News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
The desire to show off and indulge is leading to a sharp rise in sales of luxury food products, and in entertaining at home, claims a new Datamonitor report. But increased spending means higher debt, in turn causing stress - all of which benefits the...
Demands for damages of around $6 million from the Ethiopian government at a time when the country is facing famine have led to a storm of protest against Swiss food giant Nestle. But the company said it would invest the proceeds of the claim in...
Scientists at the University of Southampton in the UK have received funding to study whether genes can influence the benefits gained by some people from dietary antioxidants. The team is hoping to find out why some people benefit more than others from...
A collaborative global effort has resulted in the completion of an advanced draft, or blueprint, of the rice genome. Officials at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Department of Energy (DOE)...
Swiss flavours company Givaudan has signed an agreement to acquire International Bioflavors - a leading US producer of natural cheese and dairy flavours.
Four senior officials from French fast food chain Buffalo Grill, including chief executive Christian Picart, have been accused of manslaughter and fraud amid allegations that the company illegally imported British beef infected with BSE.