02-Feb-2012 - Loopholes in the law may save probiotic yogurt manufacturers from having to remove products from sale when the new EU nutrition and health claims legislation comes into effect.
01-Feb-2012 - UK sales of pre and probiotic yogurts are expected to show strong growth with spending predicted to reach £15.78 per head by 2016.
01-Feb-2012 - Nestlé has pledged to make more chocolate products with Fairtrade cocoa when fresh supplies become available.
30-Jan-2012 - Cow shuffling may never make it as an Olympic sport, but dozens of British dairy farmers have taken it up recently on behalf of Robert Wiseman Dairies. They've spent months testing their animals and rejigging multiple herds in order to form an elite squad of cows that produce only A2 milk. Never heard of it? According to Wiseman it's already the fastest growing grocery product in Australia and it will be hitting British shelves this summer.
30-Jan-2012 - Slovenia-based Vitiva has launched its stevia line, under the brand Sweet'nVit, following recent European Commission (EC) approval for its use in food and beverage applications in Europe.
30-Jan-2012 - DSM has launched a range of processed yeast extracts to meet the continuing demand for 'natural' ingredients.
30-Jan-2012 - Arla Foods is promoting its egg replacement products as a way of easing the impact of Europe-wide animal welfare legislation, which could result in rising egg prices and supply shortages.
30-Jan-2012 - Stratum Nutrition has announced that the Taiwanese Food and Drug Administration has recently approved the chitin-glucan fibre from Aspergillus niger, branded Artinia, as a food ingredient that can be used without any restriction.
30-Jan-2012 - Pecan Deluxe Candy has added an indulgent double chocolate alternative to its cookie dough range with bittersweet chocolate chips and cocoa powder.
30-Jan-2012 - Kaneka Pharma Europe has developed new ways of incorporating its coenzyme Q10 into functional food applications. One of these is an extra virgin olive oil that promises high antioxidative power developed by Costa d'Oro, called Olisana K-Young. Kaneka says olive oil promises huge market potential as a good matrix for optimal Q10 bioavailability.
30-Jan-2012 - National Starch Food Innovation/Corn Products International is expanding its clean-label portfolio with pulping agents Novation Indulge 2550 and Novation Indulge 2450. The aim is to enable processors to improve texture in savoury applications and reduce expensive ingredients such as tomato and cheese solids in pasta sauces or fillings.
30-Jan-2012 - Fiberstar and Gum Technology have joined forces to develop Hydro-Fi: a line of texturising ingredients that combine the moisture-management qualities of Fiberstar's Citri-Fi with hydrocolloid-based stabiliser blends from Gum Technology.
30-Jan-2012 - Weight management and healthy ageing products could be among the fruits of Food for Health Ireland's (FHI's) continuing milk mining project, which was launched more than two years ago.
30-Jan-2012 - Senior consumers offer massive market potential for ingredients suppliers and food processors that few firms have so far successfully realised, according to Aine Hallihan, Carbery head of research and development.
30-Jan-2012 - Canned food and soft drinks firm Princes has forged a partnership with its tomato supplier to form a new business in Italy.
27-Jan-2012 - Demand from UK processors for frozen fish from Norway is expected to grow significantly, fuelled by lower prices and consumers’ preference for frozen product, according to industry experts.
16-Jan-2012 - The decision by UK supermarkets to cut shelf-space for less profitable products has hit sales in the organic food market, according to industry representatives.
04-Jan-2012 - Consumers’ confusion over how to lose weight is a big opportunity for diet manufacturers, says research group Mintel.
01-Jan-2012 - The European Commission has granted Kaneka's liquorice extract novel food status.
01-Jan-2012 - Danish bioscience company Chr Hansen has entered into a five-year partnership with Japanese biotechnology firm Amino Up Chemical Co. The agreement is part of a bid to develop dietary supplements and use the firms' nutritional ingredient portfolios to explore opportunities within functional foods.
01-Jan-2012 - DSM has launched a range of savoury flavour ingredients called Maxavor YE All Natural. Globally certified as natural, the portfolio has a 'yeast extract' label declaration, and is the first of its kind to adapt to changing global flavour regulations relating to the term 'natural'.
01-Jan-2012 - Vegetable protein texturising specialist Sotexpro and starch manufacturer Roquette have teamed up to offer new prospects for meat substitution using a pea-based texturiser.
01-Jan-2012 - BHJ says its new high-functional, 95% beef protein powder can help beef processors cut costs.
01-Jan-2012 - Enzyme manufacturer Biocatalysts has broadened its dairy enzyme range with the addition of four new microbial enzymes for use in enzyme-modified cheeses (EMCs).
01-Jan-2012 - Solae has developed a new protein and fibre nugget, Supro 138, and a new soya protein isolate, Supro 430, for use in nutrition and snack bars.