News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
French natural ingredients firm Diana-Ingredients will shift from one equity investor to another with confirmation yesterday that its owner, a BNP Paribas holding company managed by PAI Partners, will spin the company off to London-based Electra...
Swedish probiotics firm BioGaia has developed a screw cap for use on PET bottles, which releases ingredients such as its probiotic bacteria or vitamins into the beverage,writes Dominique Patton.
Rathbones Bakeries, one of the leading suppliers of own label bread and baked goods to the UK retail trade, has been sold by Greencore, the Irish food group which is keen to focus on building its convenience food operations.
The active component in green tea, epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), already shown to fight several types of cancer, also appears to kill cells of the most common form of leukaemia, reports a US team this week.
Heineken, keen to increase its presence in the all-important Russian market, is said to be considering a huge investment to develop facilities in the Sverdlovsk region.
Significant investment into production facilities and new product launches seem to be paying off for Heidi Chocolats Suisse Romania, after the company announced that its sales for the month of February grew by 80 per cent.
Focusing on expanding its operations in Romania has helped French retail group Hyparlo offset the impact of the sluggish domestic economy - and clear its debts to free up more cash for further growth, writes Chris Jones.
The EU has made no secret of the fact that it is now looking into sourcing meat and dairy products from Russia. Simon Pitman spoke to the Russian Ministry of Agriculture to find out how discussions on the subject are progressing.
Food manufacturers are aware that in a visually noisy world, their product must be carefully packaged to appeal to the target audience. Over 80 per cent of consumer decisions are made at the store shelf.
New ways to combat the global obesity epidemic could be on the way as recent findings from influential obesity researcher Jeffrey Friedman improves our understanding of leptin resistance and obesity. New studies show that the appetite-regulating...
As the US advisory body on dietary advice convenes in Washington, D.C. to discuss salt consumption, the Salt Institute and the US Chamber of Commerce were taking the Bush government to court, claiming the full scientific facts on blood pressure and...
Despite recently announcing end-of-year results which were impacted by last year's heavy investment programme, Wimm-Bill-Dann is continuing its aggressive expansion policy with a major investment in an Uzbekistan dairy facility.