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Fi South America is only two weeks away
6 Aug 2018
Fi South America takes place from 21-23 August 2018 at the Transamerica Expo Center in São Paulo, Brazil, welcoming 9,000+ industry professionals, and 700+ suppliers.
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Energy drink makers turn to botanicals for a more natural buzz
6 Aug 2018
Energy drink manufacturers increasingly are looking to natural ingredients to capture market segments that have previously been overlooked, such as women and older consumers.
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Frutarom enters “beauty from within” market
25 Jul 2018
Frutarom has entered the “beauty from within” market with PhytoflORAL, a patented clinically studied cosmeceutical that is said to give skin a light, even tone and to promote skin health.
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Practical Innovation says it can help start-ups succeed
25 Jul 2018
Only 0.5% of food product launches achieve success in the marketplace, according to Practical Innovation, an innovation starter company. For food companies to beat those odds, real innovation is a key factor for product success, it says.
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Ingredion adds to processed cheese portfolio
24 Jul 2018
Ingredion has added three functional potato starches to its processed cheese ingredient portfolio. CheeseApp 50, 70 and 80 are said to enable recipe cost savings in analogue block and block processed cheeses.
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Mosa Meat gets €7.5m funding
23 Jul 2018
Mosa Meat, a spin off company from Maastricht University, has announced that it has raised €7.5M to bring cultured meat to market by 2021. It is said to be the first investment in a European cultured meat company.
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Cargill introduces carrageenan extract for dairy desserts
13 Jul 2018
Dairy manufacturers can now achieve premium texture, according to Cargill, using a cost-efficient and sustainably sourced ingredient for creamy dairy desserts - Satiagel Seabrid.
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Salt of the Earth reformulates ranch dressing
10 Jul 2018
Salt of the Earth says it has successfully replaced monosodium glutamate (MSG) in Ranch dressing with Mediterranean Umami, an all-natural sodium-reduction ingredient based on vegetable extracts and sea salt.
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Study: astaxanthin protects skin against UV light
6 Jul 2018
A new randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial is said to provide stronger evidence for the protective role of algal-derived astaxanthin against skin deterioration caused by ultraviolet (UV) light.
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Hydrosol promotes stabilising systems for meatless products
26 Jun 2018
Hydrosol claims its new stabilising systems make possible the simple, safe production of burger patties and many other products on existing production lines.
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Corbion announces organic dough improver
21 Jun 2018
Corbion has announced Pristine Organic 522, which it says is its most advanced organic dough improver to date and can be used in both organic and non-GMO formulations.
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c-LEcta teams to develop new plant-based sweetener
21 Jun 2018
Industrial biotechnology company c-LEcta, who are based in Leipzig, Germany and an unnamed leading ingredient company have developed process to expand production of plant-based sweetener with a sugar-like taste.
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