News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
An independent think tank, IPES, has been set up to advise the EU and work towards creating a common food policy that would create a sustainable, healthy and profitable food system – a ‘plan B’ to the failures of the current framework.
The price of food heavily influences assumptions about nutritious quality and even effects the health issues consumers worry about, a series of experiments at Ohio State University has found
A new website selling restaurant-quality meat has been launched by an entrepreneur from Australia’s capital city, Canberra.
What keeps food & beverage industry CEOs awake at night? Declining returns on promotional spending? Lackluster topline growth? An uninspiring innovation pipeline? Anxiety about how to tap into the e-commerce revolution?
Brazilian meatpacker BRF’s key brand Sadia has been launched in Hungary with a series of promotional campaigns organised to boost sales.
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Two Romanian meat processors are investing a total of €1.7m to expand processing capacities amid increased protein demand for exports.
Germany has seen a significant increase in a rare strain of Salmonella linked to two deaths.
Dispatches from the #SNC16 congress in Frankfurt
The European Specialist Sports Nutrition Alliance (ESSNA) is lobbying for two different solutions to the EU caffeine claim hold up, one of which could see use of the claims limited to sports supplements only.
Cargill has responded to growing demand for non-GMO and allergy-friendly ingredients with the launch of a new de-oiled canola lecithin.
The US market for packaged and ready-to-drink (RTD) coffee sold at retail was up 10% from the year before to an estimated $13.6bn in 2015, says a new Packaged Facts report. It forecasts the category to continue to grow.
Ingredion has struck a $400m deal to acquire privately-held gums and hydrocolloids specialist TIC Gums.
TerraVia CEO ‘surprised and disappointed’ by Soylent’s reaction to recall
Soylent’s decision to drop TerraVia’s algal flour from its new food bar and version 1.6 of its powder was made without a rigorous investigation into whether it was actually to blame for digestive issues a small number of customers experienced after...
A wet winter and a cool spring has Australia well placed for another strong wine vintage—albeit a little later than in recent years.
Spencers is to have one sample of its oregano tested annually for three years by an internationally accredited lab to address adulteration concerns.
Taiwanese legislators have given their backing for an agency to regulate the use of chemical additives and toxic substances in food processing.
A number of technical issues reducing the quality of typing results have been identified in EU labs, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
Findings on rates of foodborne infections in 2015 are mixed, according to an EU report.
Flavour often comes first when we think of new product development (NPD), yet texture is just as important in influencing our eating experience – and it can even change the food's flavour, perceived naturalness and how filling it is.
South Asia radius
Celebrities should be banned from endorsing unhealthy foods, while adverts for items like soft drinks should be scrapped, according to experts.
China
Meat processor DaChan Food will open two new plants in the north of China to keep up with growing demand.
Kazakhstan may become one of the largest organic meat exporters in Asia, establishing export supplies of up to 360,000 tonnes (t) of organic beef and lamb per year, primarily to China.