‘Elemis’ sugar replacer to revolutionise bakery industry
UK bakery market to grow by 9% by 2020
Ulrick & Short has sold its first sugar displacement product, ‘Elemis’, as it predicts the UK bakery market will grow by 9% by 2020.
Archives for October 11, 2015
Eurofins plans to open 14 labs by mid-2017
Eurofins has provided an update halfway through its second program of start-up openings aimed at enlarging its footprint in its fastest-growing markets.
Keep UK in EU, argues new campaign group
Britain will be better off within the EU, a new cross-party campaign group launched today, led by the chairman of online grocery business Ocado and former chief executive of Marks & Spencer Stuart Rose will argue.
Retailers outpacing brands on sustainable tuna
Retailers have come out top for sustainability in a Greenpeace league table while the UK’s two biggest brands are the worst offenders.
Aspen Foods U-turns on chicken recall
Aspen Foods has recalled more chicken after initially refusing to do so as products have been linked to Salmonella illnesses.
France and Japan to cooperate on food safety
France and Japan have signed a cooperation agreement around food safety.
Danone denies Indonesian health workers paid to promote SGM infant formula
Danone has dismissed allegations its Indonesian subsidiary encouraged health professionals in the country to promote its infant formula products.
China direct
Food insecurity: Chinese meat consumption grows 400% in 40 years
Increasing meat consumption in China is leading the country to abandon its aims of food self-sufficiency.
Dairy Farmers of America breaks ground on Kansas milk powder plant
Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) has broken ground on a $235m milk powder plant in Garden City, Kansas.
What are the bestselling food and beverage brands on Amazon?
KIND is the bestselling snack brand and Haribo is the bestselling candy brand, but which other brands make the top 10 in those categories, and what about beverage and breakfast?
Growing demand for dairy and confectionery drying technology in the Middle East
Secomak, which solves moisture related issues for customers including Coca-Cola, Nestlè, Danone and PepsiCo, is seeing a growing demand for its drying technology for the confectionery and dairy industry in the Middle East.
Four deaths from Salmonella-tainted cucumbers
Salmonella from cucumbers has been linked to another death bringing the total to four.
Scotland launches new dairy marque to boost exports
Scottish Dairy is launching a new marque and export strategy for added-value dairy products at Anuga, aimed at growing international sales and diversifying the dairy sector.
Nestlé Health Science to open $70m product technology center in Bridgewater, NJ, in 2016
Nestlé Health Science (NHS) is investing $70m in a product technology center in Bridgewater, New Jersey, that will become its new US HQ and research hub.
Arctic Nutrition makes formal US market entry with omega-3, protein ingredients from herring roe
Norwegian firm Arctic Nutrition AS has achieved market penetration with the formal launch in the US market of its Romega phospholipid omega-3 ingredient sourced from herring roe. The ingredient made its market splash at the Supply Side West trade show...
DDW opens new site in Louisville dedicated to natural food colors
DDW has opened a site in Louisville, Kentucky dedicated to manufacturing food colors from natural sources.
Conversion of fish waste to flavours could be commercially viable, say researchers
Researchers working on ways to convert fish waste in to flavours say it may be a commercially viable proposition for the industry.
What is more important: Local or organic?
Whether food is locally sourced is more important to consumers than whether it organic or not, according to new research conducted on organic and non-organic consumers in Germany.
Space technology to boost food industry
UK food manufacturers could benefit from £3.75M of funding to help develop innovative food production methods using satellite and space technology.
Far East digest
Farmers get TPP concessions to boost chances deal being ratified
In a move to placate farmers worried about the impact of increased imports as a result of the recently agreed Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade agreement, Japan will be allowed to return its beef and pork tariffs to previous levels if imports jump.