigold shortage threatens
Chinese ingredients supplier Fenchem reports that sales of eye health carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin have doubled in a year to break the million-dollar mark for the first time – even as a marigold shortage sets in.
Red wine for ‘joy and strength’ in China: Analyst
International wine manufacturers should look to cultural preferences for niche and premium red wines to be successful in China, according to an industry analyst.
Americans embracing traditional Northern European flavors
The flavors of traditional Northern European cuisines are gaining influence in America, according to a new report from the Center for Culinary Development (CCD) and market research organization Packaged Facts.
Danisco launches ‘cost-effective’ anti-fungal for bakery, beverages
A new complex of gamma-cyclodextrin and natamycin – a well-established anti-fungal food ingredient – may offer more cost-effective and process-friendly options for bakery and beverage products, according to Danisco USA.
Oyster mushroom may provide source of new natural flavours
Fermenting oyster mushrooms could produce natural ‘meaty’ flavour compounds that are not currently available on the market, according to new research.
Diet soft drinks risk ‘rosy self-deception’ on obesity, Euromonitor suggests
Consumers of diet soft drinks risk the “rosy self-deception” that such products ‘cancel out’ excess calories consumed through food, while they could also encourage over-eating, Euromonitor International has suggested.
Packaging placed centre stage in European food waste strategy
Packaging has been placed at the heart of a Europe-wide blueprint to cut the millions of tonnes of food wasted in the region every year.
Ready meals demand boosts sales for Laila’s
Laila’s Fine Foods is reporting substantial growth in frozen and chilled ready meals as Mintel figures suggest the UK market is experiencing significant growth.
Guar gum could boost potential for chestnut flour in gluten free foods, says study
The addition of thickeners and stabilisers such as guar gum could help to boost the usage chestnut flour in gluten free breads, according to new research.
Consumers continue to seek alternatives to artificial flavours, reports Leatherhead
Consumers are set to treat artificial flavourings with an ever greater degree of suspicion, if not hostility, claims a UK report looking at future flavour trends in the food and drink additives market.
NZ’s Griffin’s Foods subject of sale rumours
Rumours have abounded this past week that buyout fund Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) is looking to sell New Zealand-based Griffin's Foods, a maker of biscuits, snacks, and confectionery products for the Australasian market.