Real Good Food sales jump 27%
UK bakery and ingredients firm Real Good Food has posted sales and profit growth in its half year results.
Archives for March 20, 2012
Unilever cranks up open innovation activities
Unilever is looking for new ideas to help it reduce the sodium levels in its food products by a further 15 to 20% without compromising taste - just one ‘want’ on its newly launched open innovation platform.
UK schools should scrap break-time fruit juice – Royal College of Surgeons dental dean
The Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) has confirmed the accuracy of comments made by the dean of its dental faculty, urging that fruit juices be replaced with milk and water in UK schools during break times on dental health grounds.
Antimicrobial cylinder coating to boost packaging safety standards - company
Air Products has said its new gas cylinder with an added antimicrobial barrier will help boost food packaging hygiene and safety standards.
New dairy analog antibiotic could improve food safety, US researchers find
Researchers at the University of Illinois say they have discovered a new antibiotic that, as an analog of milk peptide nisin, has potential for use both as a food preservative and for treatment of bovine mastitis.
Danone goes local in India with Lassi
Innovating to cater to a more local taste, French dairy giant, Danone, last week entered the packaged lassi segment in India.
Lactic-acid-bacteria enriched bread enhances health effects – study
Adding lactic acid bacteria to sourdough can improve the nutritional value of white bread without hampering product appeal, according to a study.
Industry is missing the point when it comes to air, says innovation expert
There's a lot of gas about using natural and sustainable ingredients in foods, but is industry throwing one free and natural ingredient out of the window without considering its potential?
FDA-approved x-ray and metal detection test samples meet food safety demands - developer
A new line of food safety-approved x-ray and metal detection system test samples will offer the food processing sector a helping hand in ensuring that production lines meet increasingly strict food safety demands, the product developer has claimed.
Researchers highlight potential added fibres for low-fat meat products
The use of added fibre in processed meat products to reduce levels of fat could also have beneficial effect on product conservation leading to an increase in shelf life and long term quality, say researchers.
Firefly enzyme technology offers quick pathogen detection option - developer
Technology that converts DNA sequences into light, using enzymes found in fireflies, can offer food processors a quick and simply result when testing for contaminated food, its developer has claimed.
South Africa to impose pork import restrictions
South Africa is set to impose restrictions on pork imports on the grounds of health interests, in a move that may affect all countries which export pork to the market.
Size matters for Coke, as firm shifts global pack sizes - analyst
The Coca-Cola Company is striving to diversify its global packaging offer to reach as many consumers as possible, address health and affordability concerns and grow value sales.
Monk fruit sweetener firm: ‘We hear daily that people are looking for alternatives to stevia’
It might not have garnered as much publicity as stevia, but monk fruit (luo han guo) “has found a niche within the all-natural market but will hit mass market sooner than stevia in this space”, according to one leading supplier.