News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
With cocoa per-tonne prices standing at about €2080 in the aftermath of the Ivory Coast crisis, chocolate suppliers are coming to the fore with solutions to deliver ‘chocolateness’ with less chocolate content in goods like muffins and baked foods.
Dispatches from Vitafoods Europe 2011
The plant (ALA) and marine (DHA and EPA) sectors have not always agreed about omega-3 bioavailability and sustainability, but they recently came together against the negative health effects of omega-6 over-consumption.
Non-profit World Stevia Organisation is broadening its scope to include all natural sweeteners, such as monk fruit, thaumatin, and others whose potential is still being explored, as sweeteners are frequently blended in food and beverages for optimal...
Confectioners looking to use natural colours for extruded confectionery could benefit from Wild's claimed technological developments in the category.
Sky-high orange oil prices helped flavour ingredient supplier Treatt more than double its half-yearly profits, but the next six months may not be so strong as prices may have peaked at $8/kg.
The Danish government insists it has not banned Marmite and that the UK press has misreported its action over the iconic British spread.
Dispatches from the ISA conference
Increasing the use of sweeteners in foods and drinks will help to reduce the current epidemic of obesity, according to experts.