News & Analysis on the Bakery and Snacks Industries
Chr Hansen breaks into the lucrative Chinese market constructing its first production facilities to provide more flexibility to serve the burgeoning local food industry, reports Lindsey Partos.
A new ice cream product enriched with iodine is to be launched in the New Year by Russian dairy group MiasoMolTorg JSC, the first product of its kind on the Russian market and the latest to play on the health credentials of dairy products.
The Novosibirsk dairy, part of Russia's Nidan group, is hoping to corner the market for high quality, healthy dairy products with the launch of a new range called Milk Time.
Superfos has developed plastic packaging with a unique closure mechanism that it claims strengthens the competitive position of plastic over glass packaging solutions.
AFSSA, the French food safety authority, has called for a significant reduction of sugars added to processed foods alongside stronger backing for foods containing wholegrains and high fibre.
Women in Asian countries, where a lot of soy is consumed, have dramatically lower rates of breast cancer than women in the United States and Europe. A team of scientists have examined whether there are any negaitve effects.
Brussels will fight to appeal against a new decision by the World Trade Organisation that rules the EU illegally subsidises exports of sugar, ruling in favour of a legal challenge by Australia, Thailand and Brazil, the world's largest sugar producer,...
The UK's leading retailer of bakery-related products, Greggs, has announced better-than-expected sales for the 18 weeks to 16 October, helping the company to hold off rising costs.
Despite attempts by Kraft Foods to give the company a healthier image, earnings fell for the fifth straight quarter as higher commodity costs and retail price pressures took their toll.