Mintel: stevia-containing products show “significant uplift” in number
The number of new products sweetened with stevia extracts in the EU shows a “significant uplift” on last year according to David Jago, Mintel director of innovation and insight.
Archives for July 9, 2012
Kraft seeks ‘radical and inventive’ solution to environmentally-friendly gum base challenge
Kraft Foods is inviting potential partners to pitch “ingredients, formulations or technologies" that could help it create an environmentally-friendly chewing gum base that will degrade after disposal.
Nordson K.K. (Japan) appoints new company president
Nordson Corporation has appointed Masaru Uchida as president of Nordson K.K. (Japan).
Indonesian food manufacturers push for import restrictions
Indonesia has ordered a strengthening of import controls over food and beverages imported into the country amongst calls from domestic players against rampant violations by importers.
Children sample edible insects
Children at a UK primary school have been sampling edible insects to mark National Insect Week 2012.
New Listeria control software can reduce food NPD time - Purac
Purac claims that the new web version of its listeria control software can reduce food product development time by two to three months, saving costs as well as indicating the presence of any harmful pathogens.
Polish campaign to drive domestic consumption
Poland is embarking on a major new campaign to promote beef to the domestic market in an attempt to boost the quality end of the market and reverse the spiralling decline in consumption.
Danish Crown to create €70m beef processing plant
Danish Crown is to build a new slaughter processing plant in Holsted, Denmark that it is claimed will be the largest investment so far in the European beef slaughter sector.
WWF: How industry can support Green Food Project
Promoting reformulation and sustainable sourcing is an important way the food and drink industry could support the aims outlined in the UK government’s Green Food Project report, published today.
Cargill blazes trail with sustainable rapeseed oil
Cargill has supplied the first-ever sustainable verified rapeseed oil to Unilever with an initial consignment covering 5% of Unilever's rapeseed oil needs.
Viral 'Coca-Cola Bag' video spoof dupes world media
A hoax video claiming that the Coca-Cola Company planned to launch a 'Coca-Cola Bag' worldwide has duped the world media, leading the company to rush out a statement yesterday clarifying it was not the author of the media that went viral on social networks.
Darrell Lea plunges into administration and seeks buyer
Australian confectioner Darrell Lea today announced that it has entered administration and is looking to sell the company.
Big Interview: Ilene Gordon, chairman, president and CEO, Ingredion
Ingredion CEO: ‘Some manufacturers are outsourcing NPD to their suppliers’
With R&D departments at some food manufacturers pared down to the bone as bosses slash overheads to control costs, open innovation has moved from a hot topic on the conference circuit to a practical necessity, says Ingredion CEO Ilene Gordon.
Jean Hénaff pâtés target carbon footprint
Jean Hénaff, France’s leading pork meat processor, has been hailed because its pork pâtés entail lower carbon footprints than international benchmarks.
“Folate hater!” NZ folic acid battle turns feral on TV
The question of whether or not to mandatorily fortify bread with folic acid in New Zealand has reached fever pitch, with one opponent being called a “folate hater” on national television.
Researchers back step-wise sodium reduction for consumer acceptance
Reducing salt in processed foods through a series of unnoticed reductions could be an effective way to improve consumer acceptance of low-sodium foods, according to the authors of a new study published in the Journal of Sensory Studies, but how quickly...