News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Healthier food choices at college vending machines can be achieved by using principles of choice architecture and point-of-purchase labeling, without affecting financial performance, says a new study from UCLA.
Negative consumer perceptions around ingredients like carrageenan and xanthan gum are challenging their usage in the US, but darlings like pectin are booming and now is the time industry should be talking more to consumers, says a leading hydrocolloids...
UK food regulators and food waste campaigners have issued new guidance on food labelling in a bid to tackle the 2m tonnes of food wasted in UK homes each year.
The tribunal in the arbitration with Danone on claims arising out of Fonterra’s whey protein precautionary recall in August 2013 has issued its award.
As Coca-Cola, Mars, Mondelez, Nestlé, PepsiCo and Unilever develop their Evolved Nutrition Label, the dairy industry has slammed it as "nonsense" while consumer groups brand it “an attempt to scramble” France’s official NutriScore.
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Brazilian corruption and food safety scandals do not alarm leading natural casings supplier DAT-Schaub, which aims to double the profits of four South American firms it acquired this week.
Hidden hunger due to malnutrition can have devastating consequences not only for those who suffer from it, but also on the economy – prompting governments to seek help in a way that is creating business opportunities for innovators with solutions.
Western Meat Packers Group (WMPG) has hired six factory-level managers as the Australian company ramps up an efficiency-boosting drive across its slaughterhouse and two factories.
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Meat producers do not need to restrict salt in school meals for the 2018-19 academic year, after the Trump administration said companies needed more time to reformulate products.
An international trade fair for laboratory technology, analytics and biotechnology will celebrate its 50th anniversary next year.
Kellogg’s has announced it will reduce the amount of sugar in three popular cereals; Coco Pops, Rice Krispies and Rice Krispies Multi-Grain Shapes, by up to 40% next year.
The problem of mycotoxins is not an issue of developing and developed countries but of what you are producing and where, according to ProGnosis Biotech.
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A former senior VP of Global Snacks at Kraft Foods has launched the startup Farm & Oven in Boulder, Colorado, hoping to sell his vegetables- and probiotics-added snacks on Amazon by mid-December.
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A US Department of Agriculture (USDA) institute is to fund projects on food safety.
Ingredients firm Exter has expanded its Asian presence with a new regional application centre and sales office in Bangkok, Thailand on the back of rising demand for ready meals and convenience goods.