A factory upgrade has enabled a US food packaging and distribution centre to be in the ‘best position possible’ as future trends develop, claim the company.
Net profit for Q1 2012 for the Germany-based processing equipment giant plummeted to €12.7m – compared to almost €40m in the same period in the previous year.
Changing children’s snacking intentions and behavior could be crucial in reducing childhood obesity rates, as US children consume about a quarter of their daily calories from snacks.
Delivering the amino acid L-glutamine in the form of the dipeptide L-Alanyl-L-Glutamine may increase blood levels 224%, compared with L-glutamine only, says a new study.
K3 AX, a software firm specializing in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), has announced that it has supplied an advanced Microsoft Dynamics AX business system to Staffordshire luxury food company Cottage Delight.
Vitamin D3 is more effective at increasing blood levels of the sunshine vitamin than the D2 form, says the first-ever systematic review and meta-analysis comparing the effectiveness of the vitamin D forms.
Published: May 07, 2012
By: P.J. Curtis, M. Sampson
Supplementation with cacao-flavonoids and soy isoflavones may improve levels of biomarkers of heart disease in postmenopausal, diabetic women, says a new study.
‘Eater-tainment’, ‘SuperSense’ and ‘Food Telling’ are among the food consumer trends predicted to be prominent in 2020 by researchers at Spain’s Azti-Tecnalia research and development centre.
A suite of novel functional food and beverage concepts containing Hidrox - a potent anti-inflammatory ingredient from olive juice - is being developed by California-based CreAgri as it seeks to build on its success in the dietary supplements arena.
Published: Apr 28, 2012
By: Y.T. Liang, X-Y. Tian, J.N. Chen, C. Peng, K.Y. Ma
Capsaicinoids – the compounds that give chili peppers their ‘heat’ – may lower cholesterol levels and boost heart health, suggests new data from a study with hamsters.
Fortifying foods with the sunshine vitamin may be an effective way of increasing the population’s vitamin D levels, says a new meta-analysis from Ireland.
