News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Making the Peruvian dessert mazamorra morada using only potato starch led to the most desirable sensory attributes, says a new study that is said to be first to assess the sensory characteristics of the dessert.
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Novozymes, a global producer of enzymes that controls roughly 48% of the market, is seeing its focus on food and beverage solutions and innovation pay off in 2018.
Ecuador’s traffic light labeling system is having an impact on consumer food and beverage purchases, says a new study from scientists at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito.
Vertical start-up accelerator Rockstart is collaborating with transport and logistics company A.P. Moller-Maersk to launch FoodTrack, a programme targeting food loss in the value chain.
New research showing low-income, older Americans want to eat well to improve their health, but face additional barriers to doing so compared to their wealthier counterparts also reveals a marketing opportunity for better-for-you and wellness-oriented...
Fed up that “sugar-packed foods, such as toaster pastries and pudding cups” can claim to be ‘healthy,’ but eggs cannot, despite their high levels of protein and beneficial nutrients, Pete & Gerry’s Organic Eggs is petitioning FDA to modify its labeling...
RethinkResource wants to open the door to collaborative innovation in order to support the development of circular economy solutions that minimise waste in the food chain. FoodNavigator speaks to CEO Linda Grieder to find out more.
As part of its expansion plans, Polish meat distributor Janex has commissioned a new storage facility which is to be fitted with a surface of some 4,800m2.
The dairy industries on both sides of the Atlantic share quite different views on the recently negotiated trade deal between the European Union and Mexico.
Britvic, Danone, Coca-Cola, Nestlé and PepsiCo are among more than 40 businesses that have pledged to reduce plastic packaging waste in the UK by 2025.
On 4 July at the Magic Roundabout in London, the world’s top beef producers will battle it out to win the World Steak Challenge.
The Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers (SAMW), held in Glasgow last weekend, was a key opportunity for the red meat sector to gain an understanding into what the future might hold for the industry.
Expansion in capacity has hurt leading producer of finishing pigs and piglets Chuying Agro-pastoral Group, as the industry remains moored at the low end of the pig price cycle.
A “frictionless” border is vital to food trade into, out of and through Northern Ireland after Brexit, according to a report.
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Gilson and Synthace have partnered to try and make biological research more efficient and reproducible.
China manufacturer JMU Limited (Zhong Mei Lian) says it has set up a new R&D centre to develop Ready-to-Cook (RTC) and Ready-to-Eat (RTE) food products as part of an “efficiency revolution”.
A pioneering system that deploys elite insect larvae as super soldiers to break down food waste is being optimised for use in urban environments.
A new app has been launched to help Singapore food firms export their products more easily and efficiently, while also helping prevent counterfeit goods.
Convenience stores will be the fastest-growing bricks and mortar channel in Asia over the next five years, as retailers expand their networks and shoppers change their shopping habits.
PBFA: Changing course now could put the FDA in a legal bind
FDA commissioner Dr Scott Gottlieb says the agency is “actively” exploring whether consumers are being misled by the use of terms such as ‘milk’ or ‘yogurt’ to describe plant based products, but says the FDA's radio silence on this issue in recent years...