25-Sep-2009 - The Soil Association (SA) has denied that organic food is too expensive, pointing out that many organic products are cheaper than their branded non-organic equivalent.
25-Sep-2009 - Vitiva has joined forces with Icelandic natural extract specialist Food Quality Inc to launch a new company targeting the meat processing sector
25-Sep-2009 - National Starch has developed a new fat encapsulation system for instant desserts or other dried products that replaces animal derived ingredients like sodium caseinate.
24-Sep-2009 - Some 70.4 million tonnes of sweeteners were used by the global food and beverage industry in 2008, including sugars. But which sweeteners are most used, in volume terms?
24-Sep-2009 - The popularity of Thai foods has led Synergy to develop and range of clean-label pastes for the food manufacturing industry.
24-Sep-2009 - DSM Food Specialties says it has developed a new enzyme preparation which will offer bread manufacturers a "cost-effective and sustainable alternative" to emulsifiers CSL and SSL (calcium and sodium stearoyl lactylate).
24-Sep-2009 - A survey from UK consumer watchdog Which? has found that most of the pizzas sold in high street restaurant chains are unhealthy, containing high levels of saturated fat, fat and salt.
24-Sep-2009 - A survey of UK supermarkets’ own-brand gluten-free, wheat-free and dairy-free foods has found more than half had higher salt levels than standard versions, raising concern for the intake levels of coeliacs and others who avoid certain foods.
23-Sep-2009 - PureCircle has reported a huge boom in sales in the “transformational” 2009 financial year, and has credit facilities that will allow it to expand as stevia sweeteners move towards the big time.
22-Sep-2009 - South African plant extract company Afriplex has expanded its existing emulsion facility in response to increasing demand for beverage emulsions.
22-Sep-2009 - Cargill new functional system to replace dairy proteins in cheese analogues for pizzas, there by reducing food firms’ vulnerability to dairy price fluctuations.
22-Sep-2009 - Dairy industry associations from around the world are coming together to sign a pledge to reduce carbon emissions and address climate change.
21-Sep-2009 - Danisco is merging its emulsifiers and gums & systems divisions under one Enablers umbrella so it can tap a bigger pool of resources for innovation and operations.
21-Sep-2009 - Euromonitor predicts that Africa and the Middle East present the best opportunities for soft drink manufacturers as global sales growth slows.
18-Sep-2009 - Baobab was hailed as this year’s 'hot new superfruit'. So why have no new products containing the fruit have been launched in Europe so far?
18-Sep-2009 - The UK’s Food Standards agency is sticking by its advice for people to eat at least two fish portions a week, of which one should be oily – but is highlighting the need for sustainable choices.
18-Sep-2009 - The health benefits of wine could be available to those who prefer not to drink alcohol, says a German team who are adapting the by-products of red wine production to make a powder for use in yoghurts and chocolates.
18-Sep-2009 - Lack of regional investment in food start-ups could mean few private equity investment opportunities in three or four years’ time, says a UK specialist – and that could impact innovation long term.
17-Sep-2009 - Danisco sold ‘somewhat disappointing’ volumes of xylitol at the start of its new financial year, but says the sweeteners division is on track for recovery thanks temporary closure of xylitol plants and inventory reductions.
17-Sep-2009 - Consolidation in the food sector during the recession is throwing up opportunities for private equity to invest in smaller companies – if they have a unique product and a diverse customer base.
17-Sep-2009 - A meat flavoured chocolate developed is popular with men in New Zealand, according to its creator, a food chemist-turned-chocolatier.
17-Sep-2009 - Novozymes is claiming an industry first with its new brewing enzyme capable of working without malt and with barley as the only raw material.
16-Sep-2009 - Global probiotics leader, Danone, has submitted a new disease reduction article 14 health claim linking consumption of its probiotic drinking yoghurt, Actimel, and diarrhoea, after withdrawing three article 13.5 immunity and digestive health claims in April.
16-Sep-2009 - Cargill Cocoa and Chocolate is aiming to have 10,000 tonnes of UTZ-certified cocoa available for the market in 2010, as the first two Ivory Coast cooperatives achieve certification and others are expected to get there soon.
16-Sep-2009 - German confectionery agents maker Kaul has been snapped up by private equity fund Riverside, which plans to speed international growth for its new ‘hidden champion’.