Increased snacking occasions, consumers’ busy lifestyles and the desire for convenient on-the-go nutrition are opening the door to increased opportunity for innovation in the snack bar sector. The global snack bar sector saw $13.2 billion in sales in 2014
Spindrift has broken ground on its new facility, dubbed as “innovation center” at Waltham, Massachusetts, as part of plans to further advance the use of additional exotic ingredients in its products.
UK - A group of top British butchers will be sharpening their skills ahead of this year’s Tri-Nations Butchers Challenge at the national Meatup event on 30 June.
Muller Wiseman Dairies has expanded its product portfolio with the introduction of 250g packs of butter for the food-service and retail convenience sectors.
The Wine Society of London has reportedly recalled more than 15,313 75cl bottles of the Italian sparkling wine, Prosecco, due to risk of glass breakage in the wine racks.
UK - Beef Shorthorn bulls topped at 7,000 Guineas at the society's official spring sale with several bulls and heifers over the 4,000 mark. - See more at: http://www.thecattlesite.com/news/48004/shorthorns-peak-at-7000-guineas-at-carlisle/#sthash.A8S7oXrb
It is British Tomato Week! We thought that this was a good occasion to take a look at the country of origin of the tomatoes on the shelves at the major retailers in the UK. With the help of the Price tracker reports from ProduceView we were able to analy
British dairy group Dairy Crest has announced disappointing results for 2014, largely due to poor profits in its dairy business, which is currently in the process of being acquired by German dairy group Muller.
In 2014, UK production of poultry meat decreased for the first time since 2009, while chicken production was lower, after six consecutive annual increases.
UK - Seafish, the UK's industry authority on seafood, has published its 2015-2018 Corporate Plan, promising to deliver a programme of work that reflects real world challenges and opportunities over the next three years.
The Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food (ACMSF) has published its extensive review of viruses in the food chain. The ACMSF, set up a group to revisit the issue of foodborne viruses in light of developments in this area. The final repo
Lidl UK is recalling all batches of its ‘Tortelloni with Spinach and Ricotta’ because the product contains egg, milk and gluten, which are not declared on the product label in English.
Leading British owned clean label ingredient specialist Ulrick & Short has created the ice cream lover’s dream – a clean label ingredient that reduces the fat content of ice cream and other desserts by up to 50 per cent with no effect on indulgence, taste
