News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
The leading global soup firm this week announced that it is to slash salt content in its products by up to 45 percent, a move that underlines continued industry efforts to attract consumers with a wider variety of 'healthy' product options.
As the bird flu grip on Europe increases by the day, scientists have begun to publicly debate the role of nutraceuticals as possible preventatives in the wake of news that availability of anti-viral drugs may be "too little, too late."
A new scientific breakthrough could help food makers achieve a much better understanding of taste and how it functions in nutrition.
In an ominous sign for processors and the public, France has slaughtered turkeys at a farm suspected of being infected with the deadly form of avian influenza, possibly marking the first time the disease has spread to domestic stock in the EU's...
Most Americans are unaware of the nation's new dietary guidelines, but a strong majority of consumers say they would like to see companies offering more health tips on their product labels, according to a new study.
Dutch infant food and nutrition company Royal Numico has achieved full-year double-digit growth for the first time, as strong sales in Eastern European and Asian markets deflect rising costs.
The EU's poultry association has joined in the criticism of the European Commission for approving the vaccination of poultry flocks in the Netherlands and France.
Tate & Lyle has demonstrated excellence in environmental practice by developing supply chain partnerships, according to Environwise.
EFSA's acting director claims that this weeks meeting with environmental non-governmental organisations (NGOs) was a success, despite a huge gulf in opinion.
Chiquita has said that 2005 was a "terrific" year for the company, despite a $19m net loss in its fourth quarter resulting largely from the flooding of 1,600 hectares of the company's banana farms in Honduras.
The successful prosecution of a UK food company over the presence of illegal Sudan food dye should serve as a warning to the whole industry.