News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Somerfield, the UK supermarket group, said that its ongoing store refit programme had a major effect on sales in 2003, in particular the makeover given to the Kwik Save discount store chain. But this was not enough to save the Kwik Save name in...
Spain's soft drinks market is expected to grow by around 7 per cent this year, a slight slowdown compared to 2003's heatwave-boosted performance but nonetheless healthy growth driven by premium and functional products.
With global corn stocks at 20 year lows and prices slated to continue their upward rise in 2004 the prospect of a new technology that doubles the protein and oil content of corn while cutting the carbohydrate levels should be well received by the...
Teenagers who suffered iron deficiency as infants are likely to score lower on cognitive and motor tests, even if that iron deficiency was identified and treated in infancy, a new study shows.
Opportunities for food manufacturers and ingredients firms are set to burgeon in the UK functional food marketplace with new Mintel research forecasting that the £835 million market will double in the next five years to £1.7 billion. While heart...
Food makers and ingredients firm across the world are currently affected by the rising world price for basic food commodities. In each of the last four years world grain production has fallen short of consumption, forcing a drawdown of stocks for...
In the thriving world of snacks the key to success for food developers will be in designing time-positioned, healthy and guilt free indulgences as the consumer becomes more fussy, says a new report from Datamonitor that shows UK snackaholics, far from...
French dairy ingredients firm Ingredia is targeting the growing market for stress management products with a rebranded milk-derived ingredient, said to be more effective than herbals and other supplements currently available.
New research from the UK suggests an immune system malfunction could play a profound role in the onset of food allergies. As the European food industry gets to grips with imminent rules on the labelling of allergens, the UK findings will help industry...