16-May-2012 - EU trade group FoodDrinkEurope teamed up with the European Commission (EC) on a delegation to the US at the end of last week aimed at building stronger export links.
14-May-2012 - Thai food processor Charoen Pokphand Foods (CP Foods) has been reported as a bidder for Europe’s Iglo Foods, which owns the Birds Eye brand.
10-May-2012 - Food processors across the globe face increasing pressure from investors to improve poor animal welfare standards, a leading financial expert and Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) have warned.
04-May-2012 - ‘Eater-tainment’, ‘SuperSense’ and ‘Food Telling’ are among the food consumer trends predicted to be prominent in 2020 by researchers at Spain’s Azti-Tecnalia research and development centre.
04-May-2012 - Iglo Group has big plans for innovation, market development and factory investment across Europe and beyond, according to chief executive Martin Glenn.
03-May-2012 - Genetic differences in odorant receptors could account for as much as 40% variation in taste intensity of foods, according to new research.
02-May-2012 - Bernard Matthews faces growing pressure in the UK poultry sector with Faccenda Group’s acquisition of Cranberry Foods, according to industry commentators.
30-Apr-2012 - A deal between the Council of Europe, the USA and Canada will see the long dispute over the presence of hormones in imported beef come to an end.
18-Apr-2012 - The levels of acrylamide is increasing in certain baby foods. However, on the whole levels of the potentially carcinogenic compound are falling in other products, according to a new report from the UK Food Standards Agency.
18-Apr-2012 - Increasing demand for high-purity ammonium carbonate will see leading supplier BASF increase capacity by 30% in the next year.
12-Apr-2012 - There is great potential to develop novel, marketable, omega-3 rich functional food products from inexpensive sources such as fish protein isolate, according to new research.
02-Apr-2012 - Kerry Foods has been forced to consider closure of its meats and home baking factory in Durham, amid bullish competition in the cooked meats sector from larger UK players.
20-Mar-2012 - Unilever is looking for new ideas to help it reduce the sodium levels in its food products by a further 15 to 20% without compromising taste - just one ‘want’ on its newly launched open innovation platform.
19-Mar-2012 - Israeli company LycoRed said it has carried out focused research in the past six months to optimise a clean label and tomato-derived salt and MSG replacer, with industrial scale trials showing its effectiveness in a range of soup applications.
14-Mar-2012 - Ingredient supplier Symrise’s flavour and nutrition division is focused on expansion into the functional food arena as well as strengthening capacity to meet the "high demand" for menthol as the group reports a slowing down in Asian Pacific growth in its 2011 results.
13-Mar-2012 - Consumption of high amounts of red meat could be linked with an increased risk of all-cause death, including death from heart disease and cancer, warn researchers.
07-Mar-2012 - A new method to prepare meat replacement products could produce substitutes that not only have good taste and texture, but are environmentally sustainable, say researchers.
07-Mar-2012 - The US market for fat replacer ingredients continues to grow on the back of consumer health concerns about fatty foods, demand for enhanced flavors and textures, and processing advantages for manufacturers, according to a new report from Global Industry Analysts (GIA).
06-Mar-2012 - A new system of flavouring protein-based food products, which claims to keep the cost of seasoning down, has been introduced to the UK by Interfood Technology.
05-Mar-2012 - Consumer demand for Halal and Kosher-based dairy ingredients is on the rise globally, but demands not only demands careful evaluation of ingredients, but also strict regulation of product packaging, production processes and facilities.