Published: Jan 19, 2016

There is a growing demand for fruit and vegetables across the Western world, thanks to increased awareness of their nutritional and health benefits. But we’ve always been taught they might not be safe to eat straight out of the supermarket, and they have

Published: Jan 19, 2016

New Zealand’s Ministry of Primary Industries has said it is concerned about the cost it will take for its nation’s food producers to comply with Australia’s new proposed country of origin labelling laws.

Published: Jan 19, 2016

GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft, Germany, established an in-house test laboratory at its facility in Hamilton, New Zealand. The new laboratory will enable GEA engineers to carry out extensive tests and design powder packaging systems to optimize production a

Published: Jan 19, 2016

The Sweetener Users Association (S.U.A.) indicated its support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (T.P.P.) in testimony before the U.S. International Trade Commission on Jan. 14, but also expressed concern that the sugar provisions of the agreement were la

Published: Jan 18, 2016

Most antibiotics, drugs that are vital for human health to fight bacterial disease, are not being used in humans.

Published: Jan 18, 2016

American-Chinese food is Chinese food," says Julie Lau, owner of Suzie's on Bleecker Street in New York City. (The locally beloved Suzie's has closed since this story originally appeared on CNN.)

Published: Jan 18, 2016

Sugar prices rallied again on Thursday, while wheat prices were weaker on ideas of ample global supply, and rallying energy prices supported the soy complex.

Published: Jan 18, 2016

Blount Fine Foods, a Fall River, Mass.-based manufacturer of premium, hand-crafted soups, entrées, sauces and side dishes for retail and foodservice, purchased Food Source LP, a custom food manufacturer based in McKinney, Texas.

Published: Jan 18, 2016

Houston, Texas-based frozen foods manufacturer Ajinomoto Windsor, formerly known as Windsor Foods, announced plans to add a new production line at its Oakland, Miss., facility.

Published: Jan 18, 2016

Peanuts are widely used in food processing because they are rich in fats and protein, however they are also one of the eight major food allergens.

Published: Jan 18, 2016

More than ever consumers are identifying themselves as foodies with an on-the-go lifestyle that translates to food choices that are more experiential, convenient and impulse-driven. In the January issue of Food Technology magazine published by the Institu

Published: Jan 18, 2016

Shenzhen Lvyuan Packing Technology produces packaging for the fruit and vegetable industry. The company was founded in 2006 and has an annual turnover of 40 million Yuan.

Published: Jan 18, 2016

At a crowded Green Week in Berlin, the international organic umbrella organisation IFOAM and organic food distributor Nature & More jointly introduced the True Cost of Food initiative.

Published: Jan 18, 2016

The onion market in the United States is struggling with shortages, which are pushing prices up. Because of the bad weather, there has been a lower harvest and there are fewer stocks.

Published: Jan 18, 2016

Union minister for science and technology and earth sciences Dr Harsh Vardhan has unveiled a sequence of research outcome initiatives at the CSIR-CFTRI in Mysuru. These include the project for establishing an integrated sugarcane juice processing and bott

Published: Jan 18, 2016

Favourable climatic factors along with a fairly dry spell of 70 to 90 days make Kerala an ideal place to grow coffee. About 76,000 holdings of average size of 1.1 hectare symbolise Kerala a small-holder coffee state but provides livelihood to one lakh fam

Published: Jan 18, 2016

Food may become the currency of the future. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) predicts the global population to increase to 9.15 billion by 2050. This means that we must increase worldwide food production by about 65%.

Published: Jan 15, 2016

Ornua has acquired Chinese dairy manufacturer Ambrosia Dairy, to strengthen its presence in the Chinese terrain.

Published: Jan 15, 2016

Food Ingredients maker Parker Products is launching a new brand with a new booth design and application concepts, which will be showcased at the 2016 Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco.

Published: Jan 15, 2016

Issues of food safety were highlighted earlier this week when a handful of Coles customers asked the supermarket through social media to start storing its eggs in fridges to help prevent food poisoning.