Emulsifiers, stabilisers, hydrocolloids

Nanomaterials: Food agency identifies main uses, reveals ‘most affected’ food categories

12-Jun-2020 By Flora Southey

French food agency ANSES has identified the main uses of manufactured nanomaterials in food, and named the sub-categories most affected.

Seaweed supplier Algaia enjoys sales boom as coronavirus accelerates shift to traceable food solutions

15-May-2020 By Oliver Morrison

The French company also notes that food manufacturers in Europe are becoming increasingly wary of using ingredients sourced from China owing to the pandemic.

Making sustainable waves: SeaGrown on its plans for the UK's first offshore seaweed farm

13-May-2020 By Oliver Morrison

Fast-growing, robust, sustainable, nutritious... it even tastes like bacon. Is there no end to seaweed's talents? Meet the firm establishing what it claims is the UK’s first and only commercial offshore seaweed farm.

RSPO requests support from governments to reframe the palm oil narrative

30-Apr-2020 By Oliver Morrison

The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), which promotes the use of sustainable palm oil products and which counts the likes of Nestle, Unilever, Danone and Kellogg among its members, has called for assistance from European governments in its effort...

Disrupting the disruptors: Next generation plant-based proteins bridge health and sustainability gap

23-Apr-2020 By Katy Askew

Plant-based products benefit from something of a health halo. However, the nutritional profile of these often ultra-processed foods is coming under increased scrutiny. FutureBridge forecasts four-up-and coming plant-based proteins that could disrupt the...

Freeze drying technology could result in tastier, clean label ice-cream

08-Apr-2020 By Oliver Morrison

Freeze-dried berry powders have been found to act as ‘outstanding’ stabilizers, according to US research, offering manufacturers exiting clean label solutions for customers.

E414 supplier backs reforestation in Africa: ‘Our customers will know how many trees were planted thanks to their business’

20-Mar-2020 By Flora Southey

Acacia gum manufacturer Alland & Robert has teamed with an environmental charity to support acacia tree planting in Mali, Niger and Ethiopia. “We base our support on our sold volume of acacia gum,” explains marketing manager Violaine Fauvarque.

DuPont’s bakery emulsification system responds to clean label, health and sustainability trends: 'POWERBake consistently outperformed existing benchmarks'

12-Feb-2020 By Katy Askew

DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences is launching a new emulsification system for the global bakery sector that, the company says, responds to three important trends: sustainability, health and clean label.

Palsgaard acquires Turkish distributor

06-Feb-2020 By Jim Cornall

Danish emulsifier ingredient company Palsgaard has taken over Turkish food ingredients distributor Teknaroma.

Danone to ‘rethink communication’ on Alpro soy product following accusations it misleads consumers

05-Feb-2020 By Flora Southey

Danone says it will ‘rethink’ the marketing of its Alpro Cuisine Soya Whippable product, after the plant-based ‘cream’ was voted ‘food bluff of the year’ by Swedish consumers.

Mars develops novel confectionery: ‘Shelf-stable’ and ‘soft-textured’ mousse

13-Jan-2020 By Flora Southey

Confectionery giant Mars, Inc. has patented a shelf-stable mousse it says maintains a ‘light’ and ‘soft’ mouthfeel even when stored at an ambient temperature.

Nexira eyes carbon-neutral footprint for new Inavea brand

10-Dec-2019 By Flora Southey

French ingredients supplier Nexira is launching a new ingredients brand, Inavea, dedicated to organic ingredients with a strong sustainability message, managing director Mathieu Dondain tells FoodNavigator.

JUST predicts mid-2020 launch in EU, yet China ‘number one priority’ for scrambled egg alternative

05-Dec-2019 By Flora Southey

JUST, Inc is eyeing international expansion. The San Francisco-based company is preparing to launch its plant-based scrambled egg alternative, Just Egg, in Europe, and according to senior sustainability and sourcing manager Udi Lazimy, Asia is...

From clean label reformulation to plastic-free packaging: Algaia says seaweed ‘ticks all the boxes’

18-Nov-2019 By Katy Askew

French ingredients supplier Algaia is leaning in on the innovation that can be delivered utilising seaweed to produce ‘more sustainable’ and ‘tastier’ products.

Acacia gum: How food additive E414 is tapping into the sustainability agenda

05-Nov-2019 By Flora Southey

Acacia gum, or E414, is not just a food additive for the food and beverage industry. The exudate’s production is playing a key role in environmental sustainability, according to supplier Alland & Robert.