News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Budejovicky Budvar, the Czech brewer, should be allowed the sole rights to the Budweiser and Bud names in Austria if it can be shown that both terms are linked inextricably with the town of Budweis, according to a ruling by Europe's highest court.
Sainsbury has appointed a former Marks & Spencer executive as its new CEO, replacing Sir Peter Davis who will become chairman. But Davis' ambitious attempt to pull the company out of the doldrums continues to misfire, with first half sales growth of...
As German enzyme company AB Enzymes celebrates the 30th birthday of its baking enzyme line xylanase, the company has marked the moment with the launch of two new products in the Veron family.
American cranberry co-operative Ocean Spray, seeking to build brand awareness in Europe at FiE this week, has extended its ingredients line further with a new mixed berry variant and glycerated version of its Flavoured Fruit Pieces (FFP) for addition...
Holland Sweetener company, DSM's 50-50 joint venture with Japan-based company Tosoh took some pleasure yesterday in launching its high intensity sweetener Twinsweet on to the European market after years of waiting for approval from the powers that be...
Lifeway Foods, the Illinois-based producer of kefir and other probiotic foods, has continued to lift sales and profits in the third quarter of the year, helped by the launch of a new product and effective marketing.
The European Commission has put forward revised regulations on materials that come into contact with food. Among the proposed changes is a more modern approach to the principle that packaging materials should not interact with the food they contain....
UK-based research firm Leatherhead Food is launching a series of projects that will provide companies with new opportunities for food product innovation in six different areas, including the development of starch-based foods, alternatives to gelatin...