Processing Technologies International (PTi) has announced the sale of a sheet extrusion system to Aserpet which represents a “major stepping stone” in the company’s expansion strategy.
Exposure to food colourings among Australian children has dropped over the last four years, according to a new report by Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ).
India’s bottled water industry is poised for stark growth pushed by pure drinking water shortages and a rising awareness of water-related health issues, a new report said.
Belgian bakery ingredients firm Puratos has a new manufacturing and innovation centre in China that will be dedicated to developing products for the local Asian taste requirements.
This week’s Food Ingredients Asia-China (FIC) expo in Shanghai had ‘Asia’ in its name but don’t be fooled by the moniker – this is very much a Chinese show (at least on the exhibitor side); and a vast one that demonstrates the variety, volume and sheer fo
Supplements of a cinnamon extract may help control blood sugar, as well as benefiting triglyceride levels in Chinese people with type-2 diabetes, says a new study.
Through its Tostitos Artisan Recipes brand, PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay division is introducing two new flavors: Baked Three Cheese Queso and Toasted Southwestern Spices.
Uncle Wally’s has partnered with Ganeden Biotech to include the GanedenBC30 probiotic in its Uncle Wally’s new Smart Portion Muffin Tops. The muffins are Uncle Wally’s first products to include probiotics.
The U.S. 2012 tart cherry crop was forecast at 73.1 million lbs, down 68% from 2011 due to losses in top-producing Michigan, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in its annual Cherry Production report today.
Stopping at a café during a trip to Asheville, North Carolina with family this past March, Mary Ann Hurtado decided to order a veggie sandwich while everyone else chose something with meat.
Laurence Olins, Chairman of British Summer Fruits, which represents 90 per cent of berries supplied to UK supermarkets, said "There is ample supply of British strawberries now and for the rest of the summer," contrary to some press reports of a shortage.
The future of Iglo group is up in the air, after private equity allies Blackstone and BC Partners refused to sweeten an offer that had been turned down by the frozen food unit's current owner, the Permira Group.
Kruiningen, Holland-headquartered Lamb Weston/Meijer (LW/M), a major producer of frozen potato products, has published its online sustainability report for 2010 and 2011.
Welmar Europe has been acquired by Marubeni Corporation, a leading Japanese trading house, for ¥1.1 billion (11.1 million euros), according to a Sankei Shimbun report published in Tokyo on June 26.
Some 15 months after the earthquake, tsunami and subsequent nuclear power plant disaster in northeastern Japan, octopus and whelks caught off Fukushima were sold at supermarkets and other stores in the city of Soma, reported in Kyodo news agency.
With food safety being the key area of concern in the food safety management systems (FSMS) today, a recently-held seminar by Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) here, aptly addressed this issue.
