News & Analysis on the Bakery and Snacks Industries
Companies are calling for longer term certainty on what targets they must meet to comply with the EU's greenhouse gas emissions trading scheme, according to a report by the European Commission.
Higher minimum targets on packaging announced by the UK's environmentalregulator will put greater pressure on food processors to ship their products in environmentally-friendly materials.
US agribusiness giant Cargill was garnering early interest in its Barliv barley beta glucan at FiE in Paris this week, following the presentation of a study highlighting its cholesterol-lowering benefits in November.
The battle in the UK over where Melton Mowbray pork pies can be made wrapped up yesterday after two days of arguments in a UK court, with the judge hearing the case saying he would hand down his decision at a later date.
Tate & Lyle believes that developing a better understanding of food manufacturing concerns will enable the company to deliver better ingredient solutions.
Unless the food industry accepts that emotional connections drive consumer decisions about what is and what is not acceptable, full public confidence will be hard to restore.