News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Virun is claiming major brand interest in its newly patented technologies that encapsulate nonpolar compounds such as Omega-3 acids, allowing them to dissolve clearly in beverages for the first time.
The US food industry has poor job and wage quality and a lack of career mobility, according to a groundbreaking report into the sector.
Innovative new products commanding higher margins, increased marketing investment and better cost controls will help Sara Lee “unleash the potential” of Hillshire Brands Company, the new name for its North American food business, claims the firm.
Kraft Foods delivered a “higher rate of revenue from new products last year than at any time in recent memory” revealed bosses as they reassured stakeholders that both businesses will have “world-class innovation organizations on day one” after it breaks...
The coffee pod revolution is here to stay in the US, and the expiry of patents relating to Green Mountain’s coffee pods next year could even cut prices further and strengthen its grip.
Dairy giant Saputo has called on authorities in California not to increase the price paid by processor for raw milk in the state, after posting results “negatively impacted” by a previous price hike.
California-based dairy producers have called for an increase in the price paid to them for raw milk by cheese processors, in an effort to collect a greater share of the market value of whey protein.