Here is your weekly round-up of ingredients news. Next week’s round-up will focus on packaging news. To submit an item for inclusion, please contact Carly Wood at [email protected].

• Arla Foods Ingredients has opened a new factory located in Nr Vium, Denmark, strengthening its position in the global dairy protein hydrolysates sector.
• GNT has started to construct an additional spirulina plant at its headquarters in the Netherlands, which will more than double its production capacities for blue and green colouring foods.
• Nizo food research, Royal FrieslandCampina, Ruitenberg Ingredients and Sonac are joining forces as ‘Tapas’ to develop protein rich foods.
• Researchers are seeking methods of introducing blackcurrant pomace – a rich source of polyphenols and fibre – into bread, muffins, biscuits and breakfast foods.
• A new resource has been launched to provide food companies that use culinary dried herbs and spices with industry best practice guidance on assessing and protecting the authenticity of these products.