News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Innovation pushed from flavour firms operating in this competitive sector brings food developers new opportunities to improve the final product as ICI flavour subsidiary Quest International, streamlined in May this year through the spin off of its...
Increasing competition on the xanthan gum market leads Danish ingredients firm Danisco to cut jobs at the recently acquired Rhodia Food activities in France.
A slump in international sales means that Coca-Cola is set to switch its focus to the China market in an effort to sustain growth. The company said that with current economic growth continuing apace, China should be its third biggest market by 2008.
Germany's two largest dairies have terminated an agreement to merge. Nordmilch, Germany's leading dairy co-operative, and Humana Milchunion were set to merge in January 2005, but since have cited "timing" and "restructuring issues" as contributing to...
The new interest in protein, one of this year's biggest food formulation trends, has been supported by ingredient innovation, with proteins stealing the majority of nominations for the Health Ingredients Europe awards presented on Tuesday.
A leading distributor of alcoholic drinks in Poland has announced a strong third quarter sales rise driven by wine and spirits imports and a less regulated Polish market. But figures must get even better for the company to achieve its ambitious full...
UK food watchdog pinpoints the potentially carcinogenic red dye Sudan IV in more palm oil products this week as the roll call of recalled food products tips the 250 mark.
Rising prices and transport costs are looming for UK millers and bakers as final results on the rain-drenched UK grain harvest confirm that yields are up but quality is at its lowest for 10 years in some regions, reports Chris Mercer.
Carrefour, the giant French retail group, has extended its presence in the Polish market with an agreement to buy 13 stores formerly operated by Dutch rival Ahold, writes Chris Jones.
Agribusiness Bunge last week announced the formation of an alliance with Procter & Gamble and Peter Cremer North America to produce and market cholesterol-reducing phytosterol ingredients for pharmaceuticals and foods.