Published: Jun 30, 2012 By: Rod Addy

Salt and fat reduction and flavour masking are major trends among new products at the IFT 2012 trade show in Las Vegas.

Published: Jun 30, 2012

Sweet spreads have outshone the other segments in Indian syrups & spreads market during 2011, according to a new analysis by UK-based research firm Canadean – Food.

Published: Jun 29, 2012 By: Shane Starling

This week’s Food Ingredients Asia-China (FIC) expo in Shanghai had ‘Asia’ in its name but don’t be fooled by the moniker – this is very much a Chinese show (at least on the exhibitor side); and a vast one that demonstrates the variety, volume and sheer fo

Published: Jun 29, 2012

Americans increasingly want more ethnic foods and ingredients in their diets, many of which offer unique flavor and texture, and a variety of health benefits, according to a presentation at the Institute of Food Technologists’ annual meeting and food expo

Published: Jun 28, 2012

American healthcare company Abbott has launched Perfectly Simple - a new line of nutrition bars under its ZonePerfect brand.

Published: Jun 28, 2012

Ingredients firm Fluxome is months away from developing a resveratrol chewing gum for Europe through a partnership with Danish medical gum manufacturer Fertin.

Published: Jun 28, 2012 By: Nathan Gray

Long-term supplementation with calcium and vitamin D may be linked to increased risk of kidney stones, according to new research.

Published: Jun 28, 2012

Research out of Australia has found “insufficient” evidence that krill harvesting is damaging Antarctic, land-based predator populations like seals and penguins.

Published: Jun 28, 2012

Statistics Canada on June 26 reported record prospective canola plantings for the sixth consecutive year as well as increased areas of other crops except oats.

Published: Jun 28, 2012

Glanbia, an Ireland-based food group, is in negotiations with its majority shareholder Glanbia Co-operative Society, to sell 60% stake in its Irish dairy processing business, Dairy Ingredients Ireland, through a joint venture.

Published: Jun 27, 2012 By: Mike Stones

Soaring sales of allergen-free spices are reported by ingredients firm EHL Ingredients.

Published: Jun 27, 2012 By: Ankush Chibber

A new report from Greenpeace has panned the Indian food processing industry, blaming its unending demand for palm oil as a key reason for the destruction of Indonesian rainforests.

Published: Jun 27, 2012 By: Shane Starling

For someone more acquainted with ingredients expos in Europe and the US, walking around the vast halls of Food Ingredients Asia-China (FIC) in Shanghai today made me realise what a small percentage of the continent's nutrients industry fills those shows'

Published: Jun 27, 2012

Cargill at the Institute of Food Technologists annual meeting and food exposition introduced the SodiumSense sodium-reduction system.

Published: Jun 27, 2012

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. has opened a new facility in Delhi to service companies that provide food and beverage products to the Indian market.

Published: Jun 27, 2012

McDonald’s is bringing Spicy McBites to the company’s locations in the Greater Philadelphia region.

Published: Jun 27, 2012

American multinational chemical firm Dow has announced that its Omega-9 Oils have addressed one of the company’s 2015 sustainability goals in the area of health, by eliminating more than one billion pounds of trans and saturated fat.

Published: Jun 27, 2012

Nutrinova, the global sweetener and preservative business of Celanese, has launched the new Sunsation platform to help food and beverage manufacturers develop low- and no-calorie products that are better tasting.

Published: Jun 27, 2012

Pharmavite, a US-based producer of vitamins and supplements, plans to launch 20 new products across three new Nature Made product lines – VitaMelts, Full Strength MINIs and Adult Gummies – by the end of this year.

Published: Jun 25, 2012

US packaged foods company ConAgra Foods has reported a net loss of $86.2m for the fiscal 2012 fourth quarter ended 27 May 2012, compared to a net profit of $250.1m in the previous year, owing to charges with regard to a change in accounting methods for it