News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Compared to other retail categories, brick-and-mortar for groceries still prevails, but companies like Ahold USA are upping their digital game anyways, as consumers spend their daily lives equally off and online.
With vanilla bean prices skyrocketing in recent months, interest in alternatives with natural and clean label credentials is intensifying in mature markets in Western Europe and North America, although demand for artificial vanillin is still growing in...
BASF have become the latest member of the Forum for Sustainable Palm Oil (FONAP), joining the initiative as a “Supporter” of sustainably produced palm oil for the German, Austrian and Swiss markets.
Certification labels can confuse consumers and stigmatise foods that do not carry a mark, despite being otherwise healthy, a new study suggests.
Delivery system innovation for polyphenols is being driven by a technology developed by Taura Natural Ingredients of New Zealand.
All food and drink produced or packaged in Italy must give the name and address of the processing factory on pack, or face a heavy fine. We asked food manufacturers how it will affect them.
Russia's second-largest turkey manufacturer has restored full production, after two outbreaks of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) in 2016 and 2017, company spokeswoman Olga Grekova has told GlobalMeatNews.
New technology developed by a team of Cornell University graduates could revolutionize food storage by dramatically extending the shelf life of produce without refrigeration – which means it also could cut overhead energy costs and emissions.
The European meal kits sector is a fast-paced environment and – like any high growth channel – it is attracting more competitors. The latest entrant is Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant Unilever, it emerged yesterday (19 October).
Mars Wrigley Confectionery has brought back Alert Caffeine Gum four years after it pulled the product.
Freeze-drying is great for locking in colour, nutrients and taste… but not the ‘fresh aroma’ profile of herbs, according to Givaudan, whose patented ‘top note’ flavours promise to revitalise the taste of processed ready meals.
The first halal mentaiko — Japanese seasoned pollock roe — is now on sale in Indonesia.
Slashing the energy content of sugary drinks by a third could save more than 150,000 Australian lives that come to a premature end and $8 billion in health costs, said a new report by The George Institute for Global Health.
Major Malaysian retailer group Bison is accelerating its move into food manufacturing by partnering with two Japanese firms to produce bakery and ready-to-eat convenience goods.
Sea buckthorn extract microencapsulated in whey protein isolate, demonstrates an antioxidant activity that suggests a role in sports nutrition and other various nutraceutical applications
Millennials are the least likely age group to comply with recall notices for food, according to Stericycle Expert Solutions.
Australia is the chief exporter and consumer of red meat globally, a new study has revealed.
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Ecolab has opened an Asia Pacific headquarters in Singapore to strengthen its presence in the region.
Sofina Foods Inc. has issued a recall after being linked to an outbreak in six Canadian provinces.
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Diversey has chosen York County, South Carolina for its corporate headquarters creating 400 jobs.