News
French inspired snack
Phileas Fogg has introduced French Crispy Squares, a square-shaped cheese and onion flavour snack.
Japanese desserts
A British producer of luxury Japanese mochi has launched two product lines to retail after years supplying the UK’s Japanese restaurants.
Multigrain cereal introduced
Honey Monster Puffs is launching a new multigrain cereal variety, Honey Monster Multigrain Honeycomb.
Toasted coconut bar
Bean to bar chocolate company Madécasse has added a new Milk Chocolate Toasted Coconut variant to its growing range of ‘fair for life’ bars.
World heritage status sought for whisky regions
There is a great opportunity for Scotland’s iconic whisky regions to be recognised as world heritage sites, says Scotland’s food secretary, Richard Lochhead.
Work needed to overcome authenticity doubts
New figures suggest that 43% of consumers are not confident that processed foods contain the meat or fish specified on the label.
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Cider advancing on wine industry
Global demand for cider has put it firmly back on the beverage alcohol map, attracting a younger and more affluent consumer, according Rabobank’s Wine Quarterly Q3 report.
Report urges sugar reduction
There has been mixed response to the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition’s (SACN) final report on carbohydrates.
Innovators urged to claim grants worth €3m
EU wide project FoodIntegrity is urging academics, research firms, SMEs and industry to come up with innovative research projects to help fight food fraud.
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Shaping the future of sustainable manufacturing
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has released a white paper detailing the initial findings from its industry research partnership with Cranfield University.
Texture measurement touchscreen
Stable Micro Systems, the manufacturer of texture analysis instrumentation, has introduced a new touchscreen interface to deliver speed and simplicity to texture measurement.
€35m extension for Cargill’s Belgian plant
Cargill has opened its extended chocolate facility in Mouscron, Belgium.
Ice cream extrusion line
Tetra Pak has launched a new high capacity extrusion line for the large scale production of ice cream sticks and sandwiches.