News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Peek inside Probiota 2016: Amsterdam, February 2-4
When we say ‘fermented’ you say beer? Bread? Sauerkraut? But one start-up is coupling the concept with probiotics for a much needed sector make-over.
Dispatches from fie 2015
Insects, ancient grains and algae. There is no such thing as a perfect protein and we must bust this myth of the ultimate ‘superfood’ protein, says researcher.
Egypt’s Qalaa Holdings has sold a mothballed cheese company and the Sudanese division of its sweets producer in deals totalling almost US$10m, the group announced this month.
Dispatches from FIE 2015
The digital age has changed everything – fragmenting both consumer taste and industry response to it. Is your business tuned in to a shift that is pushing start-ups front and centre like never before or are you soon to be swept away?
Egypt has made a U-turn on importing poultry after a backlash from domestic producers, as the government says cuts to the wheat production subsidy will not reduce production.
Revised guidelines to help poultry processors control Salmonella and Campylobacter in raw food products have been published by the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS).
Starlinger has won a US$5m contract to provide bag-making machinery to Salalah Mills’ new packaging project, as the miller aims to become Oman’s largest packaging producer.
Saudi Arabia will see US$8bn in new aquaculture investment according to the Ministry of Agriculture, while Kuwait’s fish market troubles continue as shrimp prices rise.
Brazilian food producers have closed more than US$9m in new export deals to the Middle East in the last two months, as Brazil’s trade body plans to exhibit at more Arab trade shows.
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has defended the industry’s “competitive salaries” with clear career progression against claims low wages could deter new recruits.
The meat industry has been warned to lobby to protect its interests among governments charged with implementing the international climate change treaty agreed in Paris last weekend.
Genes have a large part to play in sensitivity to the sweet taste, with research revealing the variation in response to the ‘sweet signal’ among children.
Farmers in Europe are suffering from a loss of confidence as real-term wages across Europe’s agriculture sector have fallen by 4.3% compared to 2014, with Germany registering the largest fall of any EU state.
Honeywell has completed the acquisition of the Seelze, Germany-based laboratory research chemicals business from Sigma-Aldrich.
Iranian consumers are eager for foreign food products, but international firms need to have a long-term mentality to succeed in Iran, according to food trade promotion firm PSDC.