Published: Jun 22, 2012 By: Mark Astley

Dairy 2020 – the UK dairy sector’s latest sustainability strategy - is not just another food industry ‘vision document’, but a plan to add value to the whole dairy supply chain, an endorsee of the scheme has claimed.

Published: Jun 22, 2012

Mars Chocolate has introduced Malteasers made with Fairtrade certified cocoa to the UK market as part of its ongoing pledge to achieve cocoa sustainability.

Published: Jun 22, 2012

With the Olympics due to kick off in London in just over a month, NutraIngredients takes a look at what it takes to be an athlete at the top - and how the right nutrition can provide the winning edge.

Published: Jun 22, 2012 By: Stephen DANIELLS

A whey-protein-rich ingredient may improve blood vessel function in people at high risk of cardiovascular disease, reports a new randomized, double-blind study supported by Glanbia.

Published: Jun 22, 2012

Supplementation with vitamin E of beta-carotene will not prevent the onset of age-related macular degeneration, while there is not enough evidence to assess the benefits of other popular supplement combinations including lutein and zeaxanthin.

Published: Jun 22, 2012 By: Rod Addy

Global flavours house Synergy is launching street food inspired natural seasoning blends for snack foods, building on growing demand for such flavours from the food industry and consumers.

Published: Jun 22, 2012

Yorkshire-based firm Spooner Industries has become an associate member of the Federation of Bakers.

Published: Jun 22, 2012 By: Nathan Gray

Consumption of more than seven cups of tea could increase the risk of developing prostate cancer, suggests new research.

Published: Jun 22, 2012 By: Ben Bouckley

Molson Coors claims that a multi-million investment in film will reduce the weight of its secondary packaging for UK beer Carling by sixty-three per cent.

Published: Jun 21, 2012

UK-based supermarket chain Sainsbury's is recalling all packs of its own-brand So Organic Fruit and Nut Mix, over concerns of salmonella contamination, reported the Food Standards Agency (FSA).

Published: Jun 19, 2012 By: Nicholas Robinson

The UK’s Food Environment Research Agency (Fera), based in York, and US-based Waters Corporation are to open a laboratory-based training facility in the UK, designed to help solve the global food safety challenge.

Published: Jun 19, 2012 By: Stephen DANIELLS

The potential heart health benefits of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) may be linked to its ability to alter protein expression in platelets, says a new study that may explain some of the anti-atherogenic effects of the fatty acids.

Published: Jun 19, 2012 By: Mike Stones

Feeding rising global numbers of people who are overweight places the same strain on world resources as would an additional 1bn mouths, warn researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Published: Jun 19, 2012 By: Lorraine Mullaney

Dutch food group Vion will be cutting jobs in the UK, after “disappointing results” in 2011.

Published: Jun 19, 2012 By: Mike Stones

Premier Foods’ facilities at Histon and Knighton remain “prime candidates” for sale, after the firm’s disposal of its vinegar and sour pickles business based at Middleton, last week to Mizkan for £41M,according to City analyst Panmure Gordon.

Published: Jun 19, 2012 By: Rory Harrington

There are no plans to extend proposals for plain packaging from tobacco to so-called unhealthy foods.

Published: Jun 19, 2012

Mizkan Euro-Americas, a business unit of the Mizkan Group, is in the process of acquiring the vinegar and sour pickle business of Premier Foods plc for £41 million ($64 million). The sale is expected to be completed by the end of July.

Published: Jun 19, 2012

Lituanica UK Ltd has recalled Pasaka Vermiseliai Pasta (400g) with a ‘best before’ date of 16 March 2014, because the product is labelled as being egg free, but the product contains traces of egg.

Published: Jun 18, 2012

Gastro Chips from foodservice supplier McCain Foods were named as the Catering Product of the Year at the British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF) annual catering awards for 2012.

Published: Jun 18, 2012

Triton Partners, an investment firm managing more than $3 billion, is bidding for Findus Group Ltd., the frozen-food company owned by Lion Capital LLP, according to the Sunday Times of London.