Published: Oct 16, 2012

Curcumin, an active component of turmeric that has been found to inhibit inflammation, may help slow down prostate cancer metastases, according to a new study published in the journal Carcinogenesis.

Published: Oct 16, 2012

Food ingredients distributor Univar has announced the opening of a new office in Vienna, Austria.

Published: Oct 15, 2012 By: Ranjeetha Pakiam

Malaysia, the world’s second-largest palm-oil producer, can store 5.2 million metric tons of the edible oil, according to Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Bernard Dompok.

Published: Oct 15, 2012 By: Ranjeetha Pakiam

India may boost palm-oil purchases from Malaysia after the second-largest producer announced a shakeup of export-tax policy that takes effect from Jan. 1, according to the Solvent Extractors’ Association of India.

Published: Oct 15, 2012

The joint venture, which will be known as Puratos Grand-Place Vietnam, represents a total investment of 10 million US Dollars over a five-year period into three different lines of business; namely, bakery, patisserie and chocolate.

Published: Oct 15, 2012 By: Emma Thomasson

Nestle SA and General Mills Inc will cut sugar and salt in the children's breakfast cereals they jointly market outside North America, the latest attempt by major food companies to respond to health concerns.

Published: Oct 15, 2012

Recent studies have linked caffeine consumption to a reduced risk of Alzheimer’s disease, and a new University of Illinois study may be able to explain how this happens.

Published: Oct 13, 2012 By: Carlos Nunez

“Aristis” is referring to an evolving market that demands more health-conscious fare, Makedoniki came up with a line of fruit spreads that, with just fruit and fruit juice, has an extremely healthy ingredients list.

Published: Oct 13, 2012

Oilseeds and soyoil futures fell more than 2 percent on Friday following a sharp fall in overseas markets and on rising soybean supplies from new-season crop in the local market.

Published: Oct 13, 2012

US-based farmer-owned food and agricultural cooperative Land O'Lakes has launched Saute Express Saute Starter at leading food retailers in the US.

Published: Oct 13, 2012

US-based Candy maker Jelly Belly has added Tabasco Jelly Belly jelly beans to its menu which was sourced from the 140-year old recipe made by McIlhenny Company of Louisiana.

Published: Oct 12, 2012

Tournay Biotechnologies has an extensive product portfolio including their flagship brand Exocyan, a unique product line of cranberry extracts standardized on proanthocyanidines (PACs) content. PACs are condensed tannins, a type of flavonoid, with antioxi

Published: Oct 12, 2012

Ajinomoto North America, Inc., opened its new Customer Application Center that will serve as a hub of innovation for a variety of customer-focused efforts.

Published: Oct 12, 2012 By: Isis Almeida

The amount of sugar waiting to be loaded onto ships in top producer Brazil jumped 31 percent over the past week, with vessels heading to China, Malaysia and India, according to Williams Servicos Maritimos Ltda.

Published: Oct 12, 2012 By: Rhea Sandique-Carlos

The Philippines is considering stepping up exports of raw sugar to the U.S. to deter excessive supply in the local market that could weigh on prices, the Sugar Regulatory Administration said Thursday.

Published: Oct 12, 2012 By: Isis Almeida

Sugar prices could rally to 23 cents to 24 cents a pound on the risk of production estimate cuts in Thailand, India and the European Union just as importing countries rebuild stockpiles, according to Macquarie Group Ltd. (MQG)

Published: Oct 12, 2012

Agricultural raw materials refiner AGRANA has reported that it significantly grew both revenue (by 24.8% to € 1,603.1 million) and pre-exceptionals operating profit (by 20.6% to € 142.5 million) in the first half of the year.

Published: Oct 11, 2012

Flavours and fragrances company Givaudan has reported a 6.1% (local currency) increase in sales for the first nine months of 2012.

Published: Oct 11, 2012

Irish ingredients, flavours and consumer foods player Kerry will invest €100 million in a new R&D facility in Ireland to serve customers in EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa).

Published: Oct 11, 2012

Italian pasta and bakery company Barilla has opened a dedicated production facility for pasta sauces, investing more than €40 million in its core business.