News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Evidence backing the health promoting benefits of chocolate continues to mount, bringing dynamism to slacking sales, reports Lindsey Partos. Researchers from Spain have discovered that polyphenols found in cocoa extract influence human cellular...
Hungary's competition watchdog has fined French dairy giant Danone HUF10 million for manipulating and misleading consumers with its advert for Danone Activia yoghurt, writes Chris Mercer.
Russia is a bread country - it has been a staple part of the diet there for centuries, and to many people it is as much a part of the Russian way of life as tea or vodka. But even a product with such an impressive heritage needs to be revitalised...
A fall in bread consumption in the US impacts sales for food enzyme leader Novozymes in the third quarter with the Danish firm reporting a 7 per cent fall in sales for this segment to DKK373 million (€50 million) this year from DKK399 million (€53.6...
Changes to the new food code in Australia and New Zealand are underway as the food agency for the two countries calls for comment from industry, government and consumers on a raft of fresh proposals.
Russian agricultural processing giant Razguliay is to create a new holding company called Kubani Ris, which will process 83 per cent of all the rice grown in Russia and help the company clamp down on illegal rice production at the same time, as Angela...
A UK report has concluded that the safety of the tiny particles created by the emerging nanotechnology industry has not been fully assessed, write Anthony Fletcher and Phil Taylor.
Fonterra intends to make an off market takeover offer for all of the shares of National Foods Limited [NFD] in a bid to open up the lucrative Asian food and beverage market, writes Anthony Fletcher.