News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Sales of Britvic's new milk-based carbonate Freekee Soda, launched earlier this year, have been disappointing - evidence of the difficulty of marketing any new product to that most fickle of consumers, the teenager, claim market analysts Datamonitor.
Extensive analysis of studies on the power of vitamins A, C and E or multivitamins to reduce the risk of heart disease and cancer calls highlights need for more evidence.
Nutreco has acquired the remaining 37.7 per cent share in Dutch-based Hendrix Meat Group from Smits Holding and Jabova Beheer.
The UNFAO and the WHO have called for a reduction in the safe intake level for methylmercury, the most toxic form of mercury, in foods.
Oxysense, the world leader in non-invasive oxygen measurement systemsfor the food and beverage industry, is to showcase a number of new technologies at the forthcoming Pack Expo.
A national campaign in Ireland will tackle food safety standards by highlighting the value of HACCP absorption, announced the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) on Monday.
Somerfield, the UK supermarket group, is pleased with its recovery but wants to increase the pace of development for its new store formats to consolidate its position in the convenience store segment.
As MEPs vote on tough new GM legislation today, a UK environmental group accuses the government of continuing to lobby against strict laws on GM food and crops.
Brazil, one of the world's largest soy producers, could soon legalise the use of controversial gene-modified soybeans after a five year ban, writes the American Soybean Association (ASA) this week.