Published: Apr 23, 2012

Southern Wine & Spirits of America of Minnesota has been granted the rights to sell W.J. Deutsch & Sons's entire portfolio in the State of Minnesota.

Published: Apr 23, 2012

The levels of acrylamide is increasing in certain baby foods. However, on the whole levels of the potentially carcinogenic compound are falling in other products, according to a new report from the UK Food Standards Agency.

Published: Apr 23, 2012

Functional beverages are one of the hottest markets in the food and beverage industry. These drinks offer their customers unique benefits that often appeal to the health conscious. Some of these drinks are vastly overhyped and should be avoided. Other fun

Published: Apr 23, 2012

The study – published in the journal Stroke– suggests that people who drink low-fat milk and eat reduced-fat yogurt and cheese have a lower risk of stroke compared to those who consume full-fat dairy counterparts.

Published: Apr 23, 2012

Green tea catechins such as EGCG have effectively been shown to increase metabolism as an aid to weight loss and have demonstrated a long history as a potent tool to fight many different types of cancer.

Published: Apr 23, 2012

Mead Johnson Nutrition, a US-based manufacturer of paediatric nutrition products, and SanCor Cooperativas Unidas, an Argentinean dairy cooperative, have established a joint venture (JV) to develop paediatric nutritional products for infants and children i

Published: Apr 23, 2012

American pharmaceutical company Pfizer is close to an agreement to sell its infant nutrition division to Nestlé for $9bn, according to people familiar with the matter.

Published: Apr 23, 2012

HighJump Software, a global provider of supply chain management software, has established an office in Shanghai, China to support development of its entire product suite.

Published: Apr 23, 2012

Harvard University scientist Professor David Edwards has developed WikiCells – a new edible packaging. The new product is an edible membrane developed from a biodegradable polymer and food particles.

Published: Apr 23, 2012

EnWave Corporation has announced that Milne Fruit Products has begun production of commercially saleable whole fruit products using EnWave's Radiant Energy Vacuum (REV) technology.

Published: Apr 23, 2012

3M Food Safety, a US-based provider of food safety solutions, has anounced that its new '3M Molecular Detection Assay – Salmonella' has received AOAC-PTM Certification from the AOAC Research Institute’s Performance Tested Methods Program.

Published: Apr 23, 2012

Functional Technologies has signed a Letter of Intent to divest its subsidiaries, Phyterra Bio and Maritime Pulse Drying, as well as the early stage technology and property assets of these subsidiaries, in a management purchase by the president of the com

Published: Apr 23, 2012

Scientists at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S), Canada, are conducting a research on a Swedish seed sorting technology, in order to increase crop value.

Published: Apr 23, 2012

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has issued a health hazard alert, warning the public not to consume the salted and cured fish product (fesikh), as it may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum. Toxins produced by this bacteria may cause bot

Published: Apr 23, 2012

WILD Flavors GmbH has signed an agreement with Cargill to acquire its global juice cold blends and compounds business to strengthen its position as a natural ingredients company for the food and beverage industry.

Published: Apr 23, 2012

Burcon NutraScience Corp. has announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patents for three separate Burcon applications.

Published: Apr 23, 2012

Cargill’s cocoa and chocolate business has completed the upgrades to its cocoa processing facility in Wormer, the Netherlands, following an $82 million (€57 million) investment.

Published: Apr 23, 2012

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released its second annual review of the Reportable Food Registry, the program that requires domestic and foreign food makers to report potentially hazardous foods that have entered U.S. commerce.

Published: Apr 23, 2012

UK firm Biocatalysts Ltd have launched a new microbial enzyme for the enhancement of umami flavours in cheese production.

Published: Apr 23, 2012

In light of current economic difficulties organic consumers are looking elsewhere for foods, and sustainable products resonate with their core values, according to the MD of Cert ID.