News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Privately-held Nature's Path Foods has expanded its organic breakfast and snack food empire with the acquisition of the Country Choice Organic brand from Grain Millers subsidiary New Century Holdings.
A US fish market dealer and its president have pleaded guilty to fraud and falsifying federal records.
Naturex has developed a water-soluble, non-migrating red colour that is carmine-free – responding both to customer demands for two-layered colour solutions in dairy and consumer demands for clean label.
A rise in feed and food of non-animal origin in breach of legislation has been found by an EU report.
Lack of media differentiation between different study designs has helped warp public perception of low- and no-calorie sweeteners, according to registered dietitian and diabetes educator Hope Warshaw.
Rexam says canned water is a growing trend, as Noah’s Spring Water adds a re-sealable aluminum can to its packaging mix.
New web-based tools are democratizing the concept testing process and enabling everyone from brand managers at large CPG companies to start-ups to get rapid feedback on new product concepts, packaging, pricing or marketing campaigns at a fraction of the...
Australia
A visit to a winery's cellar door has a lasting effect on consumer behaviour inside, and can even influence buying habits for months afterwards.
The European Commission (EC) has defended itself against accusations that it has been turning a ‘blind eye’ to bad animal transport standards in member states.
Graze.com is set to launch in over 1,200 major retailers in the UK as the firm looks to build on its successful US launch with further rapid expansion.
Summer Fancy Food Show
Subscription snack boxes can be a cost effective alternative to in-store demonstrations, which often are viewed as a golden standard for driving initial product trial and gathering consumer feedback.
China direct
Fashionable food taking over from value as Chinese tastes change
A goal to produce almost 32,000 tons of organic beef per year could make one Chinese industrialist a wealthy man.
An Ireland based macroalgae derived feed ingredient firm has raised €1.4m in funding to significantly boost production output.
Two outbreaks of Salmonella linked to raw, frozen, breaded and pre-browned stuffed chicken entrees have sickened seven people, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The inaugural Healthy & Natural Show will offer an ‘extraordinary opportunity’ for product manufacturers and marketers offering healthy and natural products, and for retailers looking to better understand this high growth set of categories.
Moldova will not decrease the tax burden on meat producers, but will help them with administrative tools, following a decision adopted on 7 July at a meeting of the country’s Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture.
Meat production and exports within European Union countries are predicted to increase during 2015, despite the Russian import ban.
The British Medical Association (BMA) is calling for a soft drink tax in the UK, but an industry body says targeting a single category is ‘misguided and unlikely to prove effective.’