News & Analysis for the Beverage Industry
Singapore-based cocoa bean supplier Olam has jointly acquired the Cameroon cocoa processor Usicam with ADM, the world's largest cocoa processor, giving both firms greater economy of scale in the African market.
Vitiva has launched what it describes as a powerful rosemary extract-based antioxidant that can be used in processed chicken and poultry products.
Given its popularity with sweet-hungry children, Halloween has become an important trading period for confectioners.
A new meta-analysis of clinical trials of the effect of salt reduction in children reports that a modest reduction in intake does have a significant effect on blood pressure.
Health conscious snackers could soon be driving up walnut sales following more research into the nut's role in protecting against heart disease.
UK firm Create Flavours has developed an innovative method that it claims is capable of recreating more accurately the original flavour of strawberries.
Danish group Danisco has become the latest in a string of ingredients firms to pass on increased raw material and energy costs to the market, announcing today that it is to up the mark on its glucoamylase for the US brewing and portable alcohol markets.
Two top scientists claim to have developed a frozen dairy dessert that contains no sugar, trans fats or lactose, heralding new opportunities for dairy firms to target consumer health trends.
Low levels of irradiation can reduce pathogen levels, including the potentially deadly E. coli, in carcasses used for ground beef, claim researchers.
Despite the introduction of mandatory folic acid fortification of grains as much as a third of women of childbearing age are not getting the recommended amounts, says a study from Canada.
Food firms will have to play a major role in the UK's new drive to curb carbon emissions in an effort to avoid environmental and economic disaster from global warming, Britain's environment minister has said.
Ingredients group Tate & Lyle has made further inroads into the bakings, toppings and spreads market with the introduction of new portion sized packaging for its signature Golden Syrup product.
A team of food researchers has been awarded a patent for a new variety of tortilla targeting consumers eager for a low fat, low carb, soy-free version of the popular bread alternative.