The pace continues for US manufacturer of hydrocolloids TIC Gums
with the company this week announcing the launch of a further
product - one of a series this year.
A Swedish researcher has found that nitric oxide, naturally present
in the body's immune system, may play a positive role in protecting
against tuberculosis. A supplement of the amino acid arginine,
which is found in peanuts,...
Ingredients company RFI Ingredients, a supplier of natural
ingredients for the food and functional food industries, has signed
a merger agreement, effective from 1 November, with US nutritional
blends company Nat-Trop. The move looks...
A wee dram after a hard day at work could lead to severe abdominal
pain, the UK Food Standards Agency claimed this week. The agency is
warning people not to drink counterfeit Johnnie Walker Black Label
whisky as it has been found...
For centuries Man has chewed on the faithful crust of the land -
bread. Produced, in some form or other, in almost every food
culture across the globe, bread has an integral place in the diet
of mankind. New research from Germany...
Dutch food research institute NIZO food research announced this
week that it has teamed up with genomics group Greenomics in order
to push forward research into the role of genomics in industrial
fermentative processes.
Despite a decline in consumer spending since 11 September, bottled
water volumes in the mature west European markets continued to grow
last year - and there is no sign of the growth slowing.
A special orchard in Northern California is home to more than 100
different kinds of figs from around the globe. This fig genebank
ranks as one of the world's largest living assortments of edible
figs, writes the US Agriculatural...
A non-metallic element found in food and food supplements could
have an impact on the health of ex-smokers. According to a recent
study in the Netherlands, former smokers with high quantities of
selenium in their toenails experienced...
The turnaround at one of the UK's best-known companies Marks &
Spencer is complete, with the clothing and food retailer posting
first half profits well ahead of expectations. Keeping this
momentum going in the future will...
After months of deliberation and cogitation, Orgny-Naples, a
consortium of beet growers' co-operatives, on Friday said it had
finally reached an agreement with Edison to acquire the Italian
energy company's 53.8 per cent...
Interest in South Africa's trademark grape, Pinotage, is helping to
drive sales of the country's wines outside traditional export
strongholds such as the UK. For example, Norway's state monopoly
has just bought three...
Australian food ingredients group Burns Philp & Co. said on
Monday that despite a decline in sales, net profit had risen
sharply to A$56.8 million (€32m) in the first quarter ended 30
September compared to A$19.2 million a year...
Cause for concern over food hygiene in the UK emerged last week
when the UK Food Standards Agency published the findings from the
largest ever nationwide survey of the food hygiene knowledge of
catering industry workers.
While the major soft drink producers continue to innovate and
launch new products in saturated markets in the west, it is Asia
which is likely to power growth in the global soft drinks market
over the next five years, according to...
The UK's Joint Health Claims Initiative has been making news with a
new health claim for soya protein in foods. This week Novis's
Lindsey Partos takes a closer look at health claims and
discuss the EU's draft proposal...
A new computer program devised by British physicists can quickly
spot tiny beetles, rodent droppings and ergot (a poisonous mould)
in grain destined for flour and bread manufacture.
More than 50 hypermarket developments are stuck in planning hell in
Spain as a result of excessive legislation requirements - prompting
the major retailers to focus on supermarket growth instead.
Analysts in the UK are only interested in highlighting things that
will lead to speculation about a possible takeover, rather than
looking at the company's true financial performance, according to
Safeway's chief executive...
Swiss company Wilco has introduced the first fully automatic,
in-line seal integrity tester for trays, cups, bags and pouches at
this week's PackExpo Show in Chicago.
US food irradiation specialists Surebeam and Food Technology have
both announced quarterly results which indicate that, despite the
recent E. coli outbreaks, uptake of irradiation is still not widely
accepted in the US.
