Published: Oct 16, 2012

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

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

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 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 10, 2012

The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) is evaluating an application from the Canadian company Bioneutra for the approval to market a carbohydrate as a novel food ingredient for use in a range of foods.

Published: Oct 10, 2012

Maabarot Products - Ta`am Teva Altman, a leading Israeli nutritional supplement company, has launched Magnolia, a new product designed to support well-being of women experiencing menopausal symptoms.

Published: Oct 09, 2012

Sweet Additions Ingredient Processors, a wholly owned subsidiary of US-based food ingredients company Sweet Additions, has acquired the assets of Primera Foods’ maltodextrin and syrup solids business for an undisclosed amount.

Published: Oct 09, 2012 By: Lorraine Mullaney

Around 138 jobs are under threat after a pizza manufacturer lost a key contract with supermarket Morrisons.

Published: Oct 09, 2012 By: Laurence Gibbons

Small food manufacturers in Scotland will benefit from free advice on how to reduce salt, sugar and fats in their products, as part of a £172,000 programme unveiled by the Scottish government.

Published: Oct 08, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

MTR Foods has introduced in the Tamil Nadu Market a unique offering - exclusive authentic pounded range of masalas - keeping the Tamil Nadu consumer’s taste in mind.