A better understanding of personality types could help food marketers and R&D professionals in the innovation and marketing process, according to French researchers, who are the latest to offer a new slant on personalised marketing.
English beef and lamb exports are performing well in Europe despite a challenging market, but industry leaders insist the future focus must be on Russia and China.
The European Union’s (EU) Council of Ministers for agriculture has upheld a ban on EU meat producers using the growth-promoting drug ractopamine and on the import of meat from cattle treated with it.
Despite government measures to support livestock production, the Ukrainian meat industry is still in crisis, according to recently published production data.
The popularity of stevia as an alternative sweetener has unleashed a blizzard of competition to supply the ingredient, mostly from mainland China, raising the question of whether the market is becoming unbalanced on the supply end.
Foods that are rich in advanced glycation end products (AGEs) from high cooking temperatures may be implicated in raising the risk of heart disease for people who suffer from diabetes, according to new research.
Learning the lessons from the commercialisation of stevia and monkfruit can help new innovations and the search for new natural sweetening compounds and plant extracts, according to one expert in botanical sourcing.
Belgian frozen vegetable firm PinguinLutosa has signed an agreement to sell its potato division to McCain Foods in a deal based on an enterprise value of the division of €225m.
European food and drink manufacturers are making a "bold gamble" on research and development (R&D) investment in the tough economic climate, according to results from the latest IPA 2012 survey.
'Snackified' traditional foods are among the latest snack trends on show at SIAL in Paris this week, where better-for-you snacks have made a strong appearance.
The UK government has said it will roll out a new voluntary front-of-pack nutrition labelling scheme by next summer to standardise labels across retailers and food manufacturers.
A proposal from the Ukraine government to raise its import tariffs on all kinds of meat and poultry would hit European Union (EU) pork meat exports to the country, the claims secretary general of the European Livestock and Meat Trading Union (UECBV) has...
Premier Foods has split its bread business and upped sales in Hovis over the last quarter, but it has a lot more work to do and distribution is the sensitive issue that needs to be addressed, says an analyst.
The European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) annual update report on acrylamide levels in foods does not reveal any considerable change in the presence of the possible carcinogen in foods.
Researchers have created a thin-film polymer metamaterial that can be incorporated inside packaging and that changes colour if the conditions inside the package alter.
Kroger Co. will stop selling sprouts due to their food safety risk with the last delivery to distribution centers and stores happening yesterday (22 October).
There is big interest in locally produced food in Europe – and interest is growing, according to Sophie de Reynal, marketing manager for Nutrimarketing.
Wild GmbH has introduced new brewed tea products for use in premium iced tea beverages, which it claims are a first for the mainstream beverage industry.
While the latest blends of steviol glycosides do not have the same bitter, licorice and lingering off-notes associated with some earlier stevia extracts on the market, some still contain “noticeable off-tastes compared to sugar”, says flavors giant Givaudan.
Vegetables and vegetable products have been voted as the most likely driver of an increase in foodborne illness outbreaks, according to a Nordic survey.
Better enforcement of GM labelling laws could be just around the corner thanks a new faster and more accurate technique to test for genetically modified products in foods, suggest researchers.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has again urged the researchers behind a recent study linking GM maize to tumours in rats to provide the full research data – after the regulator released its data relating to safety evaluations.
Spanish chocolate and cocoa processor Natra has more than doubled its operating profit in its ninth-month results helped by relaxing cocoa prices, North American expansion and a shift to value added products.
The food industry could be approaching a time when packaging will be completely eliminated from the supply chain, according to Olivia Milan-Grobois, business unit director, Sial Group.
The development of eco-friendly production at the Agropole science park is the keynote event of the IPA 2012 trade show, which is running alongside Sial 2012 at Paris-Nord Villepinte exhibition centre.
Meat prices in Ukraine are expected to grow to record levels by 2013, as a result of a fall of key production this year, an increase in the cost of feed, as well as in political factors, according to the Ukrainian meat industry experts
A new report from The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has recommended that the testing of healthy livestock for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) is unnecessary in eight EU member states.
Intensification of livestock farming is actually damaging, rather than improving, world food security, according to a new report from UK charity Compassion in World Farming (CIWF).
Stevia-sweetened products have been rolled out across the globe over the past few years, meaning that new product developers now have access to a whole world of learning opportunities, according to PureCircle.
Dispatches from the Whole Grains on Every Plate conference
One of the liveliest sessions at last week’s Whole Grains on Every Plate conference in San Antonio was a myth-busting presentation from Pamela Cureton, clinical research dietitian at the Center for Celiac Research.
Firmenich has opened a new Culinary Centre of Excellence in Vienna, Austria focused on savoury flavours, responding to continuing high demand from customers in the region, the company has said.
Stevia may have been hailed by manufacturers as a promising natural solution for cutting calories in a range of foods and beverages, but what do consumers think?
New research sheds light on how over consumption of high-fat foods can cause a malfunction in brain insulin signalling, leading to obesity and diabetes.
Danone must cut the prices of its branded dairy products significantly in parts of Europe to compete with lower-price private label brands, French banking giant Societe Generale has claimed.
The British port of Ramsgate will resume live exports today (19 October) after the High Court granted “interim relief” from a ban implemented last month.
Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) and Wilmar International Limited have launched Olenex, a joint venture for the sale and marketing of refined vegetable oils and fats in Europe.
Extending the length of formula feeding, and delaying solid foods, could increase the risk for developing pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, suggest researchers.
Russia has placed restrictions on imports of animal products from the Ukraine in what experts describe as the latest step in a “trade war” between the two countries.
Italy, the Netherlands and Denmark have voluntarily suspended exports of finished meat products to Russia pending an investigation into claims that exporters were using meat from third countries in these products.
Food processing giant Kraft Foods was forced to order the evacuation of around 1,800 people after a mixing error at a cream cheese factory in Germany created a cloud of hazardous gas.
