News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Special edition: Protein
Protein has been hot for some years and shows no sign of abating in the near future as diet trends flip in protein’s favour from largely discredited low-fat to lower-carb/higher-protein regimes and a broader health halo around various protein forms.
special edition: protein
Does the huge demand for protein have the legs to last? And if so, where will it take us in terms of new sources and consumer demands?
‘Small format packs expected to grow more than 50% until 2020’
SIG Combibloc has launched its smallest carton pack 80ml into Indonesia for the first time.
Taiwan veterinary authorities, which have battled H5N8 and H5N2 bird flu outbreaks, are now successfully testing for any remnant of the disease by posting sentinel chickens on disinfected farms for health monitoring.
Russia is considering banning pork and pork product imports from Ukraine following a large-scale outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in Kiev Oblast, according to the press secretary of Russian veterinary watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is calling for information on cheese made from raw milk.
A combination of tocotrienols and alpha-tocopherol may help support endothelial function, but the effects were not observed when the tocotrienols were used alone, says a new study.
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Sales of nondairy milk in the U.S. have almost doubled from 2009 to 2014 and now account for 20% of the $24 billion dairy case market, according to recent research from Mintel.
The world’s largest independent Coca-Cola bottler, Coca-Cola European Partners, will be formed by the merger of Coca-Cola Enterprises, Coca-Cola Iberian Partners and Coca-Cola Erfrischungsgetränke.
special edition: protein
Protein is a vital part of providing nutrition to the critically ill, but what do we really know about protein demands for this specialist groups, and how can we better meet them.
Protein is one of the hottest ingredients in food and nutrition currently, but maybe we should focus more attention on developing protein-rich products for those who actually need more protein.
German fragrance and flavour company Symrise reported a 38% jump in first half profits, while shares in Novozymes fell as much as 10% after the Danish enzyme giant lowered certain full-year expectations.
Dairy and vegetable oil price drops have led the FAO Food Price Index to its lowest level in six years.
UK Quality Standard Mark (QSM) beef and lamb has been made available in supermarkets in Cyprus for the first time.
Shares of Usana Health Sciences rose as much as 21% after the company announced strong second quarter earnings that were highlighted by a boom in China, where sales rose 84%. The company posted earnings per share that were 17% higher than analysts had...
When creating her DRY line of premium carbonated beverages 10 years ago, founder Sharelle Klaus sought to create a new niche in the beverage world. Which was a fortuitous thing, as the brand has waxed even as the soft drink category as a whole has waned.
The Grocery Manufacturer’s Association argues in a petition to FDA that the continued “low-level use” of partially hydrogenated oils in a wide range of food categories is safe and should be allowed, contrary to the agency’s determination in June that...
Slovak prime minister Robert Fico has unveiled plans to reduce the value-added tax (VAT) on fresh meat from the current rate of 20% to 10%.
There have been two reports of foot and mouth disease (FMD) recorded in cattle in Botswana.
Special edition: Protein
The ‘no meat athlete’ movement is showing that animal protein isn’t the only track available to sportspeople – and in turn this is smashing old perceptions about what it is to be vegan and vegetarian, says the Vegan Society.
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has begun its crack down on the misleading use of terms ‘artisan’, ‘farmhouse’, ‘traditional’ and ‘natural’ following complaints from artisan companies – but enforcement will be a challenge.
China
China’s beef market will have great potential over the next decade, with its stakeholders expected to play an increasingly influential role in the global market, according to Rabobank.
India
India’s food processing minister has said her department was doing a “good job” as she reacted to a report that claimed that almost Rs1tn (US$15.7bn) worth of farm commodities is wasted every year.