News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Previously discovered sweetener molecules which have been ‘lost or forgotten’ in the scientific literature may have a place in the future of sweet taste research, according to a new review.
The top 10 publicly quoted food and drink companies in the US are sitting on a whopping $30.1bn in cash – and looking to spend it – according to corporate finance experts at Deloitte.
Stevia supplier GLG Life Tech has reported a wider loss in the first quarter of 2011 on higher costs, the company has said.
US chemical group DuPont has successfully completed its tender offer for Danisco, as 92.2 percent of outstanding shares in the Danish food ingredients firm were tendered by Friday’s deadline, DuPont said on Monday.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seeking a permanent injunction against two Tennessee food ingredients firms and their owner, claiming that food from their facilities may have been contaminated.
Co-founder of McCain Foods and chairman of Maple Leaf Foods Wallace McCain has passed away at the age of 81 following a 14-month struggle with pancreatic cancer.
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