Latest news in the food and nutraceutical industry

27 Feb 2015

Fourteen participants have begun their yearlong journey to almond expertise with a state-of-the-industry presentation by Almond Board of California (ABC) President and CEO Richard Waycott. Members of the seventh Almond Leadership Program class heard th...

27 Feb 2015

A new four-year project has received a grant of €4 million from the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions European Training Network within the EU Framework Program for Research and Innovation. In the project, an international collaboration of scientists from ...

27 Feb 2015

Campden BRI has expanded its capabilities in emerging technologies with the purchase of a continuous UV-C and the installation of a large scale cold plasma machine. The new installations, which are worth in excess of £100,000, add to existing HPP, powe...

26 Feb 2015

Tate & Lyle has launched Dolcia Prima Low-Calorie Sugar, its newest ingredient which the company says is set to transform the way the food and beverage industry develops low- or reduced-calorie products. Dolcia Prima is Tate & Lyle’s brand name...

26 Feb 2015

The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether the proposed acquisition of the industrial chocolate business of ADM by Cargill is in line with the EU Merger Regulation. Both US-based companies supply industrial chocolate...

26 Feb 2015

Kerry Group has reported volume growth of 3.4% to €4,337m for its ingredients and flavours business for 2014, with trading profit up 6.1%. “We recorded another year of good growth, business margin expansion and an 8.1% increase in adjusted earnings per...

26 Feb 2015

Lack of growth, price pressure from food retailers and changing consumer behaviour are all creating a challenging environment for the foods sector, according to a new report from Rabobank. New technologies and innovations such as 3D printed food, algae...

25 Feb 2015

ADM has been ranked the world’s most admired company in the food production industry by Fortune magazine for 2015. “We are proud to be acknowledged by our peers for our leadership in the food production industry,” said ADM CEO Juan Luciano. “To be reco...

25 Feb 2015

A new University of Michigan study confirms what has long been suspected: highly processed foods like chocolate, pizza and French fries are among the most addictive. This is said to be one of the first studies to examine specifically which foods may be...

25 Feb 2015

A new department at Campden BRI is, says the company, benefiting members and other clients by bringing together key expertise in the areas of primary production, raw materials and ingredients, and primary processing operations. Reflecting the closer in...

25 Feb 2015

Algatech has appointed Ronnie Meninger as CEO.   Hagai Stadler, of Grovepoint (Algatech’s major shareholder) who served the last two years as an interim CEO, will become a director in charge of M&A activities for Algatech. Sammy Boussiba was ...

24 Feb 2015

Nestlé has announced full year sales of CHF 91.6 billion, representing 4.5% organic growth and 2.3% real internal growth, but down 0.6% in real terms, impacted by negative foreign exchange of -5.5%. Trading operating profit margin was CHF 14.0 billion,...