nutrition
Fighting vegan nutrient deficiencies
Naturally containing a cocktail of proteins, minerals, vitamins and omega 3, Luzixine, from L-RD, offers a new innovative Novel Food ingredient from French origin, guaranteed without GMO for food supplement professionals.
Coconut milk market expected to rise
The global coconut milk products market is projected to record a CAGR of over 7% during 2018-2028, reaching an anticipated revenue of more than US$ 500 million, according to a study by Future Market Insights (FMI).
New searchable UK composition of foods website
Food Databanks, in collaboration with Public Health England, has launched a new UK Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID) searchable website.
Qualvis leads the way with sustainable packaging
Motion Nutrition chose Qualvis to provide a more focused, sustainable packaging solution for its updated product range.
FreeFrom Food Awards winners
The winners of the FreeFrom Food Awards 2019 have been announced.
Innovation at heart of The Ingredients Show 2019
The Ingredients Show will return for a second year to Birmingham’s NEC from 8-10 April, following its successful launch last year.
Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Sustainability
Helen Munday announced as IFST President Elect
Helen Munday is the new President Elect of Institute of Food Science & Technology.
Eggs-asperating campaign has slim chance of working
This week I learned that Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has launched a new campaign which aims to make people think twice before agreeing to order more food than they originally intended when eating out.
Using space know-how to ‘sniff’ out salad quality
Scientists in the UK are working to develop new technology which will be able to ‘smell’ when fruit or vegetables are going off – potentially saving tonnes of waste.
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?
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).
Arla Foods Ingredients offers a high-quality medical beverage solution
A new concept from Arla Foods Ingredients is set to overcome the challenges of producing high-quality whey protein beverages for medical purposes.
Unilever acquires snack brand, graze
The deal is the first to be secured by Unilever’s new chief executive Alan Jope since his appointment last month. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Givaudan, Buhler and Nestlé join for major healthier product research initiative
Flavour and fragrance company, Givaudan, has committed to co-found a major healthy food research scheme launched by ETH Zürich and EPFL, together with industrial partners Buhler and Nestlé.
Business news, Food safety, New products, Processing, Sustainability