Nestlé files patent for cocoa extract allergy treatment
Nestlé has filed an international patent for cocoa polyphenols as a treatment or prevention of eosinophilic esophagitis – an allergic reaction of the esophagus.
Archives for April 2, 2015
Smartcandy vitamin-infused kids’ snack founder: ‘Functional doesn’t have to come in a brown paper bag’
Aside from making a functional, better-for-you-snack taste good, the hardest part is selling it—an even tougher proposition if your primary target market is children aged six to 18 and their moms.
Fresh food “critical” to driving Walmart sales, market share, new CEO says
Improving the quality, assortment, display and accessibility of fresh food is “critical” to Walmart’s “plan of attack” to grow sales and market share, the firm’s new U.S. CEO told analysts April 1.
Improving foods works better than educating consumers, says expert
Reformulating foods to be healthier without telling consumers is a brilliant health policy, says Professor Graham MacGregor.
Is baby food creating fussy eaters?
Fostering children's willingness to try new flavours and foods has clear benefits for the food industry - yet researchers say baby food manufacturers may be inadvertently creating picky eaters.
Edita and Mezzan food floats set stock markets buzzing
Food firms are set to be flavour of the month on regional stock exchanges, as Egypt’s Edita enjoys a bumper debut and Kuwait’s Mezzan Holding gets permission to list.
Kuwait bolsters food reserves as conflicts escalate
Kuwait has announced its strategic food reserves are at an all-time high, and has warned against food price hikes, as the country prepares itself in case of conflict.
Ready meal provider launches date porridge, feeds 500,000
Saahtain Foods, a producer of meals ready to eat (MRE) in Dubai, has launched a new high-nutrition date porridge, and claims to have fed more than 500,000 people with its MREs.
CFIA slams union claims on food safety
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has slammed claims made by the Agriculture Union calling some of them ‘false’.
Hello Consumer, says Swedish agency
Sweden has launched a new nationwide information service to provide better guidance and information to its people on all consumer-related queries.
Taste beyond the tongue: How do other senses influence flavour?
Taste is much more complex than the experience of basic flavours on the tongue – it also encompasses our other senses to a larger degree than most people realise, according to Professor Charles Spence.
Organic & Non-GMO Trends
Who buys organic and where they buy it is evolving
The face of the organic shopper is changing slowly to reflect more accurately the American population thanks in part to increased distribution, according to a new study by the Organic Trade Association.
Olive oil polyphenol backed for selective anti-cancer potential
A phenolic compound known as oleocanthal can selectively kill cancerous cells while leaving healthy cells intact, say researchers, who suggest their novel findings may explain why olive oil is linked to decreased cancer risk.
Fonterra 'scanning the market' for new European whey sources
New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra is "scanning the market" for new whey sourcing partnerships in Europe.
PepsiCo and Almarai plan $1bn Egypt investments
PepsiCo and Almarai have announced they will each invest US$500m in their Egyptian operations this year, following last month’s economic development conference.
Sohar Port sees food processing future
Oman’s Sohar Port and Free Zone is hoping to become a regional food processing hub, building on its plans to develop a major agro import terminal at the port.
April 8, 14:00 CET: Experts debate hot issues in NutraIngredients omega-3 forum
Omega-3 hits €25bn but can it keep growing?
Are omega-3 fisheries really under threat? How many functional foods have cracked omega-3 blockbuster status? How is the sector recovering from the ‘Brasky effect’? How are developing markets developing? How is the latest research influencing regulation?...