Latest news in the food and nutraceutical industry

5 Feb 2015

Entrepreneurs have reinvented an ancient food for the 21st century, says New Nutrition Business, tapping into consumers’ desire for “good carbs” and healthier snacks and creating a small but fast-growing niche. “By taking grains and sprouting them befo...

4 Feb 2015

Fonterra has reduced its milk volume forecast for the 2014-15 season to 1,532 million kgMS, reflecting the impact of dry weather on production in recent weeks. The new forecast is 3.3% lower than the 1,584 million kgMS collected last season. The previo...

4 Feb 2015

The Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences (NIHS) is to continue collaborating with Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry in the UK as part of what the company describes as a ground-breaking study into how the way we live in chil...

4 Feb 2015

TIC Gums has introduced a new stabiliser system for icing and glaze applications. Ticaloid DG 671 is designed to perform similarly to agar at a lower usage level, providing cost-in-use savings and an answer to a shifting agar market. Agar is often the ...

4 Feb 2015

NIZO says that its Process Scan enables dairy producers to increase production capacity by 10% on average while maintaining optimum product properties and without increasing fixed costs. It is, says the company, one of the best options available to dai...

3 Feb 2015

Frutarom is continuing to implement its rapid growth strategy and has announced its acquisition of FoodBlenders for approximately US$ 2.4 million (£ 1.6 million) plus an additional sum expected to stand at about US$ 600,000 (£ 400,000), depending on th...

3 Feb 2015

Stevia products producer and marketer PureCircle has released what it claims is the industry’s first comprehensive sustainability report. The report highlights the impact that the company says its vertically integrated supply chain has had on people an...

3 Feb 2015

More consumers are feeling time-scarce and view cooking as a chore, believes market researcher Canadean, turning to convenient ready meals to free up more time for themselves and noting that,  to survive in an increasingly health-conscious society, rea...

3 Feb 2015

OmniActive Health Technologies is to introduce Gingever High Potency Ginger. Non-GMO and allergen-free Gingever is a high-potency super-critical fluid extract with 30% bioactives (min 20% gingerols) made from an FDA-acknowledged GRAS (Generally Regarde...

3 Feb 2015

Barry Callebaut has announced the Barry Callebaut FullFill Factory. Designed to answer the increasing need of personalisation and flexibility for both small and large food manufacturers alike, the FullFill Factory is said to create added value through ...

2 Feb 2015

US supermarket chains Albertsons and Safeway have formally announced the completion of their planned merger, with the former acquiring the latter for a reported $9+ billion in what is said to be the largest ever deal of its kind and making the combined...

2 Feb 2015

Recent studies have shown that added sugars, particularly those containing fructose, are a principal driver of diabetes and pre-diabetes, even more so than other carbohydrates. Clinical experts writing in Mayo Clinic Proceedings challenge current dieta...