News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
MGP Ingredients, Manildra Milling and the Kansas State University Research Foundation (KSURF) have reached a settlement over an alleged patent infringement involving food-grade starches,writes Anthony Fletcher.
The discovery in Ireland of another probable case of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) might turn some consumers away from their meat, but perhaps they can be assured the country, and the EU, seem to be winning the battle to stamp out bovine...
Europe's food safety watchdog continues to wade through its risk assessment of 1000 flavouring substances, with the latest batch of ten requiring more data to complete the safety evaluation.
The lack of food science recruits in the UK is unsustainable if the country wants to remain a centre for innovation and avoid becoming the food industry's global admin office, says the head of Britain's most prestigious food science course to Chris...
Barry Callebaut, the world's largest supplier of bulk chocolate, plans to cut costs in Europe as the Swiss firm posts a fall in revenue for nine month figures.
Signing yet another deal to feed its seemingly insatiable appetite for acquisitions, US ingredients firm Cargill makes a drive into the whey derivatives market, reports Lindsey Partos.
With the emphasis on food safety, there has been a rush on the market to provide companies with effective cleaning solutions to wipe out harmful bacteria.
The area sown to wheat and barley over the last season in the UK has decreased, said the HGCA last week, yet there is no apparent cause for concern as good yields may still produce a strong crop, reports Lorraine Heller.