‘Doing it for the kids’ drives desire for natural nutrition
Parents are more likely to seek out ‘natural’ food and drinks than consumers without children highlighting a growing opportunity for formulating with natural ingredients, suggests study.
Archives for November 20, 2015
Dutch start-up bags DSM funds for immune ingredient ‘shelved’ by Unilever
Dutch start-up Nutrileads has secured seed financing from four investors including DSM, which it plans to use to develop an immunity ingredient previously developed by Unilever.
Consumers getting to know their carbs: BENEO study
Consumers are starting to differentiate between carbohydrate types as more than 50% of participants making a distinction between ‘good’ and ‘bad’ carbs in a 5000-strong study shows – with important implications for industry.
Potential Australia, EU trade partnership welcomed by meat industry
Australia and the EU are to secure a closer bilateral trade partnership as a precursor to a formal free trade agreement (FTA).
Fortress claims 100% increase in stainless steel detection
Fortress Technology claims it can increase stainless steel detection by 100% compared to recent generations of metal detectors.
Sweet Green Fields CEO: We are finally getting close to solving the stevia taste challenge
Not so long ago, pundits were predicting that the high-purity stevia extracts market would be worth a billion dollars as manufacturers ditched artificial sweeteners and embraced ‘all-natural’ alternatives.
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Three changes food industry must make to boost health
Food and drink manufacturers must make three changes across their businesses to help boost the health of consumers, according to consumer group Which?