News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
A new chocolate bar which claims to be made from sustainable cocoa plantations was launched in New York late last month with high hopes of building on the growing awareness of ethical products among today’s consumers. Chris Jones reports.
Maslenitsa, one of Russia's best known frozen food brands, has been sold by its owner, Morozko, to the Kairos group for a sum thought to be around $100,000. The move is part of a growing trend in Russia towards the separation of brand ownership and...
DSM expects to see full year profits rise 50 per cent on last year, said chairman Peter Elverding, after stronger than expected growth in the third quarter continued the positive trend.
Nearly 150,000 visitors streamed through the doors of Europe's major food fair SIAL 2004 in Paris last week that presented more than 460 product innovations from 40 countries.
Russian food group Razguliay has launched a new range of grain-based products under the Divnitsa brand, the first stage of a strategy aimed at allowing the agricultural processor to compete for the first time with value-added imported brands. Angela...
The world's number one caramel colour supplier DD Williamson is driving deeper into the Nordic countries, signing a deal with Swedish food distibutor Norfoods to build growth in the increasingly mature caramel colour market.
Europe tackles levels of cadmium contaminated foods, particularly in children, finding that cereals and vegetables contribute two thirds of the consumption of this toxic heavy metal that can cause kidney disease.
GM starch and corn oil are cleared for use in European food formulations after Brussels gives the green light on a genetically modified maize line from US biotech giant Monsanto, reports Lindsey Partos.