Free-from foodservice sales: next big growth market
Free-from foods are set to storm the foodservice sector, as consumers continue to exclude things like gluten and dairy from their diets, those working in the sector have predicted.
Archives for August 11, 2014
New data could hit plans for folic acid fortification
Arguments in favour of fortifying bread flour with folic acid to reduce neural tube defects in foetuses have come under attack, following new research which shows unprocessed folic acid in the bloodstream could damage people’s health.
Four sugar reduction solutions
Food manufacturers could slash sugar content in products by applying four technologies to use sugar differently, according to Leatherhead Food Research’s head of ingredients and product innovation Dr Wayne Morley.
Food suffers deeper retail decline
Pressure on food industry profits looks set to continue as cash sales keep dropping, according to experts.
Nestlé boosts efforts to stamp out child labour
Nestlé aims to step up efforts to eradicate child labour in the cocoa supply chain, after an independent report indicated progress was being made, but more needed to be done.