News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
As trading nations get to grips with globalisation in the 21st century the issue of sustainability is increasingly compounded for commodities on today's market. Nowhere is this more evident than for coffee - arguably one of the the world's most...
Mislabelling is leading customers to pay up to €50 per tonne more for the same quality of potato, reports new findings issued by the UK Food Standards Agency this week.
Which do we prefer - the light or full-on version? Food scientists investigating sweeteners in soft drinks find the consumer palate might be perverse, preferring regular cola over its lighter sister, but non-plussed over orange drinks.
The Co-op group, the UK's biggest farm group and one of its largest retailers, has responded to a recent customer survey on attitudes to GM by pledging never to plant genetically modified crops or sell GM products in its stores, regardless of whether...
Improving the texture of food products through a new emulsification technology forms the focus of a recently launched EU-funded project that will concentrate in particular on low-fat products
The European Commission has started legal proceedings against the German government over its widely criticised deposit scheme for one-way packaging after concessions from Berlin failed to go far enough to remove barriers to trade with other EU countries.
Germany's third-largest chemicals company Degussa has taken a €500 million charge in its fine chemicals business unit as it continues to feel the impact of adverse changes in market conditions.
Philip Green could still try and spoil the party for Morrisons in its bid to acquire Safeway. The retail entrepreneur this week asked for updated financial information about Safeway, perhaps an indication that he will still make an offer. But...
Meeting targets for the year, US ingredients company Corn Products International brushes off a tougher economic climate to post a solid set of third quarter results with earnings rising by 15 per cent. A strong performance in South America thanks to...
A new US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) study has found that dairy products are best consumed close to the date of purchase and leftovers refrigerated to reduce the risk of Listeria bacteria.