The food industry should not rage against the idea of professionalised local food systems, nor unleash its lobbying force to uproot them before their green shoots can reach maturity. Rather, it should explore ways to benefit from local foods and, in turn,...
Cocoa powder and dark chocolate has equivalent polyphenol content and greater antioxidant and flavanol content than various super fruits, claims a new study by research scientists based at the Hershey Center for Health and Nutrition.
Food process engineering giant GEA Group has reported a double-digit increase in order intake in 2010, driven by a big increase in order volume from the Asia-Pacific food sector.
Downward price pressure from the leading retailers is spurring investment by bakery and confectionery manufacturers in robotic packaging systems, said Tek Pak as it releases a new pick and place system designed to give throughput a veritable shot in the...
Sugar Puffs and Poppets maker Big Bear Group has been snapped up by Raisio in a £80m deal less than a year after it acquired snacks and confectionery maker Glisten.
Packaged Facts says the US market for gluten free products is growing faster than expected – but few consumers buy gluten free foods to address celiac disease or dietary intolerances.
Collaboration with the wider scientific community on R&D projects is an essential component of project work at a new Switzerland based breakfast cereal development centre, said Nestlé.
Silgan Holdings expects recent food packaging acquisitions to drive an increase in profits in 2011 after the company reported a dip in net income for the past year.
Food processor Orval Kent Food Company has agreed to pay US$390,000 (€282,000) over allegations that industrial wastewater from one of its US plants overloaded a municipal treatment system, polluting a large stretch of a nearby river.
Analysing the carbon footprint of Kingsmill loaves has helped Allied Bakeries squeeze out additional cost savings that it would not have extracted through traditional continuous improvement techniques, its operations director has claimed.
The food and drink sugar users lobby has warned the European Commission that any further delays in intervention to remedy the sugar deficit in the market could result in even greater supply repercussions this autumn.
Closed Loop Recycling has announced a £12m (€14m) expansion plan that the company claims will double the current capacity of its London site to 60,000 tonnes.
A new nutritional charter initiated by Cereal Partners France - a joint venture between Nestlé Cereals France and General Mills - reflects French government targets and pledges to boost fibre in its childrens' range.
Tate & Lyle could be vulnerable to a takeover by an industry rival such as Cargill, according to a lawyer specialising in food industry mergers and acquisitions.
US-based doughnut giant Krispy Kreme is opening its first UK manufacturing unit, as it bids to double its number of stores in the country within the next five years.
API Group confirmed today that it has completed the sale of its majority stake in its loss-making Chinese foil venture, Shanghai Shen Yong Stamping Foil.
A significant boost in detection capabilities, flexibility and the assurance of food quality and safety compliance are benefits claimed by Mettler Toledo Safeline for its new metal detection system for free-falling products in vertically packed lines.
The European Commission, in a policy about face, said it may open the import quota or allow the sale of out-of-quota sugar into the bloc - a move that would bring relief for bakers and other food makers set to negotiate new sugar contracts.
Children’s knowledge and consumption of fast food has a significant impact on their palate and preference for foods that are high in added sugars, salt and fats, according to new research.
Five fire engines and a foam unit attended a fire at ethnic snackfood maker Imperial Snack Foods at the Culwell Trading Estate in Wolverhampton yesterday.
Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) is investing $10m into a US-based research centre which aims to reduce the “global problem” of postharvest loss of grains and oilseeds.
Low-dose e-beam radiation under modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) is a viable alternative to chlorine to reduce microbes or eliminate Salmonella and Listeria from baby spinach, claims US research.
A host of big names in UK food and drink including Associated British Foods, Coca-Cola Enterprises and Kraft Foods have added their signatures to the second phase of the Courtauld Commitment.
New Zealand opposition party members are calling on the government to fortify the country’s flour supply and bread output with folic acid, following reports of the success of a similar program across the Tasman Sea in Australia.
Increasing demand for western style pastries in Thailand is behind ingredients supplier Unifine’s goal to expand its presence in that market this year.
The UK’s food and medical research bodies are looking to expand understanding of the mechanisms underlying food allergies, with a call for new research that could help improve diagnosis, prognosis and management.
It was an Emperor’s New Clothes moment for the US food industry last week, when it was revealed that a major initiative touting its responsible advertising to kids actually allows promotion of many unhealthy foods. Is anyone really surprised?
RockTenn has acquired fellow containerboard and corrugated packaging supplier Smurfit-Stone in a $3.5bn deal, months after Smurfit-Stone emerged from bankruptcy.
BASF has obtained certification from the German Technical Inspection Agency (TÜV) for a new biodegradable adhesive used on flexible packaging applications like potato chips and chocolate wrappings.
Cereal Partners Worldwide (CPW), an alliance of Nestlé and General Mills, said that a large percentage of its cereal brands sold in Australia including Cheerios have been endorsed by the Heart Foundation there through its Tick programme.
US bioplastic firm Cereplast has announced two new distribution agreements in Poland and Romania that will aid its expansion into Central and Eastern European markets, according to the company.
Advances in almond processing are reducing costs and opening up new uses for ground and liquefied nuts to perform technical roles in recipes, with innovative mid-sized companies taking the lead.
Microencapsulation specialist Maxx Performance has announced the opening of it new R&D and manufacturing facility in the City of Roanoke, and enhances the company’s cooperation with customers for formulation scale-up.
A UK robotics body is incentivising the food and drink industry to look at ways investment in the technology can optimise manufacturing and enable more flexible ways of working.
Milk fats, used as ingredients in confectionary and bakery, could be enriched with compounds called diacylglycerols which may aid weight control, according to a team of Dutch researchers.
The complacency being exhibited by Brussels over the ongoing dioxin contamination incident is every bit as concerning as the carcinogenic chemical that has found its way into the food and feed chains since the end of last year.
Interest in seaweed granules as a salt replacer has soared in the last year, according to the producer, as the first results of a UK government-funded study indicate high consumer acceptability of various bread in which it replaced 50 or 100 per cent...
The German bakery sector is set for consolidation, with the dominance of small bakeries unsustainable over the long term, claims the new director of the bakery ingredients division of Arla Foods, who is aiming to increase the supplier’s exposure in that...
