Hydrocolloids show the 'whey' to cheaper dairy drinks
Food gums like gellan gum and pectin may hold the key to success in the growing market for whey-based beverages, as manufacturers look to offer dairy beverages at competitive prices.
Archives for April 11, 2010
Danisco steps up life cycle assessment work
Danisco has appointed an expert in life cycle assessment to better inform its environmental work internally and with suppliers and customers.
Cargill upbeat about future Vietnamese cocoa output
A new cocoa buying station in Vietnam will support an ongoing programme of cocoa farming expertise transfer and shows the high expectations Cargill has for cocoa development in the country, said the industry chocolate supplier.
Soil Association predicts growth for organics despite sales slump
UK sales of organic food fell 13 per cent last year but some categories still bucked the trend, according to a new report from the Soil Association on the state of the organic market during 2009.
Time for Europe to send bisphenol A into the sunset
Bisphenol A (BPA) is living on borrowed time. And not just in the United States but now in Europe too where mounting consumer hostility and scientific concern over its safety have combined to push the chemical towards the point of no return.