News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Mettler Toledo posted buoyant full year and fourth quarter results as demand held up throughout the 12 months but forecast that growth would slow in 2012 as the worldwide recession bit deeper.
Demand for increased taste, odour and aroma without the heat has driven the development of a savoury jalapeno flavour application that can be used in sauces, dips and beverages.
French people bought 2.5% less meat in 2011, according to the French union for meat processors (SNIV).
Net profit soared 83% at Corn Products International in the fourth quarter of 2011 on the back of higher sales, increased prices, and a one-off accounting gain, the company said Thursday.
Slaughterings at a western Sydney abattoir have been suspended after an undercover video exposing animal cruelty emerged.
International Flavors and Fragrances (IFF) saw net profits slump 56% in the fourth quarter due to one-off costs and ongoing high raw material prices, but adjusted results were largely in line with analysts’ expectations.
Dutch firm Smilde Bakery has announced it is in negotiations with French company Hafner to take over the French operations of its Délices du Palais business.
Russia announced on Tuesday that it had banned cheese imports from Ukraine’s three largest cheese producers due to the presence of vegetable oils, but one processor has hit back at the ban, while reports suggest the move could reflect higher political...
Global food prices have jumped nearly 2% marking the first increase since July 2011, claims the price index from the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Canadian food giant Maple Leaf Foods is closing its Ayr, Ontario, plant, resulting in the loss of 100 jobs.
The USDA Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced that it will delay the implementation of a controversial programme to test beef products for non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC).
Consumer groups have petitioned the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to alter the process by which it assesses the safety of AquaBounty’s fast-growing genetically engineered (GE) salmon.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published population reference intakes (PRIs) for protein, the latest stage of its work on dietary reference values (DRVs), with a particular focus on levels needed during pregnancy and childhood.
Mongolian agri-business Just Agro LLC has received Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) certification for its meat company Makh Market, investment solution firm M.A.D. reports.