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Kellogg in R&D deal with EnWave
Kellogg has announced that it has signed an R&D agreement with EnWave ‘to measure the nutritional and commercial benefits’ of its nutraREV food dehydration technology within a product area including cereal and cereal bars. “The Agreement provides an exclusive period of up to 12 months for Kellogg to test nutraREV with an option to license […]
Health and wellness still dominate flavour trends
A series of recent reports on flavour trends in several key markets across the globe has seen many of the same market drivers influencing the development of new flavours, according to Euromonitor. “Health and wellness, and flavour innovation are now going hand in hand as companies strive to develop great-tasting, healthy products, explains the analyst’s […]
IFT addresses sustainability challenge
Feeding an estimated nine billion people by the year 2050 will require a sustainable food system that makes the most of limited resources while protecting the world’s fragile ecosystem, according to a symposium at the 2011 Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Annual Meeting & Food Expo. “What we do in the next 10 years will […]
Unilever to expand Dubai tea facility
Global consumer giant Unilever has announced that it’s expanding its Lipton tea manufacturing facility in Dubai to meet the rising demand for tea in the region. The expansion of the factory in Jafza will, says Unilever, allow it to increase the production capacity of both black and green tea. “The number of cups of tes […]
‘Robust demand’ for recession-defying functional food market
The functional foods market – defined as ‘food and drink products making a specific health claim’ – was last year valued at £14.8 billion (€16.8bn), according to a new report from Leatherhead Food Research. According to Future Directions for the Global Functional Foods Market, the functional foods market has been growing significantly faster than the […]
Alpaca snack hits US
A new snack made from alpaca meat has been declared ‘innovation of the week’ by Datamonitor’s Product Launch Analytics. The manufacturer of La Pacos Alpaca Jerky, which has just hit supermarket shelves in the US, claim that the product is healthier than traditional beef jerky as alpaca meat is leaner. “Alpaca meat is an unusual […]
Algatechnologies expands astaxanthin facilities
Natural astaxanthin manufacturer Algatechnologies has announced that it’s expanding the production capacity of its AstaPure brand. “This expansion is a result of the growing global demand for our AstaPure products, and of the several long-term agreements we secured with leading companies in the dietary supplement and nutrition industries,” explains Efrat Kat, director of marketing and […]
Thermo Fisher responds to E.coli crisis
Thermo Fisher Scientific says it has responded to the E.coli O104 crisis in Europe by increasing production and distribution of its Brilliance ESBL Agar plate, a chromogenic screening plate for the detection of Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-producing (ESBL) organisms, such as the outbreak strain, within 24 hours. “With worldwide concern over E.coli O104, food microbiologists need […]
Buckwheat analysis breakthrough
RSSL says it has further extended its scope for allergen testing by validating a method for analysis of buckwheat. Though not on the EU list of allergens that must be declared, buckwheat is a known and serious allergen in Japan, and clinical reports expose several cases in Europe, says RSSL. “Buckwheat is important because it […]
New ‘super prebiotic to boost gut health’ in Europe
Xylo-oligosaccharides (XOs) is a patented product which is selling exceptionally well in Asian markets, according to distributor Cornelius, which is now introducing it to the UK, Eire and Poland. “Xylo-oligosaccharides (XOs) are sugar oligomers made up of xylose units and are derived from non-genetically modified corn,” says sales director Darren Spiby. “They can be used […]
Experts still trying to identify ‘killer cucumber’ source
German researchers are still trying to identify the source of a deadly outbreak of E.coli in Europe after Spanish cucumbers were found not to have the lethal strain, which has so far killed 16 people. Suspicion had orginally fallen on organic cucumbers from Spain imported by Germany but then re-exported to other European countries, or […]
Chilled foods: a helping hand with shelf life evaluation
With the total UK chilled food sector worth over £8.7 billion (€10bn) and growing, it’s more important than ever that manufacturers accurately determine shelf life to both guarantee food safety and minimise waste. Setting shelf-life limits can be a complex process and getting it wrong can have very serious public health, economic and legal consequences. […]
‘Gluten-free’ guide from FSA
The Food Standards Agency has launched a new factsheet to help caterers understand when to label food ‘gluten free’ when the rules change next year. The main change, after 1 January next year, will be that the term ‘gluten free’ can only be used on foods that contain less than 20 parts of gluten in […]
JF Hillebrand drinks to logistics award
Global specialist logistics provider to the wines and spirits industry, JF Hillebrand, has again been declared Logistics Company of the Year in the annual Drinks Business Awards 2011 ceremony held in London last week. JF Hillebrand, winner of the prestigious award in 2010 and in five of the past seven years, was recognised for the […]