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Healthy appetite for sauces, as NPD hots up
New product activity is heating up in the prepared sauces market. According to Innova Market Insights, the market – which includes a range of different product types, including pasta sauces, cooking sauces, bottled and table sauces and condiments, and salad sauces and dressings – has seen an ever-increasing number of launches globally over the past […]
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Appetite for snack foods soars
New product activity in the global snack foods industry is defying worldwide economic problems, according to a market research analyst. Launch numbers recorded by Innova Market Insights showed a strong double-digit increase last year, with savory and salty snacks accounting for just under two-thirds of the total, and snack nuts and seeds the remainder. Asia […]
Cash incentive to innovate
Anyone who can come up with ways to transform food manufacturing and reduce waste could be in for a share of £15 million (€18m), thanks to a new government initiative. The cash is on offer as part of a drive to support research and development that will help unlock the potential of the UK’s farming, […]
Business news, Food safety, New products, Packaging, Sustainability
Vitafoods Europe plans 15th anniversary celebration
Nutraceuticals, raw materials and functional food and drink ingredients show Vitafoods Europe is set to celebrate its 15th anniversary at Palexpo, Geneva, later this year. The event, from 22-24 May, is co-located with Finished Products Expo, a leading dietary supplements event. And, for the first time, the the newly-created Vitafoods Europe Conference Executive Advisory Board […]
Provexis wades in with GB rowing team
Provexis, the life-science business that develops, licenses and markets functional food and sports nutrition technologies, has signed a new five-year deal to continue as the official supplier of sports drinks and sports nutrition for the Great Britain rowing team. The partnership, through the newly acquired Science in Sport (SiS) division, renews SiS’s commitment to the […]
Coffee market chilled out
While the ready-to-drink or iced coffee market is relatively mature and showing only modest growth in much of Asia, levels of interest elsewhere in the world appear to be growing, according to Innova Market Insights. This is not only in the relatively well-established US market, which is the number two global market after Japan, but […]
‘Final hurdle cleared’ as stevia wins EU approval
The International Stevia Council has welcomed the final approval of EC regulation to authorise the use of steviol glycosides as a non-caloric sweetener in the European market. “The final hurdle in the regulatory process for steviol glycosides – the scrutiny of the regulation by the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers – has been […]
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‘Indulgent fillings’ from ADM collaboration
An ADM Cocoa and ADM Oils and Fats collaboration has led to the launch of a range of ‘indulgent fillings’ for the confectionery and bakery industries. The new products are suitable for a wide range of applications and combine great taste with the long shelf life that has previously been difficult to achieve in premium […]
Wild about exotic fruits
Capitalising on current consumer interest in exotic fruits, Wild has introduced a new product range. The four different varieties in the range include the African mix, with exotic marula and pink guava from; the Asian mix, featuring Alphonso mangos from India, with lychees, tamarinds and coconut water; a Caribbean medley of red grapefruit from Cuba […]
Food sector manufacturing on the up
The UK food and drink industry has bucked the general trend of declining manufacturing output with a 0.5% increase in June 2011 compared to the same month in 2010, according to new figures. The Office for National Statistics results published this week show that while food and drink production output increased, the figures are in […]
Hong Kong to host Vitafoods event
Vitafoods Asia will make its debut at AsiaWorld-Expo, Hong Kong from 7-9 September, as organisers respond to the growing pan-Asian nutraceutical, functional foods and functional drinks market. The event will provide the perfect platform for visitors from countries such as China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia and is a must-attend for anyone in the industry […]
‘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 […]
Big plans for Rhymney Brewery
After seven years of brewing in Merthyr Tydfil, family-run Rhymney Brewery has announced plans to relocate to Blaenavon, where it will to open a new 15,000sq ft purpose-built brewery and visitor centre – the first of its kind in Wales. The new brewery, which is expected to open in October, will be twice the size […]
Public health focus for BCCC annual conference
Professionals from across the biscuit, cake, chocolate and confectionery world gathered in Oxfordshire this week to discuss how the sector can deliver on public health, with a special focus on the Government’s Responsibility Deal. “A common thread that affects us all is the health and nutrition of our products, their subsequent labelling and finally their […]
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