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Stephen Hogg has joined the Wine & Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) from April 30.Hogg was until recently a senior policy adviser on alcohol within the...
Two new appointments have strengthened the team at Improve, the food and drink sector skills council.Claire Blake, formerly with Morphy Richards, has been appointed as...
Following the appointment of Peter Lauritzen as md of Arla Foods UK on April 19, the following additional appointments complete the leadership team:Hanne Sondergaard, deputy...
Dairy UK has urged those involved in the milk price debate not to blame retailers for low margins. “It is important to avoid a blame...
UK food manufacturers are trailing well behind their Continental counterparts when it comes to investment in robotics, according to robotics supplier RTS Flexibles.The Germans used...
The next generation of functional foods will attempt to slow cognitive decline and deal with depression, according to Jeya Henry, Professor of Human Nutrition at...
Scientists at the US government’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have developed new invisible edible coatings made from fish gelatin that could be used to prevent...
The food industry has not reaped the benefits of global data synchronisation (GDS), because of lack of sponsorship from operational and commercial managers, it has...
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) officially opens a new £30M, energy-efficient warehouse at its Edmonton, north London, site tomorrow (May 1). The building is the company’s biggest...
When will consumers start getting to grips with their blood glucose? Elaine Watson investigates whether the average punter will ever know his glycaemic response from his elbow
Leading the weight management pack is Lipid Nutrition, which will showcasing two major ingredients designed to tackle the rising obesity epidemic: Clarinol CLA and PinnoThin.Clarinol,...
Feeding your face is big business, with more than 500 new beauty foods and drinks launched globally between January 2004 and September 2006, and double...
While the European market for functional foods remains smaller than many people think, it continues to outperform the food and drinks market as a whole,...
Healthy lipids suppliers will top the billing at this year's show.First up is Croda, which is launching Incromega Trio, a new product containing concentrated amounts...
FIHN finds out what's on offer at Vitafoods: the biggest health ingredients show in Europe
Flavour houses are increasingly collaborating with universities and research institutes to tap into their primary research, says Justin Pugsley
Twenty years of drug discovery work at Bayer have paved the way for the best kept secret in botanicals, says John Dunn
There is now a dazzling array of alternatives to sugar available to food manufacturers, but the game isn't up for the white stuff just yet, says Bill Lavers
With the insecurities health and beauty issues bring, women as consumers remain a target for a quick fix. The functional market is planning for a life, reports Sue Scott
The sports nutrition sector continues to expand and seek out new markets; a growth accompanied by important new research developments in Europe and the US, says Paul Gander
Manufacturers must seek pockets of opportunity in a market that is growing only modestly overall, says RTS Resource
The nutritionals market is still in the 'embryonic stages', the boss of Glanbia Nutritionals tells Elaine Watson
Being diagnosed with diabetes stoked Jens Bleiel 's interest in food science from an early age, says Elaine Watson
The ingredients supply industry faces numerous significant challenges in the new millennium, but which are key to future prosperity? Elaine Watson finds out
Japan has a unique, culturally-based relationship with functional foods. But how many will translate into the European market? Michael Fitzpatrick investigates
From a regulatory perspective, 2007 will be a busy year for the EU food sector. European legislators are absorbed with additives, enzymes and flavourings legislation,...
Enzymotec's phytosterol-based ingredient CardiaBeat increased the absorption of key nutrients such as beta carotene and other fat soluble vitamins by 16% compared to standard sterol...
French hydrocolloids maker Colloids Naturels International has launched Equacia, a new nutritional texturiser, in a bid to cash in on the fast growing fat replacement...
Danisco has launched Guardian Green Tea Extracts, a new range of natural antioxidants designed to preserve the flavour and shelf-life of meat and poultry products....
Nutrisoft 55, a new emulsifier from Cognis, can help manufacturers reduce trans fat levels in a range of products from bread to mousse desserts. The...
Long before the innovation funnel, big food companies conducted their research and development (R&D) mostly in-house. Their labs were large enough for 'blue sky' research,...
Flavours firm Treatt has launched Habanero Treattarome 9815, a new flavour ingredient distilled from top grade habanero chilli peppers. Ideal for spicy sauces, salsas and...
Competition in the weight management market is set to become even more frenzied as pomegranates, black soybeans and white kidney beans join the growing list...
Sipal Partners has launched a new range of organic syrups made from dried dates and figs. As natural sweeteners, Sipa-Dates and Sipa-Figs add a fruity...
Caffeine increases stress, according to preliminary results of an intervention study undertaken by scientists at Bristol University, UK.The study involved 420 people including both caffeine...
The functional ingredients arm of DSM Food Specialties is preparing to launch a 'breakthrough flavour innovation', bosses have revealed.Functional ingredients business unit director Jens Bleiel...
Givaudan claims to have broken completely new ground in the gum market through the use of patented technology enabling it to 'layer' different flavours into...
Could this be the end of the road for one of our favourite superfoods? Elaine Watson finds out
Flavour and fragrances firm Symrise has acquired British herb and spice pastes, stocks, marinades and natural flavourings manufacturer Steng for an undisclosed sum.
Swiss life sciences firm Lonza is building a new performance chemicals plant in Nanjing, China. Products from the plant, which is due to start production...
Lipogen has doubled capacity at its factory in northern Israel to meet demand for brain health ingredient Lipogen PS (phosphatidylserine). Chief executive David Rutenberg said...
A major European study has been published showing for the first time that colon cancer risk can be reduced by taking a dietary supplement containing...
Israeli biotech company Enzymotec is going head to head with market leader Neptune Technologies by moving into the krill oil market. Enzymotec, which makes lipid-based...
Bloated expectations and hype surrounding functional ingredients and foods is pushing up valuations of some companies in these sectors to "unrealistic" levels, according to Glanbia...
A more mature debate about E-numbers would only come through a better understanding of where additives came from and why they were added to foods,...
The European Commission's working group on nutrition and health claims will meet again at the end of March to thrash out the details of how...
Avebe subsidiary Solanic will score an industry first in October when it becomes the first business to start commercial production of high performance proteins from...
A Norwegian company supplying lentinen, a polysaccharide (beta-glycan) biofermented from an exotic mushroom for cancer therapy in the Far East, is poised to start trials...
The soft drinks giants behind controversial calorie-burning drink Enviga said they would "energetically oppose" the lawsuit launched against them by the Center for Science in...
US firm Phyto-Source has unveiled plans to build a manufacturing plant in Europe in a bid to cash in on growing demand for cholesterol-busting wood...
Essential fatty acids expert Bioriginal is embarking on an aggressive acquisitions drive this year in a bid to boost its portfolio of nutritional ingredients.European boss...
A start-up company developing functional food ingredients from ancient apple varieties boasting "higher concentrations of polyphenols than green tea and cocoa" has been awarded a...
The European Commission (EC) has promised to publish its long-awaited proposal to revise the Novel Food Regulation (NFR) "before the summer holidays"Neville Craddock, a food...
A group of MEPs is calling on the European Commission (EC) and Council to introduce mandatory labelling of trans fats on foods as part of...
The prices of staple foods could rocket by 15-20% over the next decade if food crops continue to be diverted into biofuel production, caramel colours...
The first products containing ingredients that can effectively fool our taste buds into believing we are eating foods far saltier, sweeter and richer than they...
Can you really change your appearance for the better by choosing certain foods? Catherine Quinn looks at developments in the fast-growing beauty foods sector
Only one sweetener also has the power to actively improve our dental health, says Christos Zacharis
Experts say the market for synthetic food dyes will remain static for five years - but sales of naturally derived products are expected to record healthy growth, says Nicola Cottam
Ingredients promoting satiety are big business, but do they really work? John Dunn finds out
Could the incorporation of soy into the western diet halt the advance of some degenerative brain diseases? Sue Scott looks at the evidence
Elaine Watson meets Pauline Taggart, a European business development manager who believes complex science can help sell products - provided its benefits are properly explained to customers
Weight for weight, what foodstuff contains more iron than sirloin steak, more fibre than prunes and more calcium than cheese? Dr Sarah Hotchkiss and Dr Angie Trius spill the beans
Smashing through the glass ceiling to take the top job at Lipid Nutrition, Katinka Abbenbroek is determined to make her mark, says Elaine Watson
Venture capitalists are waving wads of cash at companies willing to tap into consumers' burgeoning interest in functional foods, reports Glynn Davis
Consumers must be protected - but regulators have a habit of hindering firms trying to innovate, rather than helping them, according to Klaus Menrad
Another new year; each of us another year older and (maybe) another year wiser! But will this increased collective wisdom change Brussels' approaches to the...
DSM's Iwan Brandsma was incorrectly named Irwan in the last issue. We apologise for the error.
There was an 86% jump in the number of gluten-free products launched on the global market in 2006, according to Mintel. More than 182,000 new...
Danisco is developing new products to ease the abdominal pain of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) after research highlighted the analgesic effects of one of its...
Roquette has developed a new blend of maltitol and xylitol ideal for use in sugar-free deposited chewing gums.
DSM Nutritional Products has announced the European, Asian, Latin American and African launch of Hidrox, an ingredient made from the juice of organic olives. The...
About a month ago I went to my local supermarket to check what claims for nutrition or health were being made on packaging. Within 10...
Cargill has developed a pork fat substitute called Adrogel GR that can be mixed with water and vegetable oil to produce a restructured vegetable fat...
Orafti has launched Beneo LGI, a new reduced-sugar inulin designed for manufacturers keen to reduce the calorie content and glycaemic response of their products without...
Quest has launched a new set of natural flavours in a bid to grab a bigger slice of the western European market in natural flavours...
More than 500 new beauty foods or drinks were launched globally between January 2004 and September 2006, with the bulk in beverages (45%), followed by...
Moves to add functional ingredients, such as probiotics, to chewing gum will drive demand for dry powder-based tableted chewing gums in 2007, according to gum...
Tate & Lyle has developed new ingredients to help customers create products under three health platforms.These are: digestive health and immunity, obesity and weight management...
MEAT NEW IDEAStrategies for designing novel functional meat products utilising bioactive peptides and/or probiotic bacteria.Meat-based bioactive compounds - such as carnosine, anserine, L-carnitine, conjugated linoleic...
Researchers at Zhejiang University in China have found that soaking potatoes in a solution containing bamboo leaf extract could reduce the formation of acrylamide in...
Almost 10 years after it came into force, the Novel Food Regulation is finally going to get an overhaul this year. And not before time, says Elaine Watson
Ajinomoto has opened one of the world's largest amino acid production plants in Limeira, Brazil, to meet growing demand for glutamine, which is widely used...
The European Commission has launched a series of initiatives to help make the Seventh Framework Research Programme (FP7) more friendly to small firms.FP7 is the...
Cargill has applied to the Dutch authorities to gain approval to market its slowly digestible sweetener Sucromalt in Europe under the Novel Food Regulation.
Chinese ingredients supplier Fenchem has gained regulatory approval to market its Cholevel plant sterols in the EU.
The first set of results from a major pan-European study exploring how the food industry can help tackle metabolic syndrome by developing healthier fats will...
A new tool that enables manufacturers to rapidly assess the success and failure rates of new product launches could help slash development costs in the...
The market for vitamins and dietary supplements in western Europe is expected to grow by 3.6% a year over the next few years, according to...
Biotech firms should refuse to be browbeaten by lobby groups and instead call for a fresh debate on the merits of agricultural biotechnology in Europe,...
European food manufacturers spend less on research and development (R&D) than counterparts in the US and Asia, the European Commission has revealed.According to its 2006...
The legal team at US food watchdog the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), will meet Coca-Cola and Nestlé this month to thrash...
Unilever is just five years away from selling products based on its growing understanding of the interaction between diets and gene expression.Unilever senior scientist (food...
Prices of the sweetener xylitol have more than doubled in the last three months as demand continues to exceed supply.Daniel Reeds, director at xylitol distributor...
Lipid Nutrition's new boss wants to double the size of the business in three years - and bring two new products to market over the...
Cargill will launch a major pan-European study into consumer understanding of glycaemic response this year.Many scientists believed that foods that helped manage blood glucose more...
The challenge for Tate & Lyle will be to widen the market for its Splenda sucralose rather than fighting with suppliers of aspartame for ascendancy...
Tate & Lyle's new venture capital fund has just invested in its first business after investigating more than 50 potential opportunities in Europe and the...
The Indian company representing the most serious challenge to Tate & Lyle's monopoly of the highly lucrative sucralose market claims it will be capable of...
Katherine Hunter has joined the Board of Young’s Seafood as supply chain director after a spell in the US with Mars. Her job will be...
Group executive director Peter Lauritzen (58), who for the past 13 years has been responsible for Arla Foods’ ingredients business, has been appointed chief executive...
Glisten, the fast-growing snack and confectionery foods group, has appointed Dave Coulson as its first marketing and development director.The appointment further strengthens Glisten’s product innovation...
Andy Haines, head of logistics at Tate & Lyle Sugars Europe, is the new President of the Freight Transport Association (FTA), succeeding John Russell. Haines...
Fresh and prepared foods manufacturer Bakkavör Freshcook is to feature in a DVD designed to give GCSE pupils an understanding of business life.The company's 400...
Pupils are refusing to eat in school canteens following the introduction last autumn of “bland and ideological” rules governing meals provision, according to new research...
A £10M healthy foods research partnership between 12 leading companies and academia, is going ahead as predicted by Food Manufacture .The Diet and Health Research Industry...
Pallet hire company Chep has teamed up with major retailers and manufacturers to launch a project that will reduce the number of trips needed to...
Heinz UK & Ireland is now growing in the low single digits for the first time in five years of “pretty flat sales”, according to...
A new EU-funded project has been launched in a bid to harmonise analytical methods for monitoring food quality and safety across Europe and beyond.Dubbed MoniQA...
The Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST) has elected Richard Burt, formerly vice president, as its new president.Dr Burt headed up the Food Standards...
The prospects of a new food science degree, which better meets the needs of Britain’s food manufacturers, could flounder because of the reluctance of academia...
Value stream mapping (VSM) has been used to justify the additional costs of switching to a new type of shrink lidding case ready packaging, which...
Manufacturers can determine the shelf-life of new drink products in record time using ‘microfluidic’ systems, according to a start-up firm specialising in the technology.If you...
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has stopped funding organic vegetable and potato seed performance trials saying it was time for organic...
Unilever has struck a deal with the makers of tomato extract Fruitflow to develop new products to boost its heart-friendly portfolio.Developed by London-based nutritional products...
Tesco is expected to start installing radio frequency identification (RFID) readers throughout its UK supermarkets later this year following trials at selected stores with a...
Newcastle Business School (NBS) at Northumbria University has been awarded a £180,000 grant from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs(DEFRA) to assess the...
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