Industry insider on challenges of gluten-free bakery

BakeryAndSnacks.com asks a gluten free specialist how long it will take to achieve the elusive...

Food waste has big potential for value-added ingredients

Dr Charis Galanakis

visiting lecturer, Cyprus University of Technology

Vitafoods readies for “biggest event to date” with new peer-reviewed programme

Chris Lee

Portfolio director, Vitafoods

Optimising flavour in bakery with chemical analysis – ex-Kraft flavourist

Closely analysing flavour compounds can help bakers select the best flours and oils to...

‘Unique’ flavour analysis can optimise chocolate taste profiles – ex Kraft flavourist

A combination of sensory and analytical flavour analysis that is hardly commercially available can...

PepsiCo on nutrient profiling: “We are operating in a legal vacuum”

Dr Natalia Douek, regulatory affairs director, PepsiCo Europe;

Dr Mike Rayner, director, British Heart Foundation Health Promotion Research...

Fraunhofer goes 'wild' with new sensor to help winemakers detect bad yeasts

Researchers at Germany's Fraunhofer IME are close to commercialising an inexpensive detector that they...

EPHA on food industry taxation: “The time for a free-for-all is finished”

Monika Kosinska

Secretary general, European Public Health Alliance

6-year EU obesity platform nears completion: But has it worked?

Despina Spanou

Principal advisor, European Commission Directorate General for Health and Consumers,...

IFF adds new culinary herb and mushroom flavor lines

Kevin McDermott

Executive Chef, North America, International Flavors and Fragrances

Tough? Not tough enough, says UK watchdog on EU health claim rules

Sue Davies

Chief food policy advisor, Which?

'Cheese is like the Olympics: firms must go higher, longer, faster' - Chr. Hansen

Cash-strapped consumers demanding value mean that cheese producers need to reinvent themselves in order...

Institute of Food Research launch industry group for healthy food structures

Professor Tim Brocklehurst

head of food & health network, Institute of Food Research, UK.

Irish MEP: “We have opened a can of worms that EFSA and the Commission would have much preferred remained closed”

Marian Harkin

Member of the European Parliament, Alliance of Liberals and Democrats...

UK whey protein market hitting ‘critical mass’ - Volac

Mark Neville

Head of Lifestyle Ingredients, Volac

GAIN ups micronutrient fight against global malnutrition

Larry Umanna

Nigeria country manager, GAIN

'It shouldn't all boil down to yield,' says food systems activist in call to action

Ellen Gustafson

Executive director , The 30Project

Stevia and mint flavours a winning combination, says Cargill consultant

Mint confectionery products containing the sweetener stevia could appeal to EU consumers, but each...

Getting a taste of flavor chemistry

Rich Dandrea

Senior Flavorist , International Flavors & Fragances Inc.

Everyone's talking about stevia at ProSweets - director

Peter Grothues

Vice president, Koelnmesse

Confectionery industry converting to colouring foodstuffs, says Chr. Hansen

Rikke Sakstrup Frandsen

Manager , Global Expertise Centre, Natural Colours Division, Chr. Hansen

Taura targets Asian and US markets with fruit and veg inclusions

Mattias Van Uffelen

Head of sales for Europe & UK , Taura Natural Ingredients

Yeast extract producers defend ingredient against German backlash

Gerard Hardeman

Spokesperson , European Association for Specialty Yeast Products (EURASYP)

Additive-free formulation stays top of National Starch agenda

Jorgen Kokke

VP and general manager EMEA , National Starch Food Innovation

DSM flags up natural declaration claim for new yeast extract range

Dennis Rijnders

Business line manager yeast extracts , DSM

Is dairy ready to steal some of the stevia limelight from beverage?

Cargill is looking beyond beverage to dairy as it flags up pending product launches...

Barley brewing offers basis for portfolio variation and sustainability, DSM

Jeroen van Roon, global marketing manager for beer for DSM Food Specialties told BeverageDaily.com...

Brewing enzymes help ensure sustainable production, Danisco

Ulf Brøchner Sørensen, global product manager, brewing and distilling enzymes at Danisco, told BeverageDaily.com...

Stevia approval will accelerate existing trend towards low calorie drinks, Wild

Fabiana Matucci

Senior vice president, business development, Wild, stevia

Nano- regulation could benefit from two-tier approach, suggests expert

Vic Morris

Insitute of Food Research, UK.

Beneo: Prebiotic health claim rejections have put prospects “on hold”

Yves Servotte

Executive board member, Beneo Group

Beneo board: “Let us not forget that functional food responds to a clear demand of the consumer”

Yves Servotte

Executive board member, Beneo Group

SME entrepreneurs the lifeblood of the food sector, says former Unilever NPD expert

Wayne Morley

Head of Food Innovation , Leatherhead Food Research

FHI "getting its act together" for positive EFSA opinions

Jens Bleiel

CEO, Food for Health Ireland

VP on Bio Serae and CNI merger: “It was difficult for the customer to understand who we were”

Olivier Houalla

Executive vice president, Nexira

Consumer pressure over biodiversity in food chain growing, says UEBT

Rik Kutsch Lojenga, executive director of UEBT

Ken Lee, co-founder of Lotus Foods

Chinese market opens up for Naturex for flavour modifier; Burgundy integration underway

Jacques Dikansky

President and CEO, Naturex

Turning the spotlight on regional Asian trends

FoodNavigator-Asia spoke to suppliers at the recent Vitafoods show in Geneva about launching new...

‘We have to look to different sources’ says GOED chief as omega-3 sectors unite

Sandra Gillot, owner and general manager, Benexia

Baldur Hjaltsun, chairman of the Global Organization for EPA and...

Oceans may provide ‘new wave’ of natural ingredients

Dr Jon Williams

business development manager, Aquapharm

Measure for measure: Cranberry wars rage on

Gunter Haesaerts, owner, Pharmatoka

David Tournay, owner, Tournay Biotechnologies; president, Euracran

Vitafoods expansion offers broad regional promise

Chris Lee

Event director , Vitafoods

DSM on Vitatene, Martek and its investment “shortlist”

Gareth Barker

Head of global marketing in human nutrition and health, DSM...

DSM and Anchor Yeast's joint venture markets first crop of wine ingredients

Alan MacDonald

President , Oenobrands

How health claims could impact marketing ethics

Henry Dixon

BDB

Innovations in microencapsulation techniques

Dr Kjeld van Bommel

Innovator in Materials Technology, TNO

Linguistic flexibility needed when using health claims on packs, Unilever

Anne Heughan

Director of external affairs, Unilever

Natural food colourings now the consistent choice

Paul Collins

Managing Director, GNT International

Improving perceptions of oat beta glucans

David Peters

Head of Business Development, Biovelop

Does salt reduction mean taste reduction?

Marian Geluk

Business Development Manager, Wageningen University and Research Centre

Inside Cargill’s sterols and beta glucan thinking

Henry Hussell

Head of marketing, Europe, Cargill Health and Nutrition

Stevia gains foothold in French tabletop sweeteners market

Jordi Ferre

Corporate VP Sales & Marketing, PureCircle USA Inc

Meeting consumer demands for added fibre

Sandra Einerhand

Director of Health and Nutritional Science, Tate & Lyle

DSM launches new enzyme solution for barley brewing

Jeroen van Roon

Beer Product Manager , DSM Food Specialties

Industry collaboration needed to secure Irish milk targets, expert

Jim Woulfe

CEO, Dairygold

Stevia pioneer recounts first encounter

Jim May

Founder and President, SweetLeaf

Lifecycle analysis gives basis for comparison

Frederika Kruythoff

Global Sales Director, DSM Food Specialities

Sustainable food messages risk confusing consumers

Jeff Hilton

Co-founder and partner, Integrated Marketing Group

E-number rules are a hurdle to natural preservative use

Wim van Roekel

Marketing Director, Purac

Cracking open the nutritional potential of peas

Philippe Caillat

Marketing Manager, Food and Nutrition , Roquette