Ingredients
Coconut water trends
Recent efforts to promote coconut water as the natural and healthy soft drink of choice have already moved it into the mainstream in the US. Manufacturers and are now also focusing on developing the European market. Coconut water can be promoted on an all-natural platform, while also offering many of the isotonic benefits of mainstream […]
New look for syrups
French-based syrup processor Borde is updating its range of red fruits with new multilayer packaging from RPC Containers Corby. All eight varieties – raspberries, blueberries, blackcurrants, blackberries, cranberries, redcurrants, red fruits and cherries – are being packed in RPC’s one litre Classic jars with new labels that make the fruit the focal point. The attractive […]
Stabilisers for chocolate milk
Premium Ingredients is presenting two new stabilisers for chocolate milk: Premigum XLB-13059 and Premitex XLB-14022. Premigum XLB-13059 allows for an important cost saving by reducing milk powder content and is specially designed for recombined UHT chocolate milk applications. It also allows for an improved mouth feel and creamy texture. This stabiliser guarantees an efficient suspension […]
Rainbow range
Ingredients specialist Wild has expanded its range of colours and now offers a prism of intense shades: the Rainbow Range of concentrates and extracts is available in six colours.
Demand for artificial ingredient-free yogurt
DSM has published a Global Insight paper, stating that consumers demand dairy products such as yogurt prepared with simple and familiar ingredients. Based on a survey, carried out in countries as varied as China, US, Brazil and Turkey, the results reveal that consumers are actively looking for these ‘clean label’ products made with fewer, more […]
IFT and Tate & Lyle launch competition
The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) and Tate & Lyle Food Systems has announced a new student competition that will foster student innovation and scientific exploration of global food science issues. This new partnership focuses on the need for talented food scientists to meet future global demands for safe, nutritious and affordable food. “This generation […]
FIC: printers be wary
With the recent comment by GS1 that the “larger brands are making considerably more progress towards compliance of the new food labelling regulations than the smaller brands”, the prospect of possible bottlenecks at some printers toward the end of the year could soon be a very dire reality, according to CS Labels. Labelling rules in […]
Princes aims to increase canned fish consumption
Princes is launching a new on-pack promotion in the UK aimed at increasing consumption of canned fish by demonstrating its simplicity and versatility. Favourite Fish Dish, which will feature on two million tuna four-packs, is a new recipe-inspired promotion that offers shoppers the chance to receive £5,000 in return for sharing their favourite canned fish […]
New cultures keep mild products fresh
DuPont has unveiled an expanded lineup of the Holdbac Protective cultures range to target contamination in the mild acidic environments of cheese and fresh yogurt manufacture while maintaining flavour. Holdbac YM-XP Protective cultures are designed to provide optimum protection against yeast and mould, specifically in the mild acidic pH conditions typical in cheese and mild yogurt. […]
Show up or miss out
When I joined Food & Drink Technology back in July, I wrote in my first blog that I was pleased to be joining just ahead of ‘show season’ and looking forward to making contact with many of the magazine’s readers and contributors at the various exhibitions taking place before the end of the year. As […]
Aquabio secures contract with Dairy Crest
Aquabio has been awarded a £3.5 million contract for a wastewater treatment and water reuse plant at Dairy Crest’s Severnside Dairy in Gloucester, UK.
Mackerel’s welcome return to plates
The Scottish mackerel processing industry has welcomed the return of mackerel to the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) Fish to Eat list.
£530,000 funding for Moo Free
UK-based Moo Free Limited is to invest in new machinery and increase staff by 20% following £530,000 in funding from Santander Corporate & Commercial.
Scotland NDNS results published
The National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) results for Scotland have been published. This report provides combined results covering the period from 2008 to 2012 and allows key comparisons with the UK NDNS results which were published in May 2014. The Scotland report covers the same topics as the main UK report, including food and […]