News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Are brands misleading shoppers by using the term ‘diet’ to describe soda sweetened with high intensity sweeteners such as aspartame? The argument – outlined in lawsuits vs the makers of Diet Coke, Diet Pepsi and Diet Dr Pepper - is a “stretch,” according...
Vietnam’s obligation to cut sugar tariffs will open up opportunities for its neighbours while placing considerable pressure on its struggling domestic sugar industry.
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Technological advances are heralding in a new era of dynamic pricing – what does this mean for the food sector?
A distillery at the mouth of Australia’s longest river system is ramping up production on the back of rocketing demand.
CupoNation claims to have drawn a complete picture of the e-grocery landscape in Australia, concluding that Amazon’s forthcoming entry into the market will not be easy, Facebook is by far the most used Social Media channel by e-grocers, and that...
After nearly 50 years of restrictions and quotas, Europe’s starch industry can produce as much isoglucose as it wants. But with freedom comes responsibility, warn policymakers. So what is industry doing to prepare?
European regulators and researchers are focusing on developing circular economy solutions to some of the world’s greatest challenges: health and climate change.
More than half of fresh shop-bought UK-produced chickens tested positive for Campylobacter, according to 2016/17 results from the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
The Ferrero Group has announced it will acquire Ferrara Candy Company from private equity firm L Catterton for an undisclosed sum.
Millennials may not be as into snacks and last minute meal planning as previously thought, new research from CBD Marketing suggests.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been called on to halt all Brazilian fresh meat and Chinese poultry imports that are not verified to be as safe as US produced food.
Errington Cheese will not face criminal proceedings in relation to the death of a three-year-old girl due to E. coli.
Latin American fruit mamey is an underused tropical flavor for confectioners, says French flavor house Aromatech.
In another move to consolidate Poland’s meat industry, local poultry processor Cedrob SA has obtained permission from the country’s competition watchdog UOKiK to take over a 100% stake in Polish meat processor ZM Silesia SA.
Four out of 10 oregano samples contained other plant material, according to testing from a Danish consumer watchdog.
Global sales of meat and wool from New Zealand have dropped in 2017, halting a year-on-year growth stretching back to 2013.
French food prices will be set on the basis of producers’ costs, according to a farm-to-fork legislative change proposed by President Macron that has been welcomed by producers, manufacturers and retailers alike.
Construction work began today as privately-owned commodities trader Cargill builds a new headquarters for its huge meat division.