News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
In the mature and stable food and drinks industry innovation is often seen as the lifeblood of growth, writes market analysts Datamonitor this week. But effective innovation and trend spotting is inextricably linked to real consumer insight.
Fortitech, a US supplier of nutrient systems, announced yesterday that the chemical group BASF has completed the transfer of its human nutrition premix business and customers in the Asia Pacific region to Fortitech.
Belgian retail group Colruyt has continued its expansion into the wholesale food distribution business with the acquisition of two Paris-based companies, Jean Didier and Harrydis.
An acidified calcium sulphate solution called Safe2O has been shown to significantly reduce the amount of Listeria monocytogenes on hot dogs and prevented regrowth of the pathogen over a 12-week period.
Is it because we travel more ? Is it because of the influence that the US eating patterns wield over the UK ? Or because gastronomic traditions are far less marked in the UK than in some of our continental European neighbours ? Whatever the reason, a...
Health concerns continue to drive bottled water sales in the UK as the findings of a new report reveal that sales rose another 11 per cent last year to 1770 million litres, contributing £1,000 million (€1.472m) in retail value, writes UK market...
Claims by Swedish dairy company Arla that its Rosenborg cheese is the most popular blue cheese in Britain have caused offence to Stilton producers, who argued successfully that their cheese is by far the most widely sold UK brand.