News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
United Biscuits’ (UB) is aiming to increase the number of its suppliers signed up to the Supplier Ethical Data Exchange (Sedex) system to 80 per cent by the end of 2011, the firm said in its recent sustainability report.
A new ‘clean label’ dough hydrator, used in conjunction with standard dough conditioner, provides savings on raw material inputs and boosts bread quality, reports French supplier Limagrain Céréales Ingrédients (LCI).
Belgian supplier Puratos says its undisclosed acquisition this week of 17-year-old Latvian fruit fillings firm, Pure Food, is about expansion into the central and eastern European and Nordic regions – and the supermarket channel - but its artisanal...
French flavour firm Mane has entered into a joint venture in Jeddah to tap the growth potential of Middle Eastern food manufacturers – said to the first global flavour company to set up shop in Saudi Arabia.
By-products from exotic fruit may represent a rich and untapped source of natural food ingredients, according to a new review.
A review of the scientific literature does support the potential of non-nutritive sweeteners to aid weight loss, says a consultant and author of a published meta-analysis.
Premium Ingredients has launched two new products for UHT chocolate milk, created to stabilise cocoa particles, avoid sedimentation and improve mouthfeel.