Food, drink and supplement innovators should take tips from the beauty industry as consumers want to fill-up on products that will help them fight the ageing process, says Mintel. The report, published on November 13th, says consumers want to keep their bodies feeling young by eating and drinking products specifically marketed as promoting healthy ageing. […]
Food and beverage companies will be taxed on plastic packaging that contains less than 30 percent recycled content, the UK Chancellor Richard Hammond announced yesterday in the 2018 Budget speech. The tax aims to “transform the economics of sustainable packaging” and posit the UK as “as a world leader” in tackling the scourge of plastic […]
The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the signing of a joint agency formal agreement under the Winning on Reducing Food Waste initiative. The agreement is aimed at improving coordination and communication across federal agencies attempting to educate Americans on the […]
Kerry Group, the Ireland-based consumer foods and ingredients supplier, today (25 October) announced acquisitions in the US and the Middle East. In a stock-exchange filing this morning, Kerry said it had struck deals to buy California-based ingredients business Fleischmann’s Vinegar Co. and Oman-headquartered foodservice supplier AATCO Food Industries. Kerry is to pay a combined […]
Natural ingredients manufacturer Döhler Group has acquired a majority stake in Italian firm Nutrafood as it aims to boost its plant-based food and beverage offer. Döhler said it was drawn to Nutrafood’s “extensive expertise and ability to provide plant-based ingredients for food and beverages”. It expects the deal to create “unique synergy effects”. The company […]
The Danish government began discussing proposals Tuesday to oblige food manufacturers and supermarkets to put labels on their products that would rate their impact on the environment and climate. The move is being supported by the Danish Agriculture and Food Council, the industry umbrella organization that also sees it as an opportunity to promote best […]
Nestlé USA today kicked off three of its newest partnerships as part of the TERRA Food & Agriculture Accelerator founded by RocketSpace and Rabobank. The program, which brings together innovators from both large corporations and emerging growth companies, announced the participants of its third cohort last week. Nestlé is proud to be working with Jackson’s […]
Clean label, free from and GMO-free claims continue to trend in Mexico, as the food sector enjoys strong growth, spurring strong research and development in this dynamic sector. The new product data comes as the food industry from Mexico and beyond prepares for the FoodTech Summit & Expo, which will take place next week. “No […]
Firmenich will acquire US-based ingredients firm Senomyx, increasing its portfolio of natural flavours for food and beverage companies. The deal, which has been unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies, is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2018. Upon closing, Senomyx will be integrated into Firmenich’s North America research and […]
Researchers at the University of Toronto have come up with what appears to be an easy and cost-effective approach to reducing the threat of microbial pathogen contamination on food processing equipment: coating it with a thin layer of cooking oil. Scientists in the university’s Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, working with a food scientist […]
Dive Brief: U.S. consumers are increasingly scanning labels to check that products do not contain certain ingredients, such as gluten, GMOs, antibiotics, pesticides and allergens, according to Bloomberg. The trend is having a huge impact on how manufacturers source, prepare and package foods and beverages. Sales of these “free-from” foods are expected to grow 15%, […]
Consumer acceptance of insect protein is increasing, and researchers at Wageningen University & Research have come up with a way to make it even more nutritious. Wageningen scientists found that exposing mealworms to ultraviolet b (UVb) radiation increased their vitamin D concentration significantly—to the point where it was 60 times higher than unexposed specimens. Results […]
New product developers often focus on overall liking of a food or drink during the NPD stage – but which sensory characteristic is most important? Danish researchers tried to find out. The most commonly used method to determine liking is the 9-point hedonic scale, which was developed by Peryam and Pilgrim in 1957. This method, […]
Food scientists at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have given okara – the residue from the production of soy milk and tofu that is usually discarded – a new lease on life by turning it into a refreshing drink that contains live probiotics, dietary fibre, free isoflavones and amino acids. By encapsulating these nutrients […]
The keyto diet has been tipped as the next big fad by analysts – but evidence over its longer-term health implications is less clear cut. The ketogenic diet is high-fat, moderate-protein and low-carbohydrate. Ketogenic diets make the body produce ketones, which are used as an alternative fuel when blood sugar levels are low. Keytones are […]
