Slow-fermented chickpea miso is full of natural umami notes, making it a great way to enhance flavor, reduce salt and add beneficial bacteria to food, says Brazilian company Missô Origem.
Ingredion has developed what it describes as a ‘breakthrough’ clean label starch suitable for use in products with ‘delicate’ colour or flavour profiles. According to the company this is necessary because consumer demand for simple ingredient lists continues...
Givaudan opened its new ‘flagship’ innovation centre in Switzerland last week. To mark the occasion, FoodNavigator caught up with Louie D’Amico, head of the group’s flavours division, to learn about the company’s innovation priorities.
We sat down with the Solvay team at the recent International Food Technologists’ annual expo in New Orleans, Louisiana, to discuss its expanded line of natural vanillin and why it matters as vanilla bean prices soar.
A new opinion published by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has concluded that some population groups – particularly infants, children and adolescents – have too many phosphates in their diets. The opinion calls for a maximum level of phosphates...
A study published in Frontiers of Nutrition revealed that adding 2% of blood orange and lemon fibers to wholewheat durum flour was a viable approach to producing high-fiber bread with respectable shelf life.
Trust is an important currency for food brands. But in the era of social media, fake news and information overload, gaining consumer trust has become challenging. How can food businesses build trust in – and therefore loyalty to – their brands?
Unilever hopes to leverage growing consumer interest in sustainable sourcing and present the “human” side of its vanilla supply chain through its new ‘Vanilla for Change’ marketing campaign.
From organic soybean pulp to brewers' spent grain and rice husks, by-products are attracting increased interest from start-ups looking to upcycle food waste.
Pret A Manger’s plans to buy rival Eat and turn the chain's 94 stores into vegetarian outlets illustrates the surging demand for plant-based and sustainable foods, according to Ecovia Intelligence. We spoke to the research company ahead of the Sustainable...
The Coffee Cherry Co. is paying coffee farmers for their cherry by-product and transforming it into a gluten-free, high fibre, antioxidant-rich food ingredient, CEO Tom Clemente tells FoodNavigator.
Ingredion has added a new corn-based starch to its portfolio, which the ingredients supplier claims can replace fat and oil in dairy products without compromising texture.
The International Food & Beverage Alliance (IFBA), which includes Nestlé and Unilever as well as fast-food giant McDonald's, have set a goal of phasing out industrially produced trans fats (iTFAs) from the global food supply by 2023.
