News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Dispatches: AACCI annual meeting 2014
Sprouted grains are known for nutritional punch and bold taste, but the sprouting process can also improve overall baking quality, says Ardent Mills.
Symrise has opened a new €3m ($3.83m) vanilla extraction facility in Benavony, Madagascar - the latest milestone in its strategy to “establish the entire value chain for vanilla in its source country”.
From kombucha to craft beer, US consumers are demanding more sophisticated beverages, and they don’t get much more sophisticated than Jin+Ja, a spicy ginger concoction that looks like it belongs in a swanky cocktail bar, but has also proved it can sell...
Arla Foods Ingredients is conducting fieldwork and calling for cross-industry support as it presses for dairy ingredients to be made an integral part of emergency food programmes.
It will be a disappointing year for the EU pork industry, according to the latest quarterly report from Rabobank.
‘Packers & processors must renew their FDA registrations between October 1 and December 31, 2014.
Big companies fail to address the challenges the food industry is facing, according to Food Tank director Danielle Nierenberg.
State of food and agriculture
Nine out of 10 of the world's 570m farms are managed by families, making the family farm the predominant of agriculture, and consequently a potentially crucial agent of change in achieving sustainable food security and in eradicating hunger in the...
Insights from SupplySide West
Research by Cargill shows its Zerose brand erythritol does more than just cut calories; it can help prevent cavities, too.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) in Ireland has launched a Beef Pricewatch app.
A new study into European ready meals found that pack contents and therefore nutritional value varies widely between batches of the same meal.
University of California researchers have warned that regular sugar-sweetened soda drinking could increase the risk of disease development and accelerate cellular aging.
With high-level conference Wine Vision fast approaching our sister publication Harpers Wine & Spirit is offering a Rising Star Grant to help rising industry stars attend the event.
175 chemicals with known hazardous properties are legally used in the production of food packaging, according to a study by the Food Packaging Forum (FPF).
The continuing recovery of Danone’s infant formula business, impacted by the 2013 Fonterra whey protein concentrate (WPC) botulism scare, has “buoyed” the French dairy's Q3 results.
Indonesia
Indonesia continues its fight against the foreign domination of its plantation industry and, in particular, crude palm oil (CPO).
Small companies can carve a niche - even in a mature category like pasta sauce - if they have a genuine point of difference, a novel pack size that stands out on shelf (and enables them to meet a price point), and a striking label, says Nello’s Sauce...
From tea yoghurt to coffee fruit energy, portable water enhancement to Milo’s brand expansions, Mintel shared category-busting innovation at Food Ingredients-Asia in Jakarta, Indonesia, this week.
Director general of the European Commission’s Health and Consumers unit (DG SANCO), Paola Testori Coggi, has resigned following an investigation into a breach of tender policy.
Healthy eating campaigners have slammed Nestlé, Kellogg and other food firms for including varying amounts of salt in the same products depending on where they are sold.
Mettler-Toledo Garvens has introduced a checkweigher so food manufacturers can achieve higher throughput rates and future-proof production lines.
The number of hungry people in the world fell by more than 100 million over the last decade – so is this World Food Day a time to rejoice?
Protective gloves are not enough to prevent the transmission of Norovirus, according to the Finnish Food and Safety Authority (Evira).
The Romanian government has decided to halt exports of live cattle and sheep to the EU following the outbreak of bluetongue disease in a number of the country’s counties.
Supplements of Longvida curcumin may boost working memory and mood in healthy older adults, say results from a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study from Australia.
The United States has won its World Trade Organisation (WTO) case against India, regarding the restriction of various agricultural exports, including poultry.
FAO World Food Day 2014: Family Farming
Farming infrastructure in the wheat sector is critically important for bakers but there are a number issues threatening it, says the president and CEO of the American Bakers Association.