Milling & Grains

Traces of ancient cereals like wheat, barley and rye have been found in a wooden 'lunch box' abandoned on the Swiss Alps 4,000 years ago. Pic: ©Deposit Photos/lakov

Cereal breakthrough

Prehistoric grains identified in Swiss Alps lunch box

By Gill Hyslop

Scientists have discovered a 4,000-year-old ‘lunch box’ – obviously lost by a plucky primitive traveler crossing the Swiss mountains – contains microscopic traces of ancient wheat and rye.

Bridor de France has invested heavily into understanding consumer behaviour to help its customers. Pic: ©iStock/encrier

Gourmet breads on trend, says Bridor

By Gill Hyslop

French artisan bakery maker Bridor says consumers are eating less bread, but are demanding higher quality when they do indulge.

Neogen launches common extraction mycotoxin tests

Neogen tests Reveal mycotoxins

By Joseph James Whitworth

Neogen Corporation has launched a line of tests for detection of six mycotoxins using a water-based common extraction.

UK sales of gluten-free foods are projected to reach £673 million (€787m) by 2020 according to Kantar Worldpanel. © iStock

Industry welcomes GFIA, the UK's gluten-free trade group

By Niamh Michail

UK food firms have created the Gluten Free Industry Association (GFIA) to promote best practice manufacturing tips, gluten testing and ingredient sourcing for the free-from sector's most lucrative category. 

Grainful said the most common misconceptions are that oats grow as flakes and are just a breakfast food.  Photo: Grainful

Food Vision 2016

Oats market is ripe for disruption, claimed Grainful’s president

By Douglas Yu

Oats-based foods company, Grainful, has announced it is entering the initial growth stages after a period of market testing, scale up and market validation. Its products will be available in over 1,600 locations across the US by the end of this year.

Firebird Artisan Mills said quinoa is the most popular ancient grain in the bakery industry.

IBIE 2016

Firebird Artisan Mills set to expand gluten-free ancient grain business

By Douglas Yu

Earlier data from Datamonitor showed that chia and quinoa led the field in US gluten-free product launches that contain ancient grains. It indicated that new US food launches containing ancient grains or seeds have almost tripled between the period of...

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