Latest news in the food and nutraceutical industry

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...

9 Nov 2018

It seems Chinese consumers’ modern lifestyles and awareness of healthy eating have opened up opportunities for nuts snacks that are either natural or provide convenience, according to Mintel.

8 Nov 2018

Mondelēz International has announced that it will launch what it describes as a forward-thinking innovation hub called SnackFutures to capitalize on changing consumer trends.

7 Nov 2018

International food commodity prices dipped in October, as falling dairy, meat and vegetable oils prices more than offset a surge in sugar prices, the United Nations said.

7 Nov 2018

The UK government aims to cut calories by 20% by 2024 in a range of popular foods, potentially shifting focus back onto foods’ fat content as companies strive to reach this target.

5 Nov 2018

Launches of allergen-free foods have increased in recent years – and not just because of increased prevalence of food allergy.

30 Oct 2018

In a recent blog post on the Mintel web site, Marcia Mogelonsky, Director of Insight, Mintel Food & Drink, explored the opportunity for combining tea and coffee with salty flavours.

26 Oct 2018

Mondelēz International has announced the expansion of its global cocoa sustainability initiative, Cocoa Life, in Brazil. The company says that Cocoa Life aims to create empowered and thriving cocoa farming communities.

26 Oct 2018

Campden BRI says that its sensory experts have explored a new sensory descriptive profiling test that is at least 50% faster and up to 30% cheaper than other conventional descriptive profiling techniques.

23 Oct 2018

A food labelling update seminar, organised by Camden BRI to take place on 4 December, will, it says, provide a regulatory update on food labelling, focusing on some of the current key issues.

18 Oct 2018

IFF is opening two new facilities in China -- a flavours manufacturing facility in the Zhangjiagang Free Trade Zone and a Natural Product Research lab, located in the Nanjing Life Science Park.