Arla Foods Ingredients is focused more on functionality than ‘all natural’ for the US launch of its whey proteins for bakery, its global sales manager says.
Del Monte Pacific Ltd., the Philippines-based fruit juices company, agreed to buy the consumer foods business of US food maker Del Monte Products Inc. for $1.68bn.
Prunes hold bakery promise in Japan because they are fashionable and highly regarded for digestive health properties, but there are challenges in the US given the fruit’s image problem, says Sunsweet Ingredients.
The proposed rule to label mechanically tenderized beef products would add unnecessary costs to production with little, if any, benefit to food safety, according to the American Meat Institute (AMI).
US health officials have confirmed that three Californian poultry plants linked to a major salmonella outbreak will remain open under close supervision.
With roughly a month to go until voters in Washington State decide whether GMO foods should be labeled, shareholder advocates are calling on the top 10 donors who helped fund the opposition against California’s Prop 37 last year, which was narrowly defeated,...
Nestlé and Unilever have rubbished allegations that they violated Brazilian competition law by preventing the exposure of rival ice cream products at retail level.
Lancaster - a new soft caramel brand launched by Hershey in China earlier this year - will be rolled out across the US in January 2014, bosses at the confectionery giant have revealed.
Canadian canola protein specialist BioExx has filed for bankruptcy protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) for an initial period expiring on October 31.
Adding low levels of red and black pigments to chocolate prior to aeration can prevent aerated chocolate from getting lighter and potentially putting off consumers, according to a patent filed by Unilever.
US tinned meats producer Crider Foods is hoping to replicate its canned chicken’s North American success in Europe after gaining European certification for its products.
Dollar sales of low/zero calorie carbonated soft drinks (CSDs) plunged 8.6% in the four weeks to Sept 28, according to the latest Nielsen xAOC* data, which shows the diet soda market remains stuck in a rut.
If you’re paying more at the pump, you’re likely to spend less on groceries at the convenience store - or just pay at the pump and skip the store altogether. So what do higher gas prices mean for firms supplying the c-store channel?
As parents look to strike a balance between healthy and unhealthy foods in their childrens' diets, bakery manufacturers have an opportunity to innovate with healthier products in the cookies, breads/rolls, crackers and snack bars categories, according...
Innova Market Insights mined its datasets for Anuga to lend unique insight into what’s on trend in drinks across key world regions - here Europe and The Americas.
With all eyes on Washington State - where voters will soon (Nov 5) get to vote on an initiative (I-522) calling for mandatory GMO labeling - the CEO of leading natural and organic foods maker Hain Celestial predicts that it will pass.
Canada has vowed only to sign a free trade agreement with the European Union (EU) that creates new export opportunities for Canadian firms, after a Greek official called for talks regarding the possibility of Canadian-made feta cheese entering Europe...
As food-related PR stunts go, this one is probably up there with the best of them - and we mean literally up there - because it’s in space… (well, almost).
As a tidal wave of civil litigation over the use of the term ‘evaporated cane juice’ (ECJ) to describe dried cane syrup (aka sugar) continues to engulf the food industry, there has been good and bad news for some high-profile defendants this month.
Although consumers vary widely in their sensory preferences when it comes to whole wheat bread, certain characteristics in whole wheat flour—such as decreased bitterness and increased sweetness—improve liking among most consumers, according to multi-year...
Joint venture DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products Company has teamed up with flavors giant Symrise to launch a new all-natural bio-based solvent and humectant as a carrier for compounded flavors.
The Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition's (CFSAN) priority to publish guidance to help manufacturers with voluntarily GMO labeling could signal a change in thinking at the agency, says the United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA).
While pumpkin pie is a seasonal staple, an analysis of takeout orders from GrubHub’s database of 20,000+ restaurants in 500+ US cities shows that the most popular dishes featuring pumpkin are now curries, cheesecakes and ravioli, with pumpkin pie accounting...
Kellogg cannot shirk its palm oil responsibility by deflecting attention to its supplier, says RAN following a statement from Kellogg calling for productive talks between its supplier Wilmar and the environmental group.
Canadian firm AppleActives has developed a polyphenol-rich organic dried apple peel powder (DAPP) it is marketing as a functional ingredient on a joint-health platform.
Dutch animal-derived ingredients giant Vion Ingredients – including the Rousselot gelatine business – is set to be acquired by US-based Darling International in a deal worth about €1.6bn, the company said on Monday.
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Moshy Cohen from RCCI promises that the firm’s mid-calorie Neo cola with stevia - which took three years to develop - is the ‘best solution’ for regular cola drinkers.
A new US study has found that kosher chicken contains more E.coli-resistant bacteria than chicken raised in conventional, organic and antibiotic-free production systems.
Incorporating whole grains into bakery formulations dramatically impacts functionality and so it is easier if bakers start from scratch, says the director of R&D at Archer Daniels Midland.
Cargill has denied any wrong doing in its practices in Colombia after an Oxfam report accused the company of evading Colombian land laws through a method of fragmented purchases.
The Hershey Company will make its single largest investment in Asia with a new factory in Malaysia, a country the firm says gives it a strong route to 25 markets in the region, including China.
Stevia scientists are still rolling the taste rock up the hill, engaged in the seemingly Sisyphean task of solving the ingredient’s lingering issues. The sweetener’s huge potential drives formulators on, and after hundreds of thousands of research man...
In a world that has seen such unlikely yet brilliant combinations as taco shells made of Doritos and tornados made up of man-eating sharks, why not a chip that’s half tortilla, half potato?
Meat and meat products are highly prone to microbial contamination since they are intrinsically prone to spoiling, rich in essential nutrients and perishable.
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has formally adopted the findings of its dispute settlement panel on a major trade row between the US and China over duties on broiler chicken.
The delay in US FDA process registration renewals due to a government shutdown is affecting inspections of imported canned foods, according to Ben England, founder/CEO, FDA Imports.
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has said that greenhouse gas emissions from livestock account for 14.5% of all human-related emissions, but could be cut by 30% by employing current best practices across the supply chain.