News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Discount brands have more to gain from marketing their sustainability credentials than premium ones, but they’ll have a much harder time convincing consumers their claims aren’t just greenwash.
As Saudi Arabia prepares to privatise its public flour mills, the UAE’s Al Ghurair may become a purchaser, while Agthia plans to enter the kingdom’s wheat flour market.
The European Commission has raised the possibility of setting European Union (EU) limits on trans fats in processed and cooked meat products.
US food producers saw record exports to the GCC of US$3bn last year according to new figures, as American trade associations organised events in Kuwait and around SIAL ME.
In-Quiz-It Software has released version 7 of the U-Trap-It System to strengthen management of pests and environmental issues.
Veggie and kosher candy conundrum: Dispatches from FIE in Paris
Roquette has introduced a starch-based ingredient it claims can be used to make the first gelatine-free chewy candy with a long-lasting chewiness.
Cert ID has relaunched its programme of training courses for food industry professionals and is moving all its training delivery to sister company FoodChain ID.
There is a growing awareness of the need to reduce children’s intake of sugary foods in the UAE, but parents still need to do more, according to a UAE paediatrician.
Recently showcased at FiE, Cargill's modified starch can reduce the fat content of yoghurt by at least 50% while keeping the taste and mouth feel of full fat yoghurt - but can it meet consumer demands for clean label?
Levels of fish fraud across the EU have fallen to below 6%. But initial results for honey suggest 19% – and perhaps even up to 32% – of products tested are not compliant with EU food regulations.
Ports in Abu Dhabi and Oman are set to host major new rice and pulse processing facilities, as Al Dahra and Usher announce projects worth a total of US$78m.
Scottish premium rapeseed oil producers are looking to the Middle East for export growth, as they reap the benefits of a new export collaboration project and rising olive oil prices.
An anti-slavery charity has welcomed Nestlé’s action plan to tackle human rights abuses in the Thai seafood supply chain, and says it hopes other food companies will follow suit.
Free-from and organic products are in increasing demand from UAE retailers, in a significant shift over the last two years, according to Lootah Premium Foods’ general manager.
Norwegians ate less meat in 2014, and market experts agree this is a medium-term trend.