News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
A global carbon price is “unlikely” to cause major shifts in consumption patterns between foods, but supply chains could be decarbonised if more companies looked to incentivise reductions upstream, according to a new analysis.
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Nestlé plans to introduce a faster-dissolving sugar across some of its confectionery range from 2018.
The first serious pause in price promotions in the UK could be good news for manufacturers across Europe, stemming a rising trend that will allow more investment for new product development, says market research firm IRI.
A coalition of European health organisations is campaigning for later watershed times and restricted product placement for adverts and television marketing unhealthy food and alcohol.
Meat processing equipment manufacturer Marel has unveiled plans to expand the output capacity of its production facility in Nitra, Slovakia, according to senior company representatives.
Reaction from NSF and Thin Film on NetNames report
Brands cannot afford to underestimate the risk of online counterfeiting, according to NetNames.
A combination of emulsifiers and whey protein concentrate could be used to totally replace egg in cake products, suggest researchers.
In the third quarter of 2016, Russia’s poultry industry stopped growing for the first time in a decade, according to agri-research firm SovEcon.
Metabolic chemicals have been found in chicken legs from poultry farm JSC Chicken Kingdom, part of Cherkizovo Group in Lipetsk Oblast, Russian veterinary body Rosselkhoznadzor has reported.
The biggest markets for lab-meat are the young, and consumers who already avoid real meat for ethical reasons, according to a food marketing expert.