Zeelandia eyes Russian market with new joint venture
Dutch bakery ingredients supplier Zeelandia has established a joint venture with importer East West Services to expand its presence on the Russian and Kazakhstani markets.
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Middle East and Asia boost Australia’s beef exports
Australian beef and veal exports reached record highs last month, boosted by surge in demand from China and the Middle East.
Food image database aims to boost validity of consumer preference research
A new image database will offer food scientists the fundamental tools they require to complete important studies on consumer preference and understanding, say the researchers behind the new database.
It’s Great When You’re Sweet…Yeah: Sensient unveils Black Grape flavor
Sensient Technologies claims that high sugar prices mean beverage brands are looking for alternative sweeteners, as it launches eight new flavors targeted at the beverage industry.
Cereal bar targets free-from, nutrition and energy sectors, says The Frank Food Company MD
UK start-up The Frank Food Company will target the free-from, nutrition and energy sectors with its new cereal bar range, its managing director says.
Russia refuses to compromise on ractopamine
Russia does not intend to abandon its claims regarding the presence of ractopamine in meat products from the US, officials have warned.
Ikea cake recalled due to faecal contamination
Ikea has stopped the sale of two affected batches of chocolate and butterscotch almond cake over fears it might be contaminated with fecal matter.
Stevia extracts – without agriculture? Evolva and Cargill join forces on fermentation-derived extracts
Swiss firm Evolva Holding has partnered with Cargill to develop and commercialise stevia extracts derived from a fermentation process, rather than through traditional extraction from the stevia plant.
Cargill promotes ground beef
US meat processing giant Cargill has launched a new website to promote ground beef.
FSA reveals BSE breaches but stresses low risk
A series of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) breaches has been announced by the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA), who described the risk to human health as “very low”.
Food security dependent on slashing global inequality, policymakers told
Improving global food security can’t be tackled in isolation and needs to be aligned with concerted government action to drive down world inequality, food policymakers and experts have been told.
Kerry continues sub-Saharan expansion with South African acquisition
Kerry Ingredients & Flavours has acquired South African sweet ingredients firm Orley Foods for an undisclosed sum, in a deal it hopes will expand Kerry’s presence in sub-Saharan Africa.
Global Food Safety Conference 2013 in Barcelona
Neogen: economic adulteration will proliferate
Instances of economically-motivated adulteration will grow globally as the economic slowdown continues to bite, with the EU horse meat scandal just one high profile example, according to Neogen Corporation.
Global Food Safety Conference 2013 in Barcelona
United approach critical to move to preventive mindset, says FDA
Collaboration is vital to shift from a responsive to a preventative approach to foodborne disease outbreaks, according to a senior FDA figure.