News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Brussels addresses the issue of consumer cynicism and fear of agricultural biotechnology in European citizens, setting up a thematic network on the safety risk assessment of genetically modified food crops, the Entransfood project, in order to...
Teenage girls that take calcium supplements for a short time may see a long-term benefit to bone health, suggest Israeli researchers.
Markos Kyprianou, the new Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection in Brussels, will continue in his predecessor David Byrne's foodsteps, pushing to maintain high levels of food safety in the EU.
Russian alcoholic beverage giant Regatta is concentrating on marketing a number of key vodka brands in a bid to exploit what it sees as sector of the beverage market that remains underdeveloped, writes Angela Drujinina.
The Sugar Association announced last week that it will launch a multi-million dollar campaign to combat the negative press sugar has had in recent years.
Russian TV viewers watching the Brand of the Year / EFFIE ceremony for the first time were able to glimpse a snapshot of the state of Russia's food and drink industry, writes Angela Drujinina.
Moscow drinks giant Ochakovo has launched a new non-alcoholic product targeted at Russia's growing health market, writes Angela Drujinina.
Quest International last week launched a range of citrus flavors that it claims provide a real taste of the original fruit.
New food ingredients group SFINC launched in Belgium as investment firm and food consultant combine two current ingredients firms, Rejo and Pellicula, in a management buy-in.
Sweetener company zuChem said today that it will launch its initial mannitol product in the first quarter of 2005 on the back of the FDA's recent amendment of its legslation governing the sweetener.
The world price for coffee reached a four-year high last Friday in New York, after prices increased by 40 per cent over the last two months. Angela Drujinina examines the future for Russian coffee lovers.
Two of Europe's top brewers have continued their investments in the international brewing sector. But while Heineken continues to invest in some of the world's less established beer markets, InBev has strengthened its position in one of the rising...