News & Analysis on the Bakery and Snacks Industries
With impending sugar reform set to slash the bottom line for the owner of British Sugar, UK food and ingredient group Associated British Foods, the company is driving further into the ingredients business with the decision to buy the yeast, bakery...
The Australian food watchdog has issued a warning over a low-cal sweetener that could harm consumers who are intolerant to the fruit sugar fructose, advising these people to avoid the novel food ingredient tagatose, produced by Arla Food Ingredients,...
There could be growing opportunities for makers of chocolate milk in health positionings, in particular in the Nordic countries. Danes, for example, are consuming more of this product than ever before, and new product introductions are increasingly...
US-based environmental packaging developer EarthShell has licensed out its technology to Meridian Business Solutions (MBS), in a move that further underlines the growing importance of green packaging.
Integrated bottling and packaging systems manufacturer Krones is launching a number of new products including a PET-Asept system featuring Isolator technology and a new VO-DM-PET volumetric filling system for water.
Fibre suppliers are hoping to benefit from sustained interest in carbohydrate intake among European and US consumers, which is currently driving leading food makers to reformulate a wide range of their product lines.