News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Offices of bakery ingredients and sweeteners giant CSM were raided yesterday by the Dutch competition watchdog NMa on suspicions of price fixing in the firms sugar division CSM Suiker. In a parallel raid, the NMa hit leading Dutch sugar processor...
Flavours and extracts firm Frutarom has gained the worldwide marketing rights to a range of natural antioxidants made by Israel's RAD Natural Technologies, boosting its offering to health and functional food makers.
Public concern over BSE outbreaks is set to boost sales of organic meat products in North America, according to a new report. But North Americans have not historically been as influenced by food scares as their European counterparts.
Dairy leaders are reaping the benefits of increasing consumer interest in functional foods, with both Danone and Nestlé this week reporting strong growth in probiotic and other healthy products, report Danny Vincent and Dominique Patton.