An important new project, funded Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has been launched today which will seek to explore new ways to improve plant photosynthesis in order to improve crop yields.
Interest in high pressure processing (HPP) is growing, with US company All Natural Freshness (ANF) launching pre-packaging end-to-end HPP solutions, which it claims can significantly extend shelf life and cut waste.
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has urged greater use of neglected traditional grains, saying that there is global overreliance on just a handful of staple foods.
GMO content is harder to quantify in breads made from maize flour than maize semolina because the grain has a smaller particle size and has been processed more, a new study finds.
Spectroscopic analyses may be used to reveal how fresh salmon fillet is. A new doctoral thesis provides a new insight into why the spectral properties change during storage.
Packaging design is a crucial investment for premium chocolate firms in an overcrowded marketplace as it gives a product personality, which is essentially what a brand should be, says a graphic designer.
Cornerways Nursery has described the Eurokett Matrix labelling equipment purchased from Advanced Dynamics Ltd for its showpiece production site in Norfolk, as “perfect” for the job.
Cornerways Nursery has described the Eurokett Matrix labelling equipment purchased from Advanced Dynamics Ltd for its showpiece production site in Norfolk, as “perfect” for the job.
Labeling food as “organic" actually may flip the “halo" effect for ethical food labels depending on consumers’ values, according to a new study published in the journal Appetite.
A chemical that can be used in the production of films that wrap meat, cheese or vegetables has been declared safe by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
A better understanding of how the manufacturing parameters impact the production of granola could help the industry to create products that better match consumer expectations and have consistent quality, say researchers.
The bakery and snack sector is not generally seasonal and is comprised of staples, but manufacturers can exploit the lucrative Christmas period through packaging design, an analyst says.
T-seal bags are an excellent, versatile flexible packaging solution for snack manufacturers enabling good space for branding, the CEO of Northeast Packaging says.
