News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
A new report from Rainforest Action Network says food giants supporting "weak" and "diluted" Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) standards or buying GreenPalm certificates are kidding themselves if they think this will save the rainforests. But...
Danone in Canada has announced plans for a CAD$40m (US$39m, €29m) expansion of its Greek yogurt manufacturing capabilities – an investment designed to meet growing demand for its Oikos yogurt range from Quebec-based consumers.
Campden BRI has invested in Fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy (FT-IR) from Agilent Technologies.
Global consumers, whether from Europe or China, are looking for natural and authentic tasting foods – a preference that far exceeds other parameters, new DSM research shows.
Requiring food manufacturers to label products containing ingredients from genetically engineered (GE) crops would not mean higher food prices for shoppers, according to an independent study released yesterday by the Just Label It coalition.
Fi Asia-Thailand
With more and more global companies staking a claim in Asia’s growing countries, we have been looking at the directions some of the major players have taken to make the most of these new markets.
A new-onset type 2 diabetic who developed diarrhea after being prescribed the drug Metformin resumed regular bowel movements, lost weight and experienced a dramatic reduction in fasting blood sugar after taking a novel ‘cobiotic’ ingredient, according to...
Hepatitis E has been included in a UK report for the first time after increasing evidence that it is a foodborne disease zoonoses.
Is it too risky to label products that may contain ingredients from genetically engineered crops as ‘all-natural’? And will the FDA step in and decide this issue so consumer class action lawsuits over this issue stop clogging up the court system?
Members of the European Parliament have voted to limit the amount of biofuels that can be derived from food-based crops to 6%, but campaigners say the limit is too high and will lead to more rises in food prices.
Researchers have engineered a packaging ink that throws food product counterfeiters and frauds off their game.
Major international fast food brands continue to suffer from declining sales in the Chinese market, with Yum! Brands notably reporting a 10% drop in sales over August.
As one of the world’s largest-volume dairy markets, India is often forgotten, but now specialist agricultural bank Rabobank believes the time has come for global players to start investigating the market's potential.
FI Asia-Thailand
One thing both niche players and the largest multinational suppliers like DSM, Tate & Lyle and Naturex have in common when it comes to doing business in Asia is their heavy reliance on local distributors.
TOP Packaging expert believes time could be ripe for patented technology
A top packaging expert suspects the 'timing is coming good' for beverage packaging that encapsulate smells to woo consumers after PepsiCo’s patent filing seeking US protection in this field.
Brand licensing in the food industry has becoming increasingly dynamic over the past few years, with the Western European market for co-branded food and beverage products on the rise, according to an expert in the area.
Campylobacter-free poultry is not expected to be available anytime soon, according to UK-based firm, Addmaster.
GUEST ARTICLE on food fraud
Following the horsemeat scandal in early 2013, the British food industry and customers have undoubtedly become slightly more obsessed with the traceability of food.