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Fermented products are invigorating the probiotics market

Despite ongoing interest in functional foods, probiotics—the ingredients that pioneered the functional food boom in the 1980s—now appear to have a much lower profile. According to Innova Market Insights data, less than 1% of global food and drinks launched in the 12 months ending in April 2018 were marketed as containing probiotics. (In the U.S., […]

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94.6% of Frutarom shareholders support IFF deal

IFF and Frutarom have announced that Frutarom shareholders voted to approve the proposed combination of Frutarom and IFF at the special general meeting of Frutarom shareholders. Of the votes cast at the special general meeting, 94.6% percent were in favor of the proposed merger, representing approximately 74.7% of all outstanding shares. “We are pleased that […]

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Thermo Fisher on method development and packaging migration

Method development for pesticides and packaging migration are two current areas of high interest, according to Thermo Fisher Scientific. Laszlo Hollosi, application specialist, spoke to us after giving a demonstration at the Live Lab on Food Analysis at Analytica 2018. Pesticide analysis is well established and most methods are not new, said Hollosi. Demand to […]

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Fermented flavors driving food, beverage innovation, Symrise says

Fermented flavors and ingredients are popping up more and more frequently on store shelves and restaurant menus, says flavor and fragrance ingredients supplier Symrise (Holzminden, Germany). In a recent effort to survey the food market for fermented flavor and ingredient trends, Symrise’s marketing and consumer insights group found that Millennials and restaurant chefs are driving […]

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Global Bag-in-Box containers market caters to the food and beverages industry

The demand for aseptic and convenient packaging formats on the part of the consumer and the need to reduce per-package cost price on the part of the manufacturer are the prime factors behind the emergence and rising adoption of bag-in-box containers across industries. Bag-in-box containers, as against conventional packaging solutions, provide improved hygiene and safety […]

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Sensient’s All Natural Flavour Collections capture key consumer trends

Authentic florals, herbs, spices, tea and ginger flavours and extracts for contemporary product concepts Global expert Sensient Flavors presents its All Natural Flavour Collections: The trend flavours help food and beverage manufacturers to respond successfully to upcoming market trends and reflect current consumer preferences. The latest findings of Sensient’s consumer and market research underpin Sensient’s […]

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EC wants to build a ‘fairer food supply chain’

The European Commission is launching a public consultation on how Europe’s food supply chain can be made “fairer”. The Commission is gathering data on the “necessity and expedience” of possible measures that could be implemented at a European Union level to address or regulate “unfair trading practices with respect to agrifood products”. The Commission noted […]