Solbar's Bontex says "Bonjour" to French market
Solbar has launched its steam textured soy protein Bontex on the French market in a bid to help manufacturers cater to consumer desire for natural products.
Archives for March 3, 2011
EU legislators must reach cloned animals compromise by end March
With EU institutions facing a ‘guillotine’ at the end of March regarding the conciliation process on the Novel Foods Regulation, food from cloned animals and their descendants now constitutes the main obstacle to progress.
Danisco invests in polydextrose capacity to meet fibre demand
Danisco is planning a major increase in capacity of Litesse polydextrose in response to demand for fibre-rich foods, and following a new definition of fibre that confirms the specialty sweetener’s classification.
Danisco invests in polydextrose capacity to meet fiber demand
Danisco is planning a major increase in capacity of Litesse polydextrose in response to demand for fiber-rich foods, and following a new definition of fiber that confirms the specialty sweetener’s classification.
Taste receptors understanding may hold key for low-cal sweeteners: Review
The understanding of how taste receptors are stimulated is constantly developing, but there is a long way to go until industry can accurately replicate such stimuli, according to a new review.
Tate & Lyle lists top food and beverage trends for 2011
Simplicity, stealth sugar and calorie reductions, one product with multiple benefits and restaurant quality at home will be the four top food and beverage trends influencing manufacturers this year, according to a roundtable of experts convened by...
Home-grown stevia crop hits US market
Sweet Green Fields (SGF) has announced its first successful, commercial harvest of stevia grown in the US, which it claims can compete effectively on cost with China.
TIC Gums develops 100% organic yogurt stabilizer
Maryland’s TIC Gums has launched a 100 percent organic stabilizer for organic yogurt products, providing increased stability for consumers of organic yogurt.
Let up in sugar and cocoa commodity commotion unlikely, analyst
As the market and industry weighs the impact of turmoil in Ivory Coast on cocoa supply and tightness in sugar trade continues, we talk to Rabobank analyst Keith Flury to see whether there will be any let up in commodity commotion in 2011.
China mulls bisphenol A ban in baby bottles
China is considering banning the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in polycarbonate baby bottles, according to state-run media.