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There's more to taste than flavour

06-Jul-2011 - Can you make it taste better?" is a question I've been asked time and time again, usually by people who don't actually know what they want and who don't understand the word 'taste' at all – let alone the journey you need to take to make your food taste great!

Rise of greener hardstocks

01-Jul-2011 - European processors can access greener hardstocks, requiring far less heat and generating far less waste water, thanks to developments by Sime Darby Unimills.

Charity partnership deal to boost launch of coconut water drink

01-Jul-2011 - Soft drinks manufacturer Iconiq Drinks has unveiled its latest product launch: Icoco – a healthy, natural, coconut water combined with fruit juices.

Premium wines move to more innovative screw cap closures

01-Jul-2011 - If corks continue to bob out of the wine aisle in the face of fierce competition from screwtop bottle closures, it is at least, in part, because of recent innovation and differentiation in metal closure technology – from smoother finishes to tamper evidence.

Pomegranate seed oil breakthrough

01-Jul-2011 - Researchers have created a stable pomegranate-seed-oil-in-water emulsion using gum Arabic, for functional beverage applications.

Gorse flower ice cream to tempt royal garden parties

01-Jul-2011 - The market potential of a gorse flower ice cream flavour is being evaluated by Northern Ireland's Glastry Farm Ice Cream.

Tea for two hipsters

01-Jul-2011 - A new brand of tea aimed at the younger drinker has arrived on supermarket shelves.

Meet the leaner, cleaner sausage

01-Jul-2011 - An Italian salami manufacturer is aiming to break into the UK and Irish markets for healthier food products with a new brand of leaner salami.

The tan comes in a can

01-Jul-2011 - Can maker Rexam has teamed up with beauty drink producer Sunlover to bring their skin- and tan-enhancing beauty drink to market.

Say Goodwood cheese

01-Jul-2011 - Goodwood Home Farm has launched its first cheese product: the organic Charlton. The cheese is made with Goodwood milk from a sixteenth century breed at the local Dairy Shorthorn.

Black raspberries: latest superfruit or super fad?

29-Jun-2011 - Black raspberry sales are set to soar, according to Tesco, which launched the latest so-called ‘superfruit’ exclusively within its UK stores yesterday.

Danisco pursues yogurt drinks

01-Jun-2011 - Yogurt drinks hold significant potential, with Asia-Pacific and South America the regions promising some of the strongest growth, according to Sonia Huppert, global business director for Danisco’s Yo-Mix yogurt ingredient brand.

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It’s a man’s food world

01-Jun-2011 - As I was preparing concepts for a retail presentation in a kitchen last week I became aware that I was the only female in the room. And I was surrounded by chefs. The British food retailers’ expectation for culinary skill within development has escalated recently. Chefs were primarily used for the ready meal arena but, today, most categories utilise their talent.

Microwave snack that keeps the bread crispy

01-Jun-2011 - 
A Sussex butcher is on a mission to get his “revolutionary” new microwavable Welsh Rarebit stocked on supermarket shelves.

Frozen gluten-free for one

01-Jun-2011 - DS-gluten free has launched three new frozen ready meals: Cannelloni, Tortellini and Lasagna.

Innovation investment is up

01-Jun-2011 - In the latest Food and Drink Federation business confidence survey, the number of respondents who increased their investment spend in Q1 of 2011 rose substantially compared with Q4 of 2010, with over 40% of companies launching new products.

Go goat’s milk ice cream

01-Jun-2011 - Following a deal between frozen food distributor Belfield and Northern Irish manufacturer Mullins, Bally Bleat goat’s milk ice cream will now be distributed to British retailers.

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Allied Bakeries invests in Burgen brand

16-May-2011 - Bakery and bakery product supplier Allied Bakeries is investing £200,000 in its healthy bread brand Burgen, following recent category sales growth.

Burst the biscuit bubble

01-May-2011 - Following the successful launch of Aero Caramel in January, the firm has now launched the Aero biscuit. At only 99 calories a unit, the new product targets the more health-conscious shopper.

Pidy expands to become ‘one-stop’ product shop

01-May-2011 - Belgian pastry specialist Pidy is widening its portfolio to include more non-pastry-based lines and plans to have launched more than 100 new products by the end of this year.

Ancient Irish recipe revives corned beef


01-May-2011 - Northern Irish firm O’Doherty’s Fine Meats has launched a premium corned beef product based on a 600-year-old recipe.

Rise of own-label casts shadow on innovation

01-May-2011 - Innovation in cakes, biscuits and confectionery is under threat from the rise of retailer own-label products in the midst of the recession, according to David Jago, Mintel innovation and insight director.

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Sweet revolution

01-May-2011 - Sugar reduction is just the start. Confectionery can now claim to deliver benefits ranging from gut health to a good night’s sleep.

Yogurt pouch targets teenagers

01-May-2011 - Arla’s new yogurt targets teenagers’ “desire for convenient snack products”.

Let them eat vegetable cakes

01-May-2011 - Star of Channel 4’s Cook Yourself Thin, Harry Eastwood, has teamed up with the American entrepreneur Ashley Maddox to launch Petit Pois: a range of cakes that have been baked using vegetables to replace the butter and some of the sugar.

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