Latest News in the food Industry

24 Feb 2015

According to the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): if Nestlé can do it, Mars can do it. Its pronouncement follows the former company’s decision to eliminate artificial food dyes, as well as artificial flavours, from all of its chocolate...

24 Feb 2015

Sioux Natural is introducing Shug, which the company says is the world’s first 100% plant-based, low calorie sugar-replacement that actually bakes and tastes just like sugar. With its “revolutionary” just-like-sugar performance, Sioux Natural say...

23 Feb 2015

The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) is working with its member companies following an FDA consumer advisory of February 18 on products containing ground cumin with undeclared peanuts. The FDA issued an advisory to consumers with peanut allergie...

23 Feb 2015

Cargill has signed a formal partnership agreement to support Mondelēz International’s Cocoa Life program, which strengthens both companies’ commitment to improving the livelihoods of cocoa farmers and to investing in a sustainable future for cocoa. Mon...

23 Feb 2015

Barry Callebaut has announced that the European Patent Office has awarded it a patent on reduced fat chocolate. With this patent, Barry Callebaut said that it continues to broaden its innovation-based product offering of reformulated products. The comp...

23 Feb 2015

Snacks are a popular component of the diet, notes Campden BRI, addressing the needs of the modern way of life, and points out that the snack food sector is subject to the same pressures and challenges as the rest of the food industry. However, it is of...

20 Feb 2015

Hershey has announced it is to begin a transition to simple and easy-to-understand ingredients. This, the company said, builds and expands on Hershey’s ongoing commitment to responsibly sourcing the ingredients it uses in its product portfolio. “As con...

20 Feb 2015

Barry Callebaut has announced that the European Patent Office has awarded it a patent on reduced fat chocolate. With this patent, Barry Callebaut said that it continues to broaden its innovation-based product offering of reformulated products. The comp...

19 Feb 2015

DSM has published the results of a survey it conducted on the international perception of yogurt amongst 6,000 men and women  in Brazil, China, France, Poland, Turkey as well as the USA. Among its conclusions are that, encouragingly for yogurt manufact...

19 Feb 2015

Celebrating 50 years serving the healthy lifestyles of the Japanese, health and wellness company Q’SAI has announced the formation of Q’SAI USA, a new United States wholly owned subsidiary that will soon introduce American versions of healt...

19 Feb 2015

Arla has issued an update on how it sees the market and its performance ahead of publication of its annual results later this month. 2014 was a complex year, the company said. The farmer-owned company achieved one of its best results ever in a market i...

18 Feb 2015

Salt of the Earth has launched its Umami-Essence Sea Salt ingredient which is especially designed for a comprehensive range of sauces. Using Umami-Essence Sea Salt in a new or existing product formulation can help dramatically decrease sodium levels—in...