News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Purchases and new production facilities have so far marked the healthy growth of Dutch life science company DSM in 2002. This week the company announced further acquisitions with the purchase of the food coatings activities of Vaessen Schoemaker,...
Cereal producer Kellogg USA is recalling a number of its cereal products because they may contain undeclared egg, milk or soybeans and almonds.
The presence of botanical ingredients in beverages and foods is certainly an increasing trend that looks set to continue in the near future. A conference to be held by UK food research organisation Leatherhead Food RA will address current and future...
Starch derivatives company Cerestar, recently acquired by US agribusiness Cargill, claims this week that it has met the challenge to develop a gum type that differs from typical gelatine and starch gums. According to the company sales predictions have...
A loyalty card programme from food retailer Sainsbury and compatriot groups Debenhams, BP and Barclaycard is to be launched next week with the ambitious target of attracting half of the UK's households in its first year. But will extending the number...
Laurent-Perrier Champagne has released a new version of its Grand Siecle La Cuvee wine in the US, at the same time reducing the price to around €80 a bottle in a bid to attract greater numbers of consumers to high quality wines.
What role do antioxidants play in preventing age-related diseases? What changes occur in the human body when it ages? A European funded study, co-ordinated by the UK Institute of Food Research in Norwich, is currently trying to tackle these questions.
Speaking this week at the Informal Agriculture Council in Nyborg, Denmark, David Byrne, Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection, said that innovation in the farming and food sector is a vital issue to which Europe will need to devote...