Latest news in the food and nutraceutical industry

9 Jan 2019

Through its wholly-owned subsidiary Orkla Foods Danmark, Orkla has entered into an agreement to purchase 90% of the shares in Easyfood, a Danish producer of bread-based convenience products for the out-of-home channel.

9 Jan 2019

Renmatix has signed a distribution agreement with The Ingredient House. Together, Renmatix said, the two companies see the potential to replace eggs in baked goods by incorporating Simple Cellulose.

21 Dec 2018

The third Gluten Free and Free From Bakery Conference, from 26-27 March, will bring together industry experts and academics to discuss key research and share solutions with the free from bakery sector.

27 Nov 2018

The number of new stevia-sweetened foods and drinks overtook new products with aspartame in 2017, according to global data from Innova Market Insights.

19 Nov 2018

Researchers are just beginning to understand the link between the gut and many chronic health conditions, leading to growing interest in prebiotic ingredients. According to a new study, cranberries are the latest food to show prebiotic potential.

19 Nov 2018

Demand for products containing nuts is on the rise, aided by ongoing research into their health benefits and growing consumer understanding of healthy fats.

15 Nov 2018

Mintel has announced three forward-looking trends which it believes will lead the momentum of global food and drink innovation in 2019 and beyond.

14 Nov 2018

“Discovery: The Adventurous Consumer” leads the list of Innova Market Insights’ Top Ten Trends for 2019 which it will discuss in a webinar on November 21.

13 Nov 2018

Gelatin and collagen company Rousselot says it has accelerated the gelation process of gummies to only five to ten minutes, depending on the type of mould used, with its new gelatin-based technology SiMoGel.

13 Nov 2018

Whey protein remains the most popular protein ingredient for athletes by far, but numerous whey protein ingredients have emerged over the past few years, in applications that take it well beyond sports nutrition.

13 Nov 2018

Egg replacers have long been used as a way to avoid to the price fluctuations often associated with real eggs, but recently interest has been driven by manufacturer demand for clean label and plant-based ingredients, allowing companies to make more veg...

12 Nov 2018

For commercial bakers to create countless numbers of delicious, quality baked goods with the dependable consistency their customers count on, it takes more than the standard flour, sugar and eggs they use when baking for the family at home. Specialty i...