News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Talks on solutions to combat the growing global incidence of chronic disease continued this week when officials from the World Health Organisation (WHO) met in Geneva with representatives of some 30 food, beverage and producer associations.
Consumed for nearly 2000 years, noodles today bear little relation to their Chinese and Japanese ancestors. Nowhere is this more evident than in the unrelenting growth of the instant noodle market. UK starch specialist National Starch has come up with...
Fairtrade mangoes from Burkina Faso, Mexico and Equador have been given a major distribution boost in the UK this week, with the announcement that the two leading supermarket groups, Tesco and Sainsbury's, are to add them to their portfolio.
Longer working hours, higher incomes and the demand for convenience and variety are among the key growth drivers for ready meals, according to a recent report from market analysts Euromonitor.
The innovative world of flavours is experiencing more rapid growth than the overall food industry, giving fresh momentum to the essential oils and oleoresins market, confirms a new study from Frost & Sullivan.
Ter Beke, the Belgian ready meals and processed meat producer, has signed a letter of intent to buy the ready meals arm of French group Agis for an undisclosed sum.
JM Canty has launched its Flowcell system which analyses liquids, slurries for food and beverage applications using vision technology to provide a comprehensive inspection and analysis tool.