Shoppers consistently prefer products that align with their values - and this is very true in the bakery and snacks sector too, extending to the ingredients, processes and overall footprint of the treats they consume.
Tate & Lyle underscored the formulation considerations necessary to improve nutrition without sacrificing experience by featuring two stevia and allulose sweeteners in an IFT FIRST panel discussion in which participants shared their favorite food...
Growing Kent & Medway – a research, innovation and enterprise cluster – has launched a Business Innovation Voucher scheme, providing 75% funding towards projects with leading research organisations.
OAL (Olympus Automation Ltd) is heading up a project with the University of Lincoln, UK, and English Provender Company (EPC), a producer of condiments, dressings and marinades, to address the complexity of food manufacturing ingredients.
The baking and snacks industry must explore innovations in grains to meet the challenges of a growing population, according to PepsiCo's global R&D head.
Fresno, CA is the food processing king, followed by Omaha-Council Bluffs and Lancaster, York, according to a Top 10 list of mid-sized US Food Processing employers, compiled by Business Facilities, which educates corporate executives on issues related...
915 Labs has introduced a microwave sterilization system for natural, additive-free packaged food, with the first full-scale commercial system, MATS 150, to be delivered to a North American food processing facility in 2016.
As part of FoodProductionDaily’s ongoing series of 60-second interviews with the movers and shakers of the food and beverage industry, we caught up with Chris Holland, managing director, Holmach, to dispel the myths of thermal processing around 'canned...
What is the future of food? Simple communication of complex advances will be crucial, as well as picking up the pace amid a global population boom to feed the world nutritiously and sustainably, according to FoodNavigator and NutraIngredients senior editors.
Thanks to affordable manufacturing labor and increased demand for Latin-flavored foods, Mexico is becoming an attractive locale for processing and packaging firms.
South America's largest food processing company, Brasil Foods (BRF), has signed an agreement to open a $145m processing plant in Abu Dhabi, in the Middle East.
A food-processing education program in New York State backed by the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and National Fuel has graduated its first class of students.
Dotmatics Ltd., a UK-based data management solutions firm, has introduced a version of its Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN) tailored to food and beverage industries.
Large scale solar food processing remains under-exploited, especially in hot countries, according to a study that is due to be published in the Journal of Food Science and Technology.
Only an extraordinary pension return of Y27.7bn (€268m) dragged Japanese food, ingredients and pharma player Ajinomoto into the black for the March-September period as ordinary income slid 11% to Y39.2bn (€379m).
Multivac UK has entered into a partnership with food processing equipment manufacturer Risco, in an effort to extend its line solutions “from the packaging machine right through to palletisation.”
Projects aimed at boosting operational efficiency and sustainability in the food processing and packaging sectors are being urged to apply for a share of a £15m (€18m) fund by the UK Government.
Researchers in the US have improved the performance of sensors that detect chemical and biological agents such as pathogens, potentially benefiting the food processing industry.
Changing demographics and a shift in demand has opened up new opportunities for foreign investment in the once difficult to enter Japanese processed food market, says a US Government report.
The Indian government has released figures showing that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the food processing sector fell significantly during 2010-2011.
A new food coating technology which can reduce manufacturing downtime for a broader range of food processors will soon be available, according to a new technology alliance.
Increased demand for food production technology from emerging markets such as China and Eastern Europe has led to continued “strong revenue growth” for engineering giant SPX in the third quarter of 2011.
Multi-functional labels, such as oxygen scavenger or temperature indicator labels, are expected to drive growth in the US food processing label market over the next five years.
Food audits are a day-to-day reality in the modern food processing industry, as consumer and regulatory expectations become ever-more demanding. But what is it like for the people who spend their lives inspecting plants?
Food process engineering giant GEA Group has reported a double-digit increase in order intake in 2010, driven by a big increase in order volume from the Asia-Pacific food sector.
Around US$30bn worth of investment is needed to “revolutionise” India’s food processing sector to boost the volume of processed products to 10 per cent of overall output by 2015, according to a new report.
Nanocoatings on food processing equipment hold huge potential for boosting safety and performance but lingering doubts and cost concerns among industry players are hampering take up, said an expert
Alfa Laval Group has acquired a majority stake in a leading Chinese fluid handling company as it seeks to capitalise on growth in the country’s flourishing food processing industry.
Upgraded pneumatic clutch brakes that can withstand washdown could eliminate bacteria build-up and reduce downtime for bakery and other food processing operations that require repetitive stop-start torque control.
Misinterpretation of fundamental criteria for the hygienic design of equipment by designers is resulting in incorrect installation of parts such as valves and sensors at the initial design stage of new food processing equipment and leaves processors exposed...
New research from the UK shows that whole room disinfection techniques are more effective that traditional chemical fogging, and while take up by food processors is relatively low, suppliers claim demand will accelerate based on industry recognition of...
Modernisation of India’s food industry to enhance the quality of the country’s meat and poultry products is urgently needed, according to the Minister of Food Processing Industries, Subodh Kant Sahai.
Greater US investment in the Indian food processing and agricultural sectors depends upon the government harmonizing food safety laws and introducing farm reforms and stronger intellectual property protection, according to Bob Milligan, chairman, US Chamber...
Processed foods and primary agricultural products, such as rice, atta and dal, should be classified as tax free when the government introduces its Goods and Service Tax (GST) next year, urges the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham).
