News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Special edition: Super grains!
While quinoa and chia have stolen much of the limelight, one of the most interesting ‘ancient grains’ to watch is freekeh - wheat that has been harvested early while it is still green and then roasted and cracked - according to one leading supplier of...
PACK EXPO International 2014 is expanding its tech content by welcoming an event dedicated to 'smart' packaging technologies.
Oxford Instruments is working with a UK research laboratory on preventing meat fraud, such as the horsemeat scandal.
Australia’s über-powerful supermarket chains have agreed to a voluntary code of conduct with a peak food industry body, in a move that is expected to prevent the retailers from abusing market power against suppliers.
While the scale of destruction in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan constitutes a major humanitarian crisis, its impact on rice production in the worst-affected Filipino provinces is yet to be fully understood.
Functional plant protein supplier Burcon NutraScience Corp. continued its focus on commercializing its “invisible” pea protein isolate Peazazz during the second quarter of fiscal 2014, beginning operations at its semi-works facility, ramping up...
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has reached a deal to acquire Burton’s, the maker of Jammie Dodger and Wagon Wheels.
Novozymes has developed a computer modelling system to help it more quickly discover and adapt enzymes for use in foods and consumer goods.
Agilent Technologies has launched a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy platform to address food authenticity and origin concerns.
Mars has launched premium tablet chocolate brand Galaxy (also known as Dove) in India at a reduced price point.
Tate & Lyle has reassured consumers that sucralose is a safe ingredient following the publication of a review alleging that the high intensity sweetener is “not biologically inert" and that more research is needed to determine what happens to it...
A new report has called for a worldwide ban on growth promoters in livestock, warning that antibiotic use in animal agriculture is a major contributor to growing levels of antibiotic resistance.
Canada has expanded its food safety surveillance system to help prevent foodborne illness.
US poultry processors have hit back against claims that current production methods pose a risk to animal welfare and food safety.