Latest News in the food Industry

Fermentalg provides first quarter update

26 Apr 2018

Fermentalg has provided an update on its business activity during the first quarter of 2018, including first quarter revenue of €232K.

Cocoa Barometer 2018 report published

26 Apr 2018

“Current approaches will not solve the problem at scale. Companies and governments need to acknowledge the urgency, and make a change. Efforts that cover less than 50% cannot be called ‘solutions’.”

Lampados completes Liteez production facility

26 Apr 2018

Lampados International has completed a new plant expansion for the production of Liteez, a vegan, 3D meringue kiss sweetener for hot beverages.

Prota, Chr. Hansen partner on peanut allergy

25 Apr 2018

Prota Therapeutics has partnered with Chr. Hansen to assess what is said to be the world’s best documented probiotic strain, LGG, in a Phase III clinical trial to develop a treatment for peanut allergy.

Nestlé reports 2.8% organic growth

25 Apr 2018

Clean label for marketeers

25 Apr 2018

The drive towards clean labels has led many food makers to reformulate with ingredients that are considered easier to understand, but some have taken a different route, preferring to explain the purpose of ingredients to consumers.

Ixoreal unlocks commercial potential of ashwagandha

25 Apr 2018

Ashwagandha is known as the king of herbs in traditional Indian Ayurvedic medicine – but it is still not well known in the West. Supplier Ixoreal Biomed Inc. aims to make ashwagandha as ubiquitous in Europe as Chinese ginseng, tapping into its purporte...

Research: chlorine can make foodborne pathogens undetectable

25 Apr 2018

Chlorine, commonly used in the agriculture industry to decontaminate fresh produce, can make foodborne pathogens undetectable according to new research led by the University of Southampton.

Olam launches AtSource traceability solution

24 Apr 2018

Olam International has launched AtSource – a sustainable and traceable sourcing solution that it says will provide unrivalled environmental and social insights into the journey of agricultural raw materials and food ingredients

Danone reports 4.9% like-for-like growth

24 Apr 2018

Danone has reported consolidated sales of €6,085m, up 10.8% on a reported basis and 4.9% like-for-like. The company noted a very strong performance in Specialized Nutrition driven by Early Life Nutrition in China.

Campden BRI to host ISO 17025 seminar

23 Apr 2018

Campden BRI’s ISO/IEC 17025:2017 technical update and implication to food and drink laboratories seminar, 26 June, will provide information on the new requirements, including areas of increased testing activities.

FrieslandCampina reinforces commitment to sustainability

23 Apr 2018

FrieslandCampina has announced that it will accelerate and further expedite its purpose driven strategy ‘nourishing by nature’ with an even stronger commitment to sustainability.