Food companies might not shout about it – but salt reduction is on the rise
Few European companies are telling consumers that they are reducing salt in foods – but the market for ingredients to replace salt is booming.
Archives for July 23, 2013
Most important meal of the day: Skipping breakfast linked to heart disease
Skipping breakfast could increase the risk of heart disease by up to 27%, according to new research.
Food sustainability needs a triple focus: Supply, demand and distribution
Food sustainability may depend on changing the way we produce food, or our demand for different kinds of food, or how it is distributed – but we need to find ways to approach sustainability that address all these issues, according to a food climate expert.
Is the clamour for publicity making a mockery of real scientific progress?
The need for scientific celebrity seems to have spread like wildfire in recent years, and it’s making a mockery of real scientific progress.
EFSA chief resigns after 7 years
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is looking for a new chief after executive director Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle resigned to work in the French public service.
Vast majority of food manufacturers want more from ingredients, says DSM
The vast majority of food manufacturers are open to a dialogue on how to get more from their ingredient supply chain, according to president of DSM Food Specialties Hans Christian Ambjerg.
Mondelez strikes union deal to retain most UK Cadbury workers
Mondelez International has reached an agreement with hundreds of workers at three Cadbury sites in the UK whose jobs were previously threatened.
Editor's Blog
Infographic: Chewing over the global gum market
Mondelez’s CEO has hailed gum the company’s problem child. We believe it’s only a phase and given the right environment this kid can flourish.
What's a bored, hypoglycemic lawyer to do? Start a natural label, low sugar ice cream company, of course!
For Justin Woolverton, founder and CEO of premium ice cream brand Halo Top Creamery, life had become too sweet and too sour at the same time. A dissatisfaction with his career path and a dietary restriction landed him in the freezer aisle.
IFT 2013: NineSigma on open innovation, how to find the perfect partner, and why you need boardroom buy-in
Open innovation used to be just for the likes of P&G and Unilever, but today, it's being embraced by a lot of mid-sized companies in the $100m-$1bn revenue range as well, according to Andy Zynga, CEO of open innovation expert and corporate matchmaking...
Tate & Lyle meeting profit targets despite 4% US soft drink slide
Tate & Lyle CEO Javed Ahmed says earning and profit forecasts are intact – “mid single digit growth” – despite an unseasonably cold spring that has contributed to an annual drop of 4% in the US soft drinks market and hit its specialty and bulk sweeteners...