News & Analysis on the Bakery and Snacks Industries
Adding one per cent vitamin C to the natural red coloured betalains from the purple pitaya fruit boosted pigment stability, say German researchers, and could offer a viable alternative to red beets.
Sticking to a low carbohydrate diet does not lead to weakened bones over a three-month period, say US researchers - a result that may prove to be only a brief glimmer for this fading star of diet fads.
A stanol-enriched cheese could help lower cholesterol levels by over five per cent, says a new study by Raisio and Valio, as the Finish companies look to put science behind the growing range of stanol products.
Scientists in Finland believe that cysteine-containing chewing gum could become a new way of preventing upper digestive tract cancers.
Software for manual weighing operations uses a wireless network to achieve the right balance for the fresh food sector.
Household purchases of confectionery in the UK were up by 1.8 per last year, according to new research from Defra.
A UK mineral water company has launched the first corn-based biodegradable bottle in that country's market, linking its fund raising activities with environmentalism.
Alcoa Packaging has been recognised for its printing work on Nestle's new Hot Chocolate Syrup Shrink Sleeve, currently available in the US.
The average UK citizen spends £34.31 per week on food and drink and is increasingly spending this money on healthier foods, according to a recent Defra report.