News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Hemp-derived CBD is being added to everything from sparkling beverages and drink mixes to chocolate, and given the sugar reduction trend, many of these products also contain stevia. But what are some of the formulation challenges when you combine two...
The cancer specialist from Houston takes the helm amidst a full-blown vaping crisis.
New research from strategic marketing and communications Charleston|Orwig firm suggests that younger consumers are open to the idea of cell-cultured meat, and milk and ice cream made from microbes rather than cows, even when they are described with...
Allergen related recalls are on the rise. Crisis management and recall consultancy RQA Group weighs in on why.
Ingredients supplier Griffith Foods discusses its ‘Vegetable Based Never Fry Coating System’, winner of the innovation award in the food and beverage category at this year’s FiE 2019 event in Paris.
The appointment of Gundagai Meat Processors CEO Will Barton to a new government advisory committee has been welcomed by the Australian Meat Industry Council (AMIC).
Xoca (pronounced sho’ka) is hoping to stand out in the notoriously competitive functional beverage set with a new line of sparkling, “slightly fermented” drinks made with 50% juice from cacao fruit, the nutrient-rich pulp surrounding cocoa beans that is...
Reporting progress made to tackle child labour in its cocoa supply chain, Nestlé said it aims at eradicating the practice but added ‘going to 100% requires huge efforts’.
Russian processor Cherkizovo Group has joined the National Union of Meat Processors (NUMP).
The buzz around fresh, healthy and sustainable eating is so intense it is easy to think that everyone now eats this way – but the reality is the premium prices and extra time often needed to prepare these on-trend items place them out of reach of...
African Swine Fever (ASF) continues to cut a path through Asia, with Indonesia the latest country in the region to have a confirmed case of the disease.
Recent statements and actions by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding CBD have spurred four of the dietary supplement industry’s trade association to write Congress urging them to take quick action.
Our latest news and views from Brussels takes in the UK’s general election result, a ban on chlorpyrifos and the EU’s food waste and sustainability plans.
Researchers have developed a range of 10 characters, or ‘personas’, that represent future consumer groups in Norway. The goal? To help the Norwegian industry adapt to climate change and plant-based food trends, according to Nofima.
Irish farmers have stepped up their war against retailers on beef prices.
PepsiCo’s Pepsi Café – which ‘blends the taste of deep flavorful coffee with the refreshing crisp taste of a Pepsi cola – aims to tap into consumers’ demand for pick-me-up energy in 2020.
Lallemand Animal Nutrition has entered a R&D partnership with the French biotech firm, Dendris, to develop a monitoring tool, a functional biochip, to characterize microbial fibrolytic activity in the ruminant digestive tract.
Japan GMO foods, Sprite's new clear bottles, tighter South Korea food label rules and more trending stories on social media feature in this edition of Hot Right Now.
Malaysian ready meal firm Thalia, best known for its frozen lasagna and other Italian dishes, is now enjoying success in the nation’s rapidly expanding foodservice scene.