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Market watch
What's hot and what's not? Give ear to the latest opportunites and challenges a-knocking on food industry's door.
Open innovation speeding health and wellness transition
Opening up the innovation process to outside expertise is increaingly seen as a way to advance and cut costs.
Super fruit expertise opens up super veggie potential
Expertise garnered from studying super fruit is opening up possibilities to make super veggies. NZ Plant & Food Research’s Karl Crawford tells Stephen Daniells how the recent merger between HortResearch and Crop & Food Research has opened up new possibilities for transferring knowledge from super fruit to vegetables and beyond.
IMR updates on carrageenan, alginates and gum arabic
At the IFT expo this week FoodNavigator.com caught up with hydrocolloids industry experts Dennis Seisun and Christine Seisun for their latest observations on the state of the market.
Stevia industry must support standards to limit adulteration
Increasing demand for stevia and reb A may soon attract the adulterers to crash the party. Mel Jackson, VP science for Sweet Green Fields (SGF) told FoodNavigator that, as his company announces a doubling of their production capacity, the industry must support the establishment of standards to limit adulteration.
Nanotechnology under the microscope
Nanotechnology is opening up opportunities in food formulation, food packaging, and food safety. Stephen Daniells talked to Kathy Groves, principal microscopist from Leatherhead, on how the industry is facing up to the challenges and potential.
Talking organics to the occasional buyer
FoodNavigator talks to Peter Melchett, policy director at the Soil Association, about communication efforts to help more consumers understand and engage in organics, and the all-important issue of climate change.
Spotlight
  Natural mouthfeel is key for reduced-calorie formulations: GivaudanSwiss flavor giant Givaudan has launched a new programme aimed at developing reduced-calorie products that do not... |
 Reformulation drive risks dairy sector damage, Dairy UK warnsUK trade body Dairy UK has called on the nation’s government to do more to communicate the... |
 ABF’s ingredients division needs self-improvement: AnalystAssociated British Foods (ABF) is on track to deliver strong, full-year growth, however, high raw material costs... |
