News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
The UK government has announced a regulation overhaul across many industries, including the food sector, promising less inspections and more incentives for firms with a good record on quality standards, but a crackdown on those breaking the rules,...
Global beverage giant PepsiCo, aiming to push diet drinks to appease calorie-conscious consumers, will follow arch-rival Coca-Cola by re-launching its Pepsi One brand with Tate & Lyle's Splenda sweetener, reports Chris Mercer.
Prague's Institute of Chemical Technology is home to one of Europe's leading food technology departments, which has helped put the Czech Republic at the cutting edge of food R&D, writes Anthony Fletcher.
Frozen spinach retains a stronger nutritional profile than its fresh equivalent, say food scientists.
Food manufacturers worried about listeria will now be able to use the detection system created by DuPont Qualicon after it was approved for use last week.
Scientists in the US have found that spinach stored for a long time loses much of its nutrient content, a discovery that has implications for the shipping of fresh food.
Despite the shadow of an impending sale, German hydrocolloid supplier Degussa is moving up a gear in the burgeoning Chinese market, opening a new production unit to ramp up supplies to the area, writes Lindsey Partos.
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has launched a new online global standards directory that provides details of BRC-certified food, packaging and consumer product suppliers.
Chr Hansen last week launched an ingredient aimed at meat producers whose foods suffer from a lack of flavor after functional blends and water are added to optimize their recipes, writes Philippa Nuttall.
Compound ingredients for the snack industry, inulin and sugar activities lift operating profit in 2004 for Dutch ingredients and foodstuffs group Royal Cosun.