News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Scientists have reviewed the safety data and case reports of supposed adverse reactions for noni fruit juice, and reached the same conclusions as the EU that the fruit poses no safety risk to consumers.
Ingredients giant Tate & Lyle is considering the sale of its Food & Industrial Ingredients, Europe (TALFIIE) division, in a move designed to sharpen its focus on value added ingredients, the firm announced yesterday.
Blackstone and PAI acquired United Biscuits (UB) from private equity firms Midocean and Civen yesterday, in a deal worth £1.6bn (€2.3bn).
Asda announced yesterday that its store in Canford Heath Dorset is set to be the first supermarket to recycle, reuse or compost all of its waste rather than send it to landfill.
The European Commission has once again expressed regret that the failure of the WTO Doha Round of trade talks will negatively impact EU business.
Research groups around the world are working on breeding truly purple tomatoes, packed full of anthocyanins, and reports suggest that such a finished fruit may only be a few years away.
Oilseed processor Bunge has reported an encouraging start to its second half financial year, after adjustments to its South American business have allowed the firm to stabilize disrupted business in the region.
Hydrocolloid firm CP Kelco is the latest ingredients firm to pass rising costs onto the market, announcing yesterday that it is to raise prices across all of its product ranges.
Australia's government will work with industry to reduce trans fatty acids in Australian food, it announced this week, despite figures that suggest intake of the fats among the population is within safe limits.