To the bitter end
03-Jun-2008
Masking bitter or unpleasant tastes in foods requires both art and science, says Synergy's chief flavourist Gail Underwood
Gum runners' quest for home advantage
03-Jun-2008
Gum makers are seeking to take advantage of new marketing opportunities for their products, says Nicola Cottam
Life in the culture club
03-Jun-2008
The EU's impending regulation on health claims is failing to stifle the growth of the dairy culture industry. Michelle Knott reports
03-Jun-2008
Chilli flavoured pastry and garlic pizza bases could soon be on our supermarket shelves thanks to a new cutting-edge technology. Elaine Watson talks hard fats
The seeds of change
03-Jun-2008
Despite making a false start a few years back, functional breads now appear to be rising rapidly. By Lynda Searby
Watering the weekend warriors
03-Jun-2008
In sports drinks, the hard sell and hard science are both important, but appear to be heading in opposite directions, says Paul Gander
Pie's the limit?
03-Jun-2008
With volume growth of just 0.5% and value growth of 1.5% a year, the meat products market is pretty sluggish, says RTS Resource
Who's afraid of the big Dow Wolff?
03-Jun-2008
Despite European concerns over labelling, Dow Wolff's global market manager Stephanie Lynch has faith in the company's cellulosics offering and urges manufacturers to get involved. Sarah Britton reports
Green light for green tea
03-Jun-2008
Researchers have been experimenting with new extraction techniques to improve the purity and yield of green tea. Andrew Liu reports from Guangzho
Do or diet
03-Jun-2008
Vocal, ill-informed and sometimes deranged. That's Dr Paul Clayton's opinion of the people who have hi-jacked the health debate. Elaine Watson meets the author and advisor on health and diet
Down to a science
03-Jun-2008
Few people realise the importance of the role of the men in white coats in tackling obesity. Ex-Unilever scientist Dr Tim Foster talks to Elaine Watson
Making perfect scents
03-Jun-2008
Sensory analysis costs money, but so do products that flop because consumers don't like them, says Elaine Watson
Organic waste
03-Jun-2008
Has the European Commission gone loco with its organic logo plans? Certainly, many of the leading champions of the organic movement believe that it...
Beating the oil fraudsters
03-Jun-2008
Over recent years there have been several reports of suspected fraud in the supply of olive oil. In March 2008, the Italian police arrested 23 people...
An apple a day keeps the wrinkles at bay
03-Jun-2008
Always famed for its health-giving qualities, the nutritional content of the apple is now being heralded as an elixir of beauty and slimming aid by...
Beer brewed by the light of the full moon
03-Jun-2008
Vollmond lager is not your average beer. Made in the Swiss Alps by Suisse Connection and recently launched in the UK, the beer is brewed according to...
The path of yeast resistance
03-Jun-2008
A New Zealand-based firm is hoping to take the European market by storm with a herb native to the country that boasts strong anti-fungal...
G-WIN: seek and ye shall find
03-Jun-2008
General Mills is taking a more targeted approach to open innovation as its worldwide innovation network (G-WIN) celebrates its first anniversary.The...
Fibre fails to impress
03-Jun-2008
Worryingly for companies that are plugging fibres as the hottest healthy ingredient on the block, UK consumers at least do not seem to be getting the...
The lie of the land
03-Jun-2008
Lies, damned lies and PR spin. Welcome to the nonsensical world of food legislation, says Neville Craddock
Research update: new ideas under the microscope
03-Jun-2008
Inflamed situationComparison of low fat and low carb diets on circulating fatty acid composition and markers of inflammation.Abnormal distribution of...
Lucozade stays alert
03-Jun-2008
GlaxoSmithKline is confident that it will not fall foul of the nutrient profiling clause in the Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation with its new...
Nestlé to open new R&D centre in Beijing
03-Jun-2008
Nestlé will open a new research and development (R&D) centre in Beijing in July, housing more than 80 scientists.The centre will conduct basic...
Happy ending to fish oil hygiene row?
03-Jun-2008
Omega-3 fish oil suppliers are hopeful that a compromise will be struck this month that will end a legal dispute threatening fish oil supplies into...
GSK launches new open innovation drive
03-Jun-2008
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is actively seeking partnerships with entrepreneurs, academics, suppliers or other third parties to develop brands like Ribena,...
Profiles: the good, the bad and the ugly
03-Jun-2008
The big guns in confectionery will start lobbying in earnest this summer in a bid to prevent the nutrient profiling system in the EU Nutrition and...
Novel food
03-Jun-2008
The company behind the Novel Food application for pulp from the baobab tree is preparing a second application to gain approval to market oil from the...
Look in our library, says Intermed
03-Jun-2008
A German firm with one of the world's largest databases of natural products is looking to partner with ingredients firms or food manufacturers...
First generation biofuel targets must be scrapped, says expert
03-Jun-2008
More than a quarter (26%) of the planet's arable land will have to be devoted to fuel production by 2020 in order to meet current biofuel targets,...
Too much value engineering can spoil the broth, warn food technologists
03-Jun-2008
Manufacturers have been warned against slashing the quality of ingredients in their products in attempts to offset soaring costs.While rising costs...
Time to bring the science back to food marketing, says Wall
03-Jun-2008
Retailers will be forced to think twice before they use emotive, unscientific and inflammatory rhetoric about E-numbers if the UK's second largest...
02-Jun-2008
Joe Street has been elected as the new chairman of the Federation of Bakers. He takes over the role from Brian Robinson.Street joined Fine Lady...
02-Jun-2008
Uniq has appointed Stephen Draisey as md of its UK business.Draisey, 48, has held a number of senior positions during a 17 year career with Bakkavor,...
02-Jun-2008 By Elaine Watson
Scientists at the University of Reading are in talks with leading milk processors about developing milk and dairy products with significantly less...
McCain sees potato peel as biofuel source
02-Jun-2008 By Sarah Britton
Frozen food processor McCain is exploring the benefits of using potato peel as a source of biofuel.“We are interested in this area,” said...
Latest prebiotic could surpass inulin
02-Jun-2008 By Elaine Watson
A prebiotic fibre derived from wheat bran has significant advantages over market leader inulin, according to the firm in which Tate & Lyle’s...
Unilever boosts nutrition skills in schools
02-Jun-2008 By Rod Addy
Unilever has pumped £9M, its biggest marketing spend this year, behind a ‘Cooking with Schools’ campaign linked to its Flora brand to strengthen...
Brazilian chicken processors defend green credentials
02-Jun-2008 By Rod Addy
Brazil’s chicken processors and exporters have held their first presentation in Europe as they continue a charm offensive designed to tackle...
Kellogg and First Milk strengthen training
02-Jun-2008 By Sarah Britton
Kellogg and the First Milk Cheese Company have opened learning centres for Usdaw union members at their Wrexham plants and both firms have signed...
Jordans merges with ABF’s Ryvita
02-Jun-2008 By Rick Pendrous
UK breakfast cereal and cereal bar business Jordans is to merge with Associated British Foods’ (ABF’s) Ryvita crispbread and healthy snacks...
28-May-2008 By Rod Addy
Gender inequality continues to plague the food industry, but Rod Addy discovers moves are afoot to change things, even if they are taking time
Fully automated sampling for steam condensate
28-May-2008
Gemü has developed a completely new automatic system for sterile sampling of pure steam condensate.In order to monitor pure steam quality in sterile...
Sandwich packer will handle wedges, wraps and rolls
28-May-2008
Dutch catering group Catering Houtop has become the first mainland European company to install Proseal's SP30 fully-automated sandwich packing system...
Multi-pack shrink wrapper
28-May-2008
Kosme UK, supplier of bespoke, turnkey filling, labelling, packaging and conveying machines, has launched its high-speed, end-of-line Flypack shrink...
Boxes of chocolate bars now spiral into control at Cadbury
28-May-2008
CKF Systems was approached by Cadbury Bournville to provide a replacement case conveyor system for an existing system that was too steep to handle...
Label printer offers flexibility
28-May-2008
Weber Marking Systems has introduced a label printer applicator for food and drink markets. The Model 5300 series features a number of major...
Memory stick monitors temperatures
28-May-2008
TomKey is an innovative USB computer memory stick for recording and displaying temperatures. Manufactured by AES Chemunex and available in the UK...
Food waste gobbled up by muncher
28-May-2008
Fast, efficient and consistent size reduction of food processing waste is fundamental when it comes to achieving cost-effective disposal.Mono NOV's...
Chocolate maker chooses synthetic food grade lube
28-May-2008
Manufacturer and supplier of chocolate covered wafers, chocolate tablets and mallow products, OP Chocolate, has decided to use Total UK's H1...
28-May-2008 By Allison Carvalho
Maintaining a clean factory is critical to keep manufacturers out of the headlines and the dock. Allison Carvalho finds out why
