News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
A new IT system pioneered in the States will give food manufacturers enhanced traceability, food quality, security and efficiency, according to developer Arrowsight. FoodProductionDaily.com talked to company CEO Adam Aronson to find out how the...
Food manufacturers continue to face the costly process of food recalls as the UK's Food Standards Agency brings more food products contaminated by the illegal carcinogenic food dye Sudan to light.
Quality is an issue that has plagued many food processors in Russia over the years. But one company, Kraft Foods, claims that its operations there - where it is a leading player in confectionery and coffee - have witnessed tremendous progress in both...
Deaths due to poor diet and lack of exercise have risen by more than a third in the last ten years, said the US government yesterday, citing new research that suggests obesity could soon overtake tobacco as the leading preventable cause of death.
Acquisitions for UK food, ingredients and retail firm Associated British Foods are key to reducing dependency of group profits on ABF's leading revenue source British Sugar. This week the company signs a deal with Unilever to buy the Anglo-Dutch...
UK government agrees 'in principle' to the commercial cultivation of GM maize on UK soil, provoking an angry reaction from consumer campaigners who claim the recent debate and science review on GM foods has fallen on deaf ears.
Leading Macedonian food processor Kolinska is reaping the benefits of last year's investment in its production facilities, increasing sales volumes and profits significantly. And more is to come, having just bought out a 19.7 per cent stake in a...
A new test instrument accessory to check the optimum peel strength of sealed lids on yoghurt packaging has been developed by UK firm Lloyd Instruments. The TG 5346 peel fixture is the latest addition to a fast expanding grips and fixtures range...
Romanian bakery group Vel Pitar looks set for further expansion after announcing that it intends to become more acquisitive and that a significant increase in its investment programme is mooted for the year.
If we see our parents eating fruit and vegetables the likelihood is we will follow in their footsteps, finds a UK study that has nailed several factors involved in infant consumption of fruit and vegetables.