A matrix of sucrose, gelatin and gum Arabic can successfully
encapsulate citrus flavours, and offer potential as a cheaper
alternative to pure gum Arabic for the process.
Vitiva is introducing a new variant of its Inolens rosemary extract
aimed at boosting stability of carotenoids and other natural
colourings, without the need for synthetic preservatives.
Leading manufacturer Heinz, which put its frozen foods business up
for sale last autumn, may have found a buyer for the vegetarian
frozen food range McCartney's.
With the licensing of three equipment manufacturers in the US and
Europe, a company's quick sterilization technology for canned foods
has gone from prototype to market launch.
Unilever's proposed frozen division sell-off in Europe is part of
the latest in a wave of deals taking place in the food sector, as
some of world's leading producers sell side-line brands to private
equity firms.
In the wake of Unilever's announcement that it has decided to look
into "strategic options" for its frozen food operations in Europe,
many analysts are speculating about who might have thecash to grab
the whole or parts...
Consumer demand for natural foods or products without synthetic or
chemical preservatives has led European processors to pile into the
market with a wave of new offerings, according to research produced
by Mintel.
As food processors race to meet demands for more natural means of
preserving foods, Turkish researchers believe they may have found
one solution in grape extract, which is said to provide an
excellent antimicrobial agent for a variety...
A new report examining the range of techniques and technology that
manufacturers and processors can adopt to deliver product freshness
has just been published.
A China-based manufacturer of freeze dried foods says that he is
planning to enter eastern Europe before he even considers the
domestic market because the ingredients market there is so much
more developed.
The growing popularity of ethnic foods and the consumer drive for
health-conscious foods helped to lift first quarter figures for
leading spice maker and flavour provider McCormick with the US firm
reporting double digit sales growth...
People who eat a regular diet of highly salted food double their
risk of stomach cancer, according to a report published this week
in the British Journal of Cancer.
A leading Japanese frozen food maker Nichirei said last week that
from March 2003 it will launch a series of frozen foods that do not
contain artificial preservatives.
Research into frozen foods that took place more than 40 years ago
will be recognised this week in a special ceremony to take place at
the US Department of Agriculture's Western Regional Research
Center. The research - known as...
Europe may remain reticent over the use of irradiation by food
manufacturers but other countries across the world are making steps
towards increasing the use of this controversial food preservation
technology. Canada made moves this...
In 1926, the Commonwealth Government created the Council for
Scientific and Industrial Research, the body that later became
CSIRO. To commemorate the 75th anniversary of this event, several
functions were held throughout Australia...
National Starch & Chemical Company, the British food ingredient
manufacturer, designed a new type of starch that works well in
frozen foods. The functional...