News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
When nutritional labeling comes into force in Canada later this year, manufacturers may also take advantage of the need to change their labels to stipulate whether their products' ingredients are genetically engineered.
Britain's biggest food retailer Tesco is being accused of delaying an investigation by the Office of Fair Trading into the oft-fraught relationship between food suppliers and their retail customers, reports Chris Jones.
A clear demonstration of its faith in the growing whey-based ingredients market, DMV International will pour nearly €60 million into upgraded processing and food ingredients operations in The Netherlands, reports Lindsey Partos.
Shaving off unprofitable units, Dutch ingredients firm CSM said this week it would close four of its bakery ingredients distribution units in the US.
Flavors company Sensient Technologies said last week that fourth-quarter earnings rose 2.5 percent, lifted by foreign exchange rates and higher profit from sales of traditional flavors in Europe and North America.
Rexnord is using the up-coming Interpack 2005 event to display the latest developments in conveying technology, including wear-resistant belts and high-speed applications for PET bottles.
As the deadline for trans fats labeling approaches, confectionery manufacturer Wilbur last week launched a zero trans fat cinnamon drop.
Pressure on food makers to more frequently track ingredients for contaminants intensifies as the UK's food watchdog on Friday pulls over 350 food products from the shelves after detecting the illegal ingredient, the red food dye Sudan I.