News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
The news this month that the world's number one drinks giant Coca Cola has linked up with Tate & Lyle's Splenda sweetener in a new branding venture could signal the beginning of a new wave of ingredient - manufacturer tie-ups.
Northland Cranberries said on Wednesday that it had sold its branded juice business to Port Washington, New York based Apple & Eve for around $10.8 million, causing the loss of 35 jobs.
Romania and Bulgaria are set to sign EU membership treaties within the next two months while Ukraine steps ever closer to the bloc, offering hope to food producers and retailers seeking new, potentially lucrative markets. But quality is still the main...
SteriFx has developed an antimicrobial solution that it claims is proven to be effective against Campylobacter jejuni, a major cause of food poisoning in meat and poultry products.
Flavours and texturants firm Degussa will shrug off its fruit preparation business to an American equity company in a sale that prepares the ground for a total divesture of its remaining food ingredients unit.
Italian spirit maker Campari has today confirmed that it is increasing its stake in US unit Skyy Spirits, while earlier in the week it was the turn of brewer SABMiller to increase its stake in Italy's Peroni group, writes Chris Jones.
US food safety procedures could be improved if the system was consolidated suggested a report published on Wednesday by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), but it failed to define possible cost savings.
Brussels called an emergency meeting of scientific experts yesterday as the paper trail on the illegal red chemical dye sudan 1 extends to member states; and the recall of food products in the UK tops 450.
United Confectioners, Europe's biggest confectionery holding group which unites Russia's 15 leading producers, saw its 2005 order book swell after its recent participation in Berlin's Green Week exhibition, with exports likely to grow by 20 per cent...
Russia's leading dairy and juice producer Wimm-Bill-Dann has announced it will merge its juice and water businesses as part of a restructuring plan devised to stop rising transport and raw materials costs from damaging profits, reports Chris Mercer.
Opportunities continue to open up for trans fat alternatives as Israel communicates plans to become the world's third country to impose labelling rules on artery-clogging trans fats.
Finnish crispbread specialist, Vaasan & Vaasan, has revamped the image of its flagship Finn Crisp brand to take advantage of a growing market for high fibre and wholegrain snacks in Russia and lure increasingly health-conscious consumers across...
South African winemakers are keen to capitalise on growing interest in their wines from US consumers - and on the predicted growth in the market there. Their US counterparts, meanwhile, continue to focus on Europe, where sales have grown strongly...
Finnish crispbread specialist Vaasan & Vaasan has revamped the image of its flagship Finn Crisp brand to take advantage of a growing market for high fibre and wholegrain snacks in Russia and lure increasingly health-conscious consumers across Eastern...
Major food commodity processor and ingredients supplier Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) will expand cocoa operations in Brazil to match expansion of current product lines, the firm said this week.