Dietetic products an ‘easily attainable’ goal for bakers: Review
Baked goods that meet specific nutrient needs, food intolerances or strict diets and still taste good are easy to develop, a review suggests.
Archives for July 27, 2014
NineSigma client wants to deliver edible paste via squeezable container
Mystery food giant seeks help to develop novel ‘flowable food pastes’
A Fortune 500 food company is looking for a partner to help it develop squeezable 'flowable' pastes that don’t require consumers to use a knife to spread them, but still retain the same eating qualities, according to a posting on NineSigma’s open...
EU horsemeat testing shows improvement
The second round of pan-European horse meat DNA tests has shown an improvement from 2013, but still saw products testing positive in seven countries.
Bruker restructure will see more than 200 jobs lost
Bruker’s Chemical and Applied Markets (CAM) division is to be reduced with the loss of 200-250 workers.
2 Sisters Food Group announces audit all-clear
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) audits at two 2 Sisters Food Group plants have given the sites the all-clear.
Putin gets taster to check food for poison
Russian president Vladimir Putin employs a personal food taster to ensure his meals are not poisoned and the Queen hates shellfish, according to the chefs that prepare their food.
60-second interview: the day job
What do you do? Paul Niemann on unlocking plant protein's potential
In the latest installment of our What do you do series, we caught up with Paul Niemann, who has been leading product development at quinoa snack firm eatKeenwa, on why new product development is more like problem solving, how many hats the EVP of a...
Australia
Researchers develop new system to test for mercury in water
A new ultra-sensitive, low-cost and portable system for detecting mercury in environmental water has been developed by researchers in Adelaide.
Is Danone feeling the need for Mead?
Danone shares rose today as rumours strengthened the French dairy giant would sell its medical and paediatric nutrition business (Nutricia), but is the firm streamlining its activities around its core foods businesses or just shifting infant-medical gears?
Focus on social media
Zola CEO: You can't engage just with 'likes'
When 13-year-old acai and coconut water manufacturer Zola decided to revamp its web presence to shift attention toward its growing coconut water line, founder and CEO Chris Cuvelier knew he risked losing some followers in the short term, but the...
FSA audits 2 Sisters Food Group after Campylobacter concerns
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has started audits at two 2 Sisters Food Group plants after hygiene standard concerns at the poultry processor.
Oxfam praises ‘bold’ climate change move from General Mills
Following a damning report published by Oxfam in May, General Mills has revamped its climate change plan; pledging to reveal global greenhouse gas emission targets by August 2015.
EDITOR'S COMMENT: JULY 2014
‘I ditched the Coca-Cola Life-style’: A millennial confession
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) boss John Brock insists people in the UK think Coca-Cola Life tastes just like standard Coke ahead of its September launch, but is this lack of differentiation necessarily good news?
Drinks giant teams with London mayor for obesity strategy
The Mayor of London Boris Johnson has teamed up with drinks firm Coca-Cola Great Britain for a £1M project to encourage Londoners to become more active and tackle obesity.
Putin puts weight behind raising of Russia's beef and offal import duties
Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed the government to prepare, before 1 October 2014, the deletion of cattle meat and beef offal from the list of goods that can be supplied to Russia and the territory of the Customs Union under the tariff...
Chinese chicken rejected by McDonald’s after scandal
After a major food safety scandal, McDonald’s in Japan has stopped buying chicken from China, while Hong Kong’s outlets have taken chicken products off the menu completely.
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UK think tank denies Malaysian palm oil conflict of interest accusations
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has said categorically it does not accept state money, following accusations by a Malaysian media outlet that the UK think tank is in bed with the Malaysian Palm Oil Council and the country’s government.
Organic farming on rise in Europe, say officials EU officials
The organic farming sector has grown rapidly over the past ten years, with both the number of organic farm holdings and area grew by more than half between 2003 and 2010, according to EU statistics.
Bridges Ventures acquires controlling stake in Wholebake
UK investment firm Bridges Ventures will bolster capacity and brand development at Welsh energy bar specialist Wholebake.
China
US-China collaboration will have ‘significant impact’ on food safety
A Californian college has joined with one of China’s leading agricultural universities in the first step to establishing a Sino-US food safety research centre.
China
Shanghai municipal chief urges greater protection for whistleblowers
Journalists and whistleblowers should be given more protection as they expose food safety scandals, Shanghai’s chief official told a municipal meeting in the wake of last week’s expired meat scandal that has embroiled a number of international fast food...
Children see, children do: Will Mexican kids slim down by watching less candy ads?
Just a week after Mexico banned commercials for soda, snacks and confectionery products during cinema showings of children’s movies and during children’s TV programming, Mexican authorities say ads for Nestlé, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, Hershey´s and...
The Epic Seed is now available in 700 stores across the country
The Epic Seed entrepreneur unlocks new opportunity in the dairy case with Greek yogurt + chia
The Greek yogurt aisle was already pretty crowded by the time Jesse Rudolph started pitching his wares to the market around 18 months ago. But chia - the superfood of the moment - proved to be his secret weapon.