Archives for June 10, 2009

‘Credit card’ snack process combines health with shape appeal

A new process to create credit card-shaped snacks has gathered significant interest from the food industry as it provides a novel format for healthy snacks, according to its manufacturer Baker Perkins.

Dispatches from IFT

Almond's safety halo can be shared by all nuts

The almond industry has been spared the recalls experienced by other nuts, and Tim Birmingham from the Almond Board of California tells FoodNavigator-USA about the measures the almond industry has taken to deal with food safety issues.

Radical proposals to overhaul India food processing sector tabled

Sweeping plans to revamp the Indian food processing industry have been put forward in a bid to boost the sector and attract foreign investment.

Learning from functional foods failures

Eighty per cent of functional food product launches fail within 18 months, according to a new report that draws lessons from 15 high-profile failures from the likes of Danone, Emmi, Pepsico, Coca-Cola, Nestlé and Unilever.