News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Food makers working on the European stage today are matching consumer concerns over genetically modified organisms, largely selecting non-GMO ingredients for their food formulations, highlights a new survey.
Flavour firms operating on the global scene will turn their sights to Asia to up returns as evidence suggests new flavours are emerging in China in the brand war between foreign and domestic food makers.
Poultry producer Pilgrim's Pride, the supplier at the centre of animal abuse allegations, has seen its shares fall by 10.4 per cent since a video depicting horrific cruelty was released earler this month writes Anthony Fletcher.
Family-owned US firm JM Huber has become the number one pectin, xanthan gum and CMC supplier after yesterday agreeing to buy leading hydrocolloid firm CP Kelco from merchant bank Lehman Brothers, reports Lindsey Partos.
DSM's vitamin business continues to buoy the group's earnings, contributing almost 40 per cent of its operating profit during the second quarter.
Scientists have moved one step closer to understanding how the world could cut mounting obesity levels, charting a map of how the 'fat' hormone leptin travels through the body.
Regular cups of coffee could upset the body's ability to metabolise sugar in consumers with the increasingly common medical condition type 2 diabetes, suggest scientists, marking new market opportunities for decaffeinated coffee makers.