Ingredients
Umami science boosts sandwiches in the air at London Stansted airport
London Stansted airport has teamed up with luxury food outlet Not Always Caviar and leading food expert Professor Barry C. Smith, to create a sandwich designed with flavours that are enhanced at altitude.
One in four consumers supports a ban on meat-related names for meat-free products
One in four consumers believes vegetarian products should not be allowed to have meat-related names like sausage or burger, a survey has found.
Tetrahedron receives ‘Novel Food’ status for Ergoneine
Tetrahedron’s pure nature-identical L-ergothioneine (brand name Ergoneine) has been awarded ‘Novel Food’ status by the European Commission, and is approved for incorporation into nutritional products for European consumers.
Premium filling fats from Cargill
To help bakery and confectionery producers solve major challenges such as consumer expectations of clean labelling, nutrition profiling and sustainable manufacturing, Cargill has launched CremoFlex, its latest range of premium filling fats across Europe.
Beneo invests €4.3 million in new plant
Functional ingredients manufacturer, Beneo, has invested €4.3 million into a new production plant for vegetal protein in Wanze, Belgium.
McDougalls picks up the pace for pancake day
At Premier Foods’ McDougalls flour mill, production has increased in the week before pancake day by 40%, producing enough flour to make 15 million pancakes.
Italian deli launches Brexit Box hamper
Online Italian delicatessen Diforti has launched a ‘Brexit Box’ to help shoppers prepare for shortages of their favourite foods.
Synergy Flavours expands in Thailand
Flavour company, Synergy Flavours, a division of Carbery Group, has doubled the size of its Thai operation to meet growing demand for its innovative flavour solutions in Asia-Pacific. The expansion of its site in Samutprakarn has created an additional 2500m2 of space, including 1,500m2 dedicated to manufacturing, plus five new sensory labs. The additional space […]
Hey vegans, don’t milk it!
Now, I’m all for people making lifestyle choices (I, for example, go boxing several times a week, drink wine rather more frequently than that, enjoy the odd chicken curry but also love a mushroom risotto). But no one really needs to know that. Why would anyone care?
Zero caffeine, maximum energy
Food manufacturer, Matok V’Kal has launched a six-calorie solution to help boost stamina during high-endurance workouts and sports activities.
EHL Ingredients invest £1m in new Stockport site
EHL Ingredients has expanded its premises and invested £1million in a new 8,000 square foot site in a bid to keep up with growing customer demand for its products.
Glanbia posts full year results, plus new acquisition and board changes
Glanbia, the global nutrition group, has announced its results for the financial year ended 29 December 2018. Its subsidiary, Glanbia Nutritionals, has also acquired US-based Watson for $89m (€78.4m).
US CBD drinks market to rise to over $1bn
US sales of cannabis-based drinks are predicted to surpass $1billion in 2022, according to the 2019 US CBD Drinks Report from Zenith Global and US industry newsletter, Beverage Digest.
Round Up: Ingredients
Here is your weekly round-up of ingredients news. Next week’s round-up will focus on packaging news.