In the month leading up to this week’s Federal budget, a number of announcements have been made about Federal government funds being available on a selective basis for food-related projects.
Okanagan Specialty Fruits, of British Columbia, expects U.S. and Canadian government approval this year for two varieties of apple, Granny Smith and Golden Delicious, with their genes modified to prevent browning.
Ecolab has introduced Antimicrobial Fruit and Vegetable Treatment (AFVT), a new product to help lower the risk of foodborne illness outbreaks related to ineffective produce washing in foodservice operations.
UK-based Fatherson Bakery has installed a new printer and labeling system from SATO UK, as part of its efforts to streamline its labeling processes and improve operating efficiencies.
A study published in Current Biology shows that foods with calories trigger more brain responses linked to eating than calorie-free foods do, regardless of whether they taste better.
Maxwell Chase Technologies today announced the next generation of their patented MCT 25 Automated Tomato Slicer which doubles the production capacity of the previous model.
Seaweed Energy Solutions is to acquire 100 per cent of Denmark's Seaweed Seed Supply, a move that sharply reinforces SES' position as Europe's leading player in large-scale seaweed cultivation for renewable energy and other uses.
The Food and Drug Administration has introduced the Food Defense Plan Builder, a software program designed to help owners and operators of food facilities to develop customized plans to minimize the risk of intentional contamination.
InstantLabs, Baltimore, Md., developed an Equine Food Verification Test Kit that allows food processors and importers to quickly test for horse meat (and related species such as donkey) at the point-of-need.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) Twelve years after a customer revolt forced Monsanto to ditch its genetically engineered potato, an Idaho company aims to resurrect high-tech spuds.
SC Johnson has unveiled the new Ziploc Brand Compostable Bags, which provide better storage solutions that help reduce landfill waste to make green choices without sacrificing food freshness.
Not everyone can rustle up a Victoria sponge, lemon drizzle cake or a jam roly-poly, so shop-bought cakes remain a mainstay of high tea for many a household.
SRS Frigadon Ltd of Stratford upon Avon in the UK received an enquiry early 2012 for supplying a bespoke Hycool fluid SRS Frigadon chiller system the purpose being for a potato storage installation located in New York State, USA.
Matrix Packaging Machinery will showcase at United Fresh, May 14-16 at the San Diego Convention Center, the Triton, a vertical form-fill-seal machine optimized for the fresh produce packaging industry.
Long beer lines may be the most hipster of first-world problems, but that hasn't stopped a team of self-described "lazy hackers" from doing something about it.
PepsiCo is set to test its touch-screen fountain dispensing machine Pepsi Touch Tower 1.0 at five Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill restaurants in Denver, Colorado starting from next week.
