Cheesy solution to Dairy Crest’s pension challenge
Dairy Crest’s plan to use its own cheddar cheese as security for its pension fund has drawn praise from a leading food industry analyst.
Archives for April 21, 2013
EU beef demand stays strong, despite horsemeat scandal
The European horsemeat scandal has not had any significant impact on demand for beef, according to the Rabobank Beef Quarterly Q1 report.
Pathogen killing plasma method effective in ‘minutes’
The team behind a method that can kill foodborne pathogens “within minutes” using cold plasma in packaged liquids and foods is looking for industrial partners as they bid to commercialise the technology.
At-home taste tests may boost new product success, claim researchers
Dutch researchers have developed an at-home system for consumer testing of new food products, claiming it could be a more reliable way of predicting product success.
India plans disaster rescue unit for livestock
The Indian government is to create a national Veterinary Emergency Response Unit, charged with protecting the country’s huge livestock population during natural disasters, such as floods, fires, droughts and earthquakes, a New Delhi conference has heard.
(Elephant) Crap stout prompts Japanese sales stampede
A limited edition coffee-flavored beer brewed using coffee beans harvested from elephant dung sold out within a day after going on sale in Japan, brewer Sankt Gallen claims.
Brazil venture to take pressure off China's domestic corn processing
In a bid to slow down China's corn production, state-owned BBCA Group will invest US$320m in the construction of a plant to process corn in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul.
Special edition: Sodium reduction - The road ahead
Should the FDA mandate sodium reduction targets, or are voluntary approaches working?
If consumers are not demanding lower-sodium products (at least not en masse), and the government does not mandate them, what incentive is there for manufacturers to make the kind of across-the-board reductions needed to deliver a meaningful reduction in...
UK oleochemical processing plant for sale
International Process Plants (IPP) is offering up an oleochemical processing plant for sale in Brombrough, UK.
‘Overvalued’ currency harms Swiss chocolate industry
The chocolate industry in Switzerland has reported a value sales decline in 2012 as the strong Swiss franc harmed exports and warm weather damaged consumer sentiment at home, according to trade association Chocosuisse.
The food industry should learn to say ‘oops’
It doesn’t matter if you have the best intentions in the world if your customers think your intentions are rotten - and more and more often, consumers are saying they view Big Food in the same way as Big Tobacco.
Some food pathogens increase in US
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is reporting that while levels of reported food-related illnesses are steady or declining, others are on an uptick.
DuPont extends partnership with Mingtai for increased MCC production
DuPont Nutrition & Health will expand its microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) line through an extended agreement with Taiwan-based Mingtai, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of MCC. The agreement includes development, production, distribution,...
Philippines must open up new markets for produce exports
The growth of agro-based exports may be sustained with the opening up of new markets for sugar and bananas, according to the Philippines National Economic and Development Authority (Neda).
Bon Bon Buddies looks overseas to double sales in five years
Wales-based character confectionery firm Bon Bon Buddies is aiming to double its sales in the next five years through growth in international markets such as the Middle East.
Health World’s gives TV backing to new-won Cholesstrinol rights
Health science company Health World will take its message to the airwaves in Australia and New Zealand after winning the rights to SourceOne’s Cholesstrinol patented heart health formulation in a long-term deal.
A2C prepares first a2 infant formula shipment to China
A2 Corporation (A2C) – the New Zealand-based manufacturer of a2 fresh milk – has commenced packing of its new a2 Platinum infant formula range, and hopes to make its first shipment to formula-hungry China next month.
Guest voice
Regulations are anything but complementary
Something is not right when regulators increasingly opt to assess complementary medicines against medical criteria—in much the same way as pharmaceutical drugs are assessed.
Special edition: Sodium reduction - The road ahead
Food manufacturers might have cut out 'hundreds of tons' of salt, but US sodium intakes have continued to rise steadily, reveals new study
Food manufacturers have spent a small fortune reformulating everything from bread to soup to reduce sodium in recent years, but new data suggests that US intakes have nevertheless continued to rise steadily.
Unilever files international ‘tea juice’ patent to boost tea taste and color
Unilever has filed an international patent for a process that creates tea juices with improved taste and color, to cater for the upsurge in demand for tea powders and RTD drinks with minimal processing and higher levels of bioactive compounds.
Could the WTO overturn EU health claim laws?
Aggrieved companies and trade groups have already mounted legal actions against the EU’s strict health claim laws – they are in process – but the regulation’s workings could face fresh challenge from governments signed up to the World Trade Organization...