News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
BASF’s €3.1bn buy-out of Cognis is driven by interest in all of the German company’s three divisions – personal care, household chemical and human nutrition – but although human nutrition is the smallest part of the acquired operation, it was vital to...
The 2010 congress dedicated to emulsions and all their industrial uses – in food and agriculture, personal care, and construction – will take place in Lyon, France, from 12 to 14 October.
Chr. Hansen has developed new ‘propionic’ cultures to support flavour development and eye formation in Alpine cheeses.
Danisco is forming a new logistics unit to underlie its three food ingredients divisions covering emulsions, cultures and sweeteners, in a bid to bring greater efficiency in its dealings with customers.
Recently approved under the EU sweeteners directive, neotame could be used to mask the strong taste of vitamins and minerals in functional foods - as well as more traditional uses in sweet foods, according to its European distributor.