News & Analysis on the Bakery and Snacks Industries
Pharming of the Netherlands has modified two of its commercial relationships in a move that should accelerate its activities in developing therapeutic proteins that are made in transgenic animals, writes Phil Taylor.
Swiss marketing group DKSH introduced a new fibre to the European market last week, which could steal sales of the increasingly popular ingredient inulin.
The news that an investigation has been ordered by China's premier, Wen Jiabao, into the deaths of at least 12 babies after drinking fake formula milk has led to a renewed quest for manufactuers to find packaging solutions to help combat the problem.
Competition in the Australian beer market has been stepped up with the announcement that wine and beer group Lion Nathan will make and sell and Heineken Lager in Australia through a joint venture with the global Dutch brewer.
German ingredients manufacturer Alfred Wolff claims it has made improvements to honey that will make if safer for confectionery manufacturers to use.
A highly flexible automatic measuring device capable of detecting the tiniest leaks of CO2 from protective gas atmosphere packaging has been developed.
A plant-wide control system has been installed at an industrial bakery in the UK. The firm, BakeMark, wanted to replace its existing system and to expand production of its bread improver ingredients - predominantly cake mixes - from 17.5kt to 27kt per...
Recent reports that Nestlé, the world's biggest food company, is considering a move into the fair trade market have been met with scepticism and disbelief by market observers and rival coffee makers alike, but as analysts Datamonitor point out, any...
Israeli flavours and ingredients group Frutarom benefited from the recent merger with Swiss counterpart Flachsmann to post a 55 per cent increase in first quarter sales. Growth in the functional foods sector also contributed to the strong Q1 growth.
Food and supplement makers seeking entry to the rapidly growing low-carb market may not need to reformulate or develop new products, according to a market researcher.
Israeli flavours and ingredients group Frutarom says that growth in the China flavours market, in addition to its recent merger, is one of the driving forces behind its 55 per cent quarterly sales growth.
The alleged link between the advertising of junk food and rising levels of childhood obesity in the UK has never been completely proven, but the growing body of evidence to support claims of a direct correlation appears to have been enough to win...