News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Changes in EU legislation is forcing companies to look at better ways of managing their compliance, quality and food safety activities to avoid the need to comply with unnecessary and costly regulatory approval.
Number two UK supermarket Asda becomes the latest food player to slice salt from foods, announcing plans to cut the salt from its entire range of tinned vegetables.
Consumers opt to buy organic food because it tastes better, so claims a recent survey from the UK's organic body the Soil Association, putting increasing pressure on the food makers to perfect their formulations.
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Cash, cash, cash. Castigated as simple asset-strippers out to make a quick buck, the entrance of private equity onto the food industry stage has participants chattering in the wings.
Kraft Foods, one of the world's largest food producers, has begun selling melted cheese in Russia and has an aggressive expansion plan to become a leading player within seven years.
FPI, Canada's largest seafood company, has bought a UK-based private importer and processor of chilled and frozen shellfish products.
A company says it has developed a submersible carton that allows fruit and vegetables to remain fresher for a longer period.
Food makers anxious to tap into the burgeoning market for functional foods might wish to promote the use of mushrooms, with fresh research from food scientists suggesting button mushrooms are the number one source for the antioxidant ergothioneine.
With the EU due to crackdown on the disposal of food waste, one UK company says it has developed a cheaper solution to getting rid of the problem.