Givaudan has started the build of its new manufacturing site in Hungary, which it says will increase capacity and grow its savoury flavours business in developing European markets.
An enzyme based margarine, butter and oil alternative for bakery goods can reduce the level of saturated and total fat in bread by up to 70 per cent, according to ingredients supplier Puratos.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published its first Comprehensive Food Consumption Database that will provide guidance for further studies on dietary exposure assessments.
As the market and industry weighs the impact of turmoil in Ivory Coast on cocoa supply and tightness in sugar trade continues, we talk to Rabobank analyst Keith Flury to see whether there will be any let up in commodity commotion in 2011.
Danisco is planning a major increase in capacity of Litesse polydextrose in response to demand for fibre-rich foods, and following a new definition of fibre that confirms the specialty sweetener’s classification.
The understanding of how taste receptors are stimulated is constantly developing, but there is a long way to go until industry can accurately replicate such stimuli, according to a new review.
With EU institutions facing a ‘guillotine’ at the end of March regarding the conciliation process on the Novel Foods Regulation, food from cloned animals and their descendants now constitutes the main obstacle to progress.
Solbar has launched its steam textured soy protein Bontex on the French market in a bid to help manufacturers cater to consumer desire for natural products.
A new healthy food logo is launching in The Netherlands, replacing the Dutch version of the Choices logo and retailer Albert Heijn’s clover logo that were previously used on products – with a new set of scientific criteria developed by an independent...
A new joint venture for stevia between a French sugar producer, a flavour firm, and an ingredients supplier will offer manufacturers ‘leaf to spoon’ service for the sweetener.
Irish dairy and nutritionals company Glanbia has reported a 22.8 per cent increase in annual operating profit, returning the company to pre-recession earnings figures.
The British meat industry seems completely unconcerned about the new government advice to limit red meat consumption to 70g a day, believing it will have no impact on the livelihoods of meat farmers and processors.
The Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST) has called for greater appraisal of the potential risks from the release into the environment of nanomaterials used in food packaging.
The acquisition of aseptic packaging company ProAseptic Technologies will give Sealed Air Corporation (SAC) quick access to the aseptic packaging market, according to the firm.
EFSA has dismissed Italian and Danish studies that had questioned the safety of artificial sweeteners, concluding that neither paper gives cause to reconsider existing safety opinions.
Germany’s Döhler and Plantextrakt have formed a strategic partnership and unveiled a new tea concept, which they claim will open up the global premium quality tea drinks market.
A cold-active enzyme identified yeast isolate may help to reduce production costs by clarifying fruit juices at lower temperatures, according to new research.
Leading palm oil producer Sime Darby, looking to meet the increased global demand for the key component of many baked goods, is reported to be involved in an expansion project in Africa.
The food industry has a responsibility to label allergenic ingredients as big and bold as they can – but also not to over-egg the slimmest of slim possibilities that a trace amount of an allergen may have slipped into a product.
Flavours can evoke specific feelings when introduced in a conditioned environment, and this may influence how consumers like them, suggests new research.
Fairtrade claims are currently less important to UK shoppers than health and even animal welfare product claims, data from MMR Research Worldwide indicates – while figures from the Fairtrade Foundation suggest ongoing growth.
The conversion of Green & Black’s whole range and Ben and Jerry’s ingredients to Fairtrade this year could influence other companies to roll out further products under the label, said the Fairtrade Foundation as it announced its first £1bn in UK retail...
Scottish sausage skin maker Devro is seeing growth due to rising meat consumption in emerging markets and the demand for conversion of casings from gut to collagen in animal hides.
Associated British Foods (ABF) has issued what stockbroker Shore Capital describes as a “rather subdued” trading update, following a disastrous UK beet sugar harvest
The first part of a European ban on bisphenol A (BPA) in baby bottles comes into force tomorrow in what Brussels hailed as a ‘landmark’ move to safeguard consumer health and safety.
Negative reporting of another study comparing organic and non-organic products in the UK may support the Soil Association’s belief that the sector is viewed more sceptically – by government as well as media – in Britain than in other parts of Europe.
A blend of oat, rye, and buckwheat flours with wheat flour ensures a bread with added value in terms of nutrition, palatability, shelf life and ease of handling during processing, in comparison to bread from whole grain flours, finds a Spanish study.
The market for the sweetener sucralose is poised for growth, with global production expected to top 15,000 tonnes by 2018, according to the world’s second largest sucralose producer.
The natural, but unstable pigment could be stabilised for better use as a colouring agent in food by a microencapsulation spray drying process, according to research.
A European Commission initiative to release 500,000 tonnes of out of quota sugar onto the EU market has been backed by member states in the EU sugar management committee today.
CSM will be forced to increase prices and reformulate products in 2011 due to the “dramatic increase” in commodity costs said the Dutch firm as it posted its full year results.
As the Italian Health Ministry steps up pressure on the country’s food sector to help reduce health risks by improving nutrition, industry federation Federalimentare says that reformulation is already making a significant difference.
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) is commissioning new research as part of a wholesale review of meat controls in a bid to modernise hygiene in production and processing.
The germ-killing properties of a prototype nano-scale antimicrobial layer for food handling surfaces can be chemically ‘recharged’ every time it is rinsed with household bleach, said US scientists.
Organic Monitor predicts an eight per cent rise of European organic food and drink sales in 2011, as the global economy is coming out of recession more capital is now available for companies to invest.
The delivery of Cargill’s first UTZ Certified beans from Vietnam marks an important milestone for the company in its bid to establish the region as a new origin country for cocoa, said the ingredients giant.
Producing an easy to manufacture, commercially acceptable low salt cheese requires better knowledge of the effects of salt on processing techniques and drivers of consumer acceptance, according to a new review.
The UK Government is expected to release a report this week which advises Britons to limit their red meat consumption to no more than 2.5 oz (70g) a day or 500g (1.1lb) a week to reduce their risk of contracting cancer.
The Asia Pacific high intensity sweetener market is bouncing back from the blow dealt by the financial crisis – but while new growth is on the cards, natural sweeteners like stevia are expected to challenge old favourites in the next five years, according...
Major EU food manufacturers continue to offer low- or no fat products as a consumer option alongside goods higher in fat, while the trend towards healthier food launches along these lines has remained flat or even declined in some states.
Brazil, Russia, India and China will feature in the top five biggest grocery markets by 2015, with China set to snatch the top spot from the US in 2012, predicts IGD.
Urgent international action is needed to prevent speculation in food commodities and agricultural raw materials which threaten food security in the European Union (EU) and worldwide, according to a resolution by Members-of-the-European Parliament (MEPs).
