New entrant: Top UK mineral water firm enters confectionery market with low-cost energy gum
UK mineral water firm Navson has developed a low price-point energy gum fortified with taurine and B vitamins.
Archives for April 1, 2014
Stop that pack! SI and Dimaco seize sub-standard packaging
Systems Integration (SI) and Dimaco have launched ‘Smart Check,’ a combination of technology that puts information on packaging and checks it before it leaves the factory.
Eating less meat and dairy key to UN emissions targets
Reducing meat and dairy consumption is crucial to bringing down agricultural greenhouse gas emissions and meeting UN climate change targets, according to new research.
EFSA publishes scientific opinion on cold storage temperatures
"Meat can be transported at temperatures higher than the current maximum of 7°C," according to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
Special edition: Nuts, pulses and legumes
No picnic: Is pea protein moving from the fringe to mainstream?
Pea protein may be moving in from the food and beverage fringes, however formulating with the fast-growing ingredient is 'no picnic' according to functional confectionery firm Carmit.
Food Safety Summit gives ‘invaluable’ hands-on experience
The annual Food Safety Event brings together brand owners, food processors, and other professionals to tackle top safety problems and concerns.
Lactalis working to boost Bosnia-Herzegovina milk quality standards
Lactalis has teamed up with the US Agency for International Development (USAID) in an attempt to increase the quality of milk in Bosnia-Herzegovina to European Union (EU) standard.
dispatches from Analytica 2014
The role of NIR in analysing food
Analysing food products using Near Infra-Red (NIR) spectroscopy is crucial to get accurate measurements on physical and mechanical properties, according to Bruins Instruments.
Food labelling is 'confusing' and redundant without education
Consumers are baffled by ambiguous messages about healthy eating and need help to unravel the labelling conundrum, warns the UK Chartered Institute of Marketing.
Foodex 2014
Foodex 2014 – video highlights
The consequences of the horsemeat crisis, filling the yawning skills gap, lean and green manufacturing and social media were just some of the topics tackled by the Food Manufacture Group at Foodex 2014, at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham...