Food Ingredients, Health & Nutrition

The balance between vibrant colours and natural ingredients needs to be struck in the Instagram age

Colours at play in the Instagram age

Pretty in pink... or purple or yellow... food and drink colours have an increasing role to play in the Instagram age. But consumer demand dictates they also need to be sourced correctly.

Puratos launches summer-themed cake ingredients

Ingredients maker Puratos has unveiled new cake mix flavours and fruit fillings – including the first products to be launched from the former Fruitapeel factory in Liverpool, which it acquired in 2017.

Sugar profit plunge hits ABF half-year results

Struggling sugar sales have dragged down Associated British Foods’ (ABF’s) half-year results, as it reported a 15% drop in pre-tax profit.

Arla launches whey protein for sports drink market

Arla Foods Ingredients has launched a new whey product for use in sports nutrition drinks.

Supermarket review after fruit juice backlash

Marks & Spencer (M&S) is to review how to make the contents of its products clearer for vegans and vegetarians after it was revealed that some of its fruit juices contained beef-derived collagen.

Rogue chicken nugget sparks investigation at Quorn factory

A stray chicken nugget found in a pack of Quorn Foods’ sausages has sparked an investigation at the factory producing the meat-free manufacturer’s products.