News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
The climate change agreement struck in Paris a year ago entered into force on Friday. Some 55 countries representing 55% of global greenhouse gas emissions have ratified the accord and all of them, including the EU, China, India and the US, now have an...
Anritsu and Peco InspX have launched product inspection systems at Pack Expo in Chicago.
Food Chain ID Europe is developing “the most comprehensive” database of supply chain information aimed at tracing and identifying GMO ingredients.
Chocolate companies are coming under increasing scrutiny to publish third-party verified impacts on cocoa sustainability efforts, including taxes paid in origin countries.
The back-to-school lunch was designed to make children with peanut allergies not feel left out, says ‘The Sneaky Chef‘ Missy Lapine.
Are all dietary fibers created equal? As needle moves away from naturally occurring insoluble fibers in the cellulose realm such as wheat bran toward more the more recent market entrants, the purified soluble fibers, the answer seems to revolve around...
Soapbox
The past few years have been tumultuous in the food industry, with unfortunate food safety incidents eroding consumer trust in the supply chain and governing bodies stepping up to implement new regulations and update old practices.
Plans by the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) to reform food safety regulation have been slammed by councils in Wales.
New Harvest: ‘You’d be better off driving a hummer to a vegan dinner than taking your Tesla to a BBQ'
Unlike nut- or legume-based ‘milk’ brands, Berkeley-based Perfect Day is actually making the real thing, minus the cows. But how is it doing it, and will consumers buy into its product as a greener, more ethical alternative to dairy-milk or dismiss it as...
UK supermarket giant Tesco has reduced the sugar content in its own brand soft drink portfolio, with the reformulated beverages hitting the shelves this week.
South Asia radius
The Indian food regulator has amended the national food regulations to include a definition for carbonated fruit beverages, much to the disappointment of beverage makers, who are still reeling at a proposal to levy a “luxury tax” on their products.
Osram Opto Semiconductors has launched an emitter which can be used as a light source in near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy, a technique for assessing the quality of food.
More money is pouring into the ready-to-eat and ready-to-cook mobile app segment, and more apps are springing up. What sets HUNGRY apart?
No matter who wins tomorrow’s presidential election, two-thirds of US consumers believe their financial health will deteriorate in 2017 -- a prospect that has many reigning in their holiday dining budgets and looking for deals, according to new research...
T. Marzetti Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of publicly traded Lancaster Colony Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of the assets of Angelic Bakehouse, Inc., a manufacturer and marketer of premium sprouted grain bakery...
Rapid detection anaemia tests are being rolled-out in Uttar Pradesh, India – a region where as many as one-in-two women are anaemic.
Mars has introduced limited edition M&M’s milk chocolate kimono and samurai novelties in Japan.
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ConfectioneryNews will host a free online forum on new product development this month for companies adjusting to modern market trends.
There have been “significant reductions” in salt intake among the Irish population thanks to voluntary industry efforts, says the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) - but intake is still more than double the recommended levels for men.
Nomad and PepsiCo will raise the prices of some products in the UK citing Brexit-induced currency changes.