News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Russian food retailing is continuing its dynamic performance of the last five years, but alongside the development of the Moscow and St. Petersburg markets, other provincial capitals are now proving to be targets, according to a recent market report...
The roll call of potential health benefits of a key ingredient found in a regular cup of coffee keeps on growing with new research building on findings that caffeine can help a major sleep disorder occurring in newly born babies.
Food manufacturers might wish to include green leafy vegetables in their new product formulations as new research reveals women who eat healthy amounts of spinach and broccoli could be helping to delay the onset of dementia in later life.
The Alfa Group says that its holding company Alfa-Eco has increased its stake in the Sun Interbrew company by increasing the number of shares it holds in the company to 15 per cent - a move that could set the Moscow-based investment group up to become...
Researchers in Japan investigating whether vitamin K could prevent bone loss in women with liver disease have uncovered a surprising, secondary benefit - the vitamin also helped to prevent liver cancer in the patients.
Just as sales of Polish meat and dairy products have boomed following the country's accession to Europe, fruit producers are also reporting booming sales of apples, cherries, raspberries and strawberries to the rest of the European.
A number of the leading players from the bakery sectors in the Baltic States have announced strong first half results in the past week. The results for Latvia's Hanzas Maisnica, together with Lithuanian players Vilniaus Duona and Fazer Gardesis all...
Baltika has reported that its sales for the quarter April to June have improved by a healthy 61 per cent, to 5.5 million hecolitres. This led to a jump in revenue to RUR 7.5 billion (€210m) for the same period, although the company did not provide any...
Food safety scares in China have opened up opportunities for food makers looking to pierce this growing market with imported brands. Raw materials and food ingredients products with the most potential include tree nuts, dried fruits, livestock and...
Food makers operating in Europe shortly face new labelling rules for food allergens on food labels, and as the US cleared its own new rules yesterday, manufacturers present in the US market will see parallel changes.