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Moving towards a cranberry PACs pact

Moving towards a cranberry PACs pact

Julie Rosenborg (Lallemand), Mathieu Besnard (Diana Naturals)

Julie Rosenborg, from Lallemand Health Ingredients, and Diana Naturals' Mathieu Besnard spoke with Shane Starling about some of the issues surrounding the proanthocyanidin content of cranberry and how the French urinary tract infection health claim passed in 2004 has influenced scientific development and the market.

Published: 06-May-2009

How Coke and Pepsi plan to grow in the recession

How Coke and Pepsi plan to grow in the recession

James Tonkin

The two beverage giants Coca-Cola and PepsiCo will be driving their brands forward rather than shrinking back in the years ahead, treating the recession as a period for growth, says beverage analyst James Tonkin.

Published: 05-May-2009

Finding the over-50s functional foods market

Finding the over-50s functional foods market

Dr Sian Astley

European ommunications manager - Institute of Food Research

The over-50s have peculiar nutrition needs that, increasingly, are being catered to by functional foods makers as Shane Starling found out at a recent conference on the subject in Amsterdam.

Published: 24-Mar-2009

Snack Size Science: Coffee stirs up gut health promise

Snack Size Science: Coffee stirs up gut health promise

NutraIngredient’s Snack Size Science brings you the week's top science. This week we spill the beans on the potential of coffee to boost levels of beneficial bacteria in our guts.

Published: 19-Mar-2009

Robotics enable leaner, more efficient processing, claims CenFRA

Robotics enable leaner, more efficient processing, claims CenFRA

Philip Brunger

Audit Engineer - CenFRA

Philip Brunger, audit engineer at the Centre for Food Robotics and Automation (CENFRA) in Doncaster in the North of England, outlines some of the key benefits that can be accrued for the food and drink sector from investment in automation.

Published: 09-Jan-2009

Looking to the future for biomaterial supply

Looking to the future for biomaterial supply

Stefano Cavallo

European marketing manager - NatureWorks

Stefano Cavallo looks to the future for biomaterial supply.

Published: 11-Dec-2008

Companies taking their own approach in playing up end of life messages

Companies taking their own approach in playing up end of life messages

Stefano Cavallo

European marketing manager - NatureWorks

Stefano Cavallo discusses how companies can take their own approach in advertising the end of life benefits of packaging.

Published: 11-Dec-2008

Can steel meet the sustainability challenge?

Can steel meet the sustainability challenge?

Philippe Wolper, managing director, APEAL, outlines the green properties of steel for food and drink packaging.

Published: 08-Dec-2008

The importance of labelling

The importance of labelling

Carol Lipton & Jeanne-Marie Devanz

Carol Lipton and Jeanne-Marie Devanz of design group Osmotik discuss the importance of labelling.

Published: 03-Dec-2008

Following the cosmetic approach for simple pack solutions

Following the cosmetic approach for simple pack solutions

Jeanne-Marie Devanz

Package development engineer and designer - Osmotik

Jeanne-Marie Devanz of design agency Osmotik explains how food groups can follow the cosmetic industries' attempts at pack simplicity.

Published: 03-Dec-2008

IPA 2010 - what does the future hold?

IPA 2010 - what does the future hold?

Taking at leap forward, FoodProductionDaily.com asesses potential trends in food processing at IPA 2010.

Published: 28-Nov-2008

More light than heat with clean decontamination technology

More light than heat with clean decontamination technology

Pulsed light can be used to inactivate micro-organisms on food and packaging surfaces. Craig Leadley from Campden BRI outlines how the technology might also provide cost savings to manufacturers.

Published: 27-Nov-2008

Baobab: Sustainable and in-demand

Baobab: Sustainable and in-demand

William Smith

Marketing manager - Afriplex

After gaining novel foods approval in the EU, baobab is tipped to become a billion dollar industry. Stephen Daniells speaks to William Smith from Afriplex to find out what foods baobab fruit pulp is turning up in, and whether supply can match the demand.

Published: 18-Nov-2008

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Major rPET supplier sued by Coke cuts production in hunt for buyer

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Study links coffee drinking to lower ‘risk of death’

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US firm brushes off Yerba Mate beverage 'bitterness' claims, hopes for sparkling growth

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Diageo 'delight' at UK success for Nigerian sorghum-based Guinness

Diageo 'delight' at UK success for Nigerian sorghum-based Guinness

Diageo has told BeverageDaily.com it is 'delighted' by the export success of its African sorghum-based beers in...

Russian vodka market faces ‘systemic problem’: analyst

Russian vodka market faces ‘systemic problem’: analyst

The Russian vodka market faces a systemic problem with rapid initial growth amongst brands offset by declines...

'More likely' PepsiCo split could see beverages or snacks arms sold - analysts

'More likely' PepsiCo split could see beverages or snacks arms sold - analysts

Leading US analysts believe that major shareholders are pushing for a PepsiCo split that could happen sooner...