News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Last month Plzensky Prazdroj, the biggest Czech brewer, announced that it was to hike the price of all of its domestic beer brands, reversing a reduction made in May. But fears that other brewers would follow suit appear to be unfounded.
Research into walnuts, a key ingredient used in a range of cake products will help lift stagnant sales for food makers in the sector giving them an opportunity to cash in on the growing functional food market, reports Lindsey Partos.
The US probiotic industry needs to step up a gear and finance further research in order to win over consumer confidence by providing scientific proof of its health benefits, according to research published by the International Food Information Service
Degussa Food Ingredients is expanding its offering to the nutrition industry with its first product for blood glucose management.
Northwestern University is seeking to discover whether lycopene - an antioxidant commonly found in tomatoes and tomato-based products and commonly perceived to reduce the risk of developing prostate cancer - can reverse pre-cancerous prostate changes.
Sales for the ingredients arm of UK firm Associated British Foods are expected to rise in the full year as the owner of British Sugar sees strong growth, beating back raw material costs and adverse currency movements.
A panel of experts at Europe's food agency has come up with a list of substances cleared for food contact materials.
Hungarian canned food producer Globus has continued its westward expansion, taking a stake in Austrian food distributor Vital Food this week, part of its new strategy designed to tighten is grip on the route to market.