News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Increased 'brand awareness' of private label and own-brand products will help to reduce consumer perceptions of inferior quality and increased risk, therefore increasing the customer base, say researchers.
A worker suffered ‘horrific’ injuries to his hand after it became trapped in unguarded machinery at a UK kebab manufacturer.
Danish food ingredient supplier KMC has introduced a clean label potato starch for use in low fat spreads, as an alternative to pricey hydrocolloids.
Danone has confirmed that it is seeking around €200m ($270m) in compensation from Fonterra to cover the costs associated with the infant formula product recalls it ordered in response to the New Zealand-based dairy exporter's recent whey protein...
Unilever has said it will invest €150m in Kenyan tea operations, according to a report from the Kenyan president’s office.
UK meat processor Cranswick has reported strong volume growth in the first half of this financial year, but the company warned its margins remain pressured by rising pig prices.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has declared that Norway’s anti-BSE controls are sufficiently robust to be considered as effective as those in the European Union (EU).
Mettler-Toledo representative Neil Giles explains how automation and advanced machine vision technology can help food operations untangle complex labelling issues and requirements.
Adherence to a Mediterranean diet may be associated with better cognitive functions and lower rates of cognitive decline, a systematic review of the evidence reveals.
Claims that people can get ‘hooked’ on certain foods which then makes them obese are overstated, with the result that food addiction is becoming an overly simplistic explanation for overeating, according to a leading expert in psychobiology.
E.coli has been reprogrammed to seek out and fight other pathogens such as biofilms.
Dutch animal-derived ingredients giant Vion Ingredients – including the Rousselot gelatine business – is set to be acquired by US-based Darling International in a deal worth about €1.6bn, the company said on Monday.
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Eagle Product Inspection has signed up with six channel partners to provide on-the-ground support for customers across the US.
The European Commission has passed a law meaning generic descriptors for food and beverage products which could be construed as health claims will only be allowed if they have been in use for more than 20 years.