News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Food preservation is a key issue for every food processor today. As such, demand for isoascorbic acid, ascorbic acid and citric acid is expected to reach €1.7bn by 2007. But with the market entry of Chinese producers offering these products at well...
Danish vegetable oils and speciality fats company Aarhus Oliefabrik this week reports a drop in consolidated operating income for the third quarter as intense price competition and the impact of global recession takes its toll.
Cognac Godet is pushing ahead with its exports to the potentially huge Russian market following an agreement with its new distributor there, Ladoga. The St Petersburg-based firm will now market three Godet brands in major Russian cities.
A recent report contained in the US publication Food Technology magazine reveals how 'unfounded' criticism is damaging the industry.
Smooth or crunchy? Which ever way you prefer your peanut butter, the ingredients contained within could well keep diabetes at bay. Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health in the US report this week that consuming a daily tablespoon of...
A prepared curry, presented in minimal packaging, washed down by a cup of white tea, followed by a citrus sorbet anyone? According to the Global New Products Database of market analysts Mintel, these are some of the trends we could expect to see in...
Is our future a lonely one? According to market analysts Datamonitor - yes. The company has just released a report that predicts by 2005 Europe will have five million more single people, eleven million fewer people living as part of a family and an...
SureBeam, the US-based food irradiation provider, has been awarded a patent that increases the processing efficiency of its technology and provides the ability to simultaneously process products in a variety of package configurations.