Nestle opens luxury chocolate research centre
Nestle has opened a chocolate research centre in Switzerland to inspire new formulations, product concepts and packaging designs in the luxury segment.
Archives for September 6, 2009
Tapioca ingredient tweaked for lower fat pastry
Ulrick & Short is launching an adapted version of its Delyte F fat replacer for tapioca to reduce the fat content in both sweet and savoury shortcrust pastry.
Kraft Foods launches Cadbury takeover bid
Kraft Foods has confirmed it has had an initial takeover bid for Cadbury rejected but said it intends to work towards a deal that would create a $50bn food industry powerhouse.
Consumers hunt out taste in freezer cabinet, FDF
UK consumers are continuing to buy more branded frozen food, according to a new survey that indicates a 9 per cent upswing in frozen food purchasing this year – and many are swayed by taste and quality factors.
Sugar plus vit C boost green tea’s health punch
Manufacturers of ready-to-drink green tea products should include both sucrose and vitamin C to enhance the health profile of their formulations, suggests a new study from Purdue.