Kohinoor Foods forms joint venture with McCormick
India-based rice exporter Kohinoor Foods Ltd has formed a joint venture with US-based spice maker McCormick for the marketing of basmati rice and other food products in India.
Archives for June 21, 2011
Interview, Jeff Bellairs, General Mills
General Mills: Open innovation will move from one-to-one to ‘many-to-many’
The next generation of open innovation projects will move from one-to-one partnerships to ‘many-to-many’ collaborations involving multiple partners in a bid to bring game-changing new products to market more quickly, General Mills has predicted.
Labelling rules for "quality” foods to be streamlined
Dark chocolate and salt are among the foods covered by draft new rules that aim to speed up quality labelling of agricultural products in the EU.
Green tea extract shines as antioxidant in active packaging
Green tea extract (GTE) can be successfully added to ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) films to produce antioxidant active packaging, new research has found.
Departed Danisco CEO: “I am proud of my legacy”
If Tom Knutzen is reading this, he shouldn’t be.
Quality of nano toxicity data is ‘not great’, says expert
The limited nature of many toxicity studies into engineered nanoparticles used in the food and dietary supplements industry makes it very difficult to draw firm conclusions about their safety, according to one expert in the field.
ADF Foods eyes home market, to introduce pickles, curries
Mumbai-based food processor ADF Foods Ltd, which garners a majority of its sales revenue from overseas markets, is now looking to penetrate deeper into its home market of India.
DKSH opens bakery and confectionery innovation centre in Thailand
DKSH Holdings Ltd, the Swiss market expansion services group, has invested in a new innovation centre in Thailand as part of an initiative to introduce new concepts and ingredients to the local confectionery and bakery industry.
EFSA finds no health concern over bakery toxin zearalenone, TDI set
There is no health risk arising from European consumers' intake levels of the mycotoxin zearalenone, said the EU risk assessor, in an evaluation of dietary exposure to the contaminant associated with grain and bakery products.
Coca-Cola snaps up first Bonsucro certified sugarcane
The first products using sustainable sugarcane under a new certification scheme are about to hit the market after the initial batch was purchased by The Coca-Cola Company’s bottling system.
Cloned meats divide consumers in EU and US
European consumers are less accepting of cloned animal products than their American counterparts, according to new research from Kansas State University, USA.
Are we on the cusp of a specialty flours mega-trend?
The rise of specialty flours with nutritional and textural functionality is opening doors for food formulators in a range of applications, from bakery to soups, and the potential is impressive, says Corn Products International’s VP of research.
Study questions methods for understanding consumer preference
Commonly used statistical methods for separating and understanding consumers preferences may not be working as well as believed, according to a new study.
Stevia: Moving beyond the ‘holy grail’ hype
Hype about the promise of stevia created inflated expectations – but the market has evolved in response, according to stevia supplier PureCircle’s vice president of global marketing Jason Hecker.
Cloned meat divides consumers in US and EU
American consumers are more accepting of cloned animal products than their European counterparts, according to new research from Kansas State University.
Digital technologies driving food industry growth
Digital technologies are creating major opportunities for the food industry, according to a new report from PricewaterhouseCooper (PwC) and the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA).