News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Danish colours firm Chr Hansen has launched its first natural blue food colour onto the market, targeted at food makers looking for alternatives to the synthetic blues currently used in their food designs, reports Lindsey Partos.
The potential benefits to human health associated with the use of antibiotics in chicken may outweigh the potential risks, according to a risk-benefit analysis carried out by scientists in the US, writes Anthony Fletcher.
A major UK milling company is set to double the size of its flour business by acquiring two new flour mills, giving the company a good footing in new regional markets and helping it to keep up with ever increasing customer demand, writes Chris Mercer.
Russian brewers, facing the impact of a recent ban on advertising their products, are hoping to keep consumer awareness high through new product launches, including premium beers, reports Angela Drujinina.
Organic milk has significantly higher quantities of vitamin E - a key component in contributing to the shelf-life of milk - than its conventional equivalent, say Danish researchers, suggesting the origins of the difference are rooted in the feed.
Spice leader McCormick moves further into Europe, announcing the bolt-on acquisition of Dutch herbs and spices player C.M. van Sillevoldt.
The deregulation of the China retail market is set to provide significant opportunities for international food retailers next year as restrictions that have limited foreign players to joint ventures in the major conurbations are lifted. Simon Pitman...
Coca-Cola Services S.A. has applied to the UK's novel foods committee seeking approval to market fruit juices, fruit nectars and tomato juice with added plant sterols.