06-Feb-2012 - Rapid growth in prebiotic galactooligosaccharides (GOS) has been driven by the expanding middle class in the Asia-Pacific region, according to Sarah Staley, vice president, business development at Friesland Campina
30-Jan-2012 - Food authenticity crime, where substandard or fake products are sold as premium or regional specialities, is on the rise. According to Genetic ID, sister division of Cert-ID Europe and FoodChain Europe, it is being asked to carry out tests to check authenticity more frequently.
25-Jan-2012 - Unlikely allies billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates and the Crop Protection Association Society (CPA) have both called for more research into high-tech food production systems, including Genetic Modification techniques, as a way to tackle food poverty.
12-Jan-2012 - Food and drink exports from the Republic of Ireland have soared by €1bn or 12% to reach €8.85bn last year, reports the country’s food board, Bord Bia.
10-Jan-2012 - The EU could lose out as the power in global agricultural production increasingly shifts east, according to a new report from the SAC’s (Scottish Agricultural Centre's) Rural Policy Centre. In the second of our two-part series, we examine the growing dominance of Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC nations).
19-Dec-2011 - Meat consumption is predicted to rise by nearly 73% and demand for dairy products by 58% in the years up to 2050, according to a new report from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).
05-Dec-2011 - Reverting to the 'snacking habits' of our hunter-gatherer ancestors will help reverse the obesity epidemic facing the developed world and address food security issues, new research has revealed.
05-Dec-2011 - Sponsored by: Zurich While the category winners are chosen for excellence across a range of criteria, the Judges' Special Award rewards the entrant that demonstrates outstanding achievement in one particular area of activity.
05-Dec-2011 - Sponsored by: Food Manufacture Shortlisted: Keltic Seafare, Lossie Seafoods and Young's Seafood
05-Dec-2011 - Sponsored by: Kimberley-Clark Professiona Shortlisted: Becketts Foods, Finnebrogue, Taste Tradition and Tulip
05-Dec-2011 - Sponsored by: Air Product Shortlisted: Apetito, Ardo UK, Aunt Bessie's and R&R Ice Cream
05-Dec-2011 - Sponsored by: Coriolis U Shortlisted: Arla Foods, Dairy Crest and Rodda's
05-Dec-2011 - Sponsored by: GIS Shortlisted: IPL Normanton and Willowbrook Foods
05-Dec-2011 - Sponsored by: Foodmanjob Shortlisted: Fruitapeel and Kraft Foods
05-Dec-2011 - Sponsored by: The Institute of Food Science & Technolog Shortlisted: Dairy Crest, Hitchen Foods and Mash Direct
05-Dec-2011 - Sponsored by: Silverstone Search & Selection Shortlisted: AB World Foods, Premier Foods, Thorntons and Weetabix
05-Dec-2011 - Sponsored by: Lauras International Shortlisted: Genesis Crafty, Puratos, United Biscuits and Walkers Charnwood Bakery
05-Dec-2011 - Sponsored by: Silverstone Search & Selection This award is presented to the best small UK food or drink manufacturer – typically employing fewer than 100 people and with a turnover of less than £10M a year.
05-Dec-2011 - The Food Manufacturing Excellence Awards the industry's Oscars lived up to their promise again this year with the best companies in the business receiving the recognition they so richly deserved at the awards ceremony that was held in London last month.
05-Dec-2011 - Sponsored by: The Cheese Warehouse The Food Manufacturing Company of the Year is selected by our expert panel of judges from the winners of the nine individual product categories. It goes to the company the judges consider to be the very best of the best.
05-Dec-2011 - Manufacturers are missing out on the commercial opportunities presented by an ageing population by not providing foods targeted at the dietary needs of the elderly, according to experts in the field.
05-Dec-2011 - News that food price inflation had slowed in October gave hard-pressed shoppers some respite. Whether this will lead to greater stability in the roller coaster rise of volatile input costs for manufacturers is another matter.
01-Nov-2011 - Firms from across the food and drink chain celebrated their success last month following the unveiling of the winners of this year's Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Community Partnership Awards.
01-Nov-2011 - Ernest Hemingway once said: "If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast." In the case of one of the food industry's biggest events, this is especially true.
19-Oct-2011 - Mounting pressure on dwindling water resources means that food manufacturers must cut consumption sooner rather than later, according to the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM).