Breaking News on Food & Beverage Development - North AmericaEU edition | Asian edition

Face-to-face video interviews from FiE

Our journalists tapped into the latest innovations, trends and issues vibrating through the food industry at the Food Ingredients Europe (FiE) 2007 trade show in London. Watch our series of high profile face-to-face video interviews.

Cognis launches whipping agent for light foods

A new whipping agent from Cognis targets aerated food products, such as mousses and spreads, as need for high volume foods increases in step with foodservice growth.

Enzymatic process yields creaminess enhancer

Starch player Avebe launches novel based potato starch and creaminess enhancer for range of food applications.

Pea protein poised as soy alternative

Food and beverage makers can benefit from the nutritional profile and positive clean label message behind pea protein extracted by a clean water process, claims Roquette.

CNI brings healthy fibre to food makers

Colloides Naturels International targets natural market demand with a combination of a wheat fibre and an acacia gum fibre that provides non-soluble and soluble fibre for a wide variety of food applications.

Ingredients innovations provide new routes for beverages

Henry Dixon, commercial director at BDB, underlines the challenge of taste, texture and affordability in the formulation of health and wellness products.

Adaptable natural concepts target geographic taste profiles

WILD managing director Hans-Peter Voss explains how decades of experience in natural ingredients enables the firm to create targeted market solutions for beverage makers.

Health and wellness drives stabilisation solutions from CP Kelco

CP Kelco reacts to changes in the market with a range of solutions for the solubility and stabilisation for health-orientated functional ingredients.

Purac tackles acrylamide and flavour with calcium salts

New business strategy at Purac pushes preservation, fortification and flavouring.

Barry Callebaut launches probiotic chocolate

Barry Callebaut announces the roll-out of probiotic chocolate to meet consumer demand for health and wellness foods.

Improved taste for healthier chocolate formulations, claims Cargill

Taste is a key challenge for makers of healthier chocolate: Henry Hussell, head of marketing at Cargill Sweetness, takes us through some of their solutions.

Tate & Lyle platforms target re-formulation issues

Texture, taste and nutrition are pivotal to Tate & Lyle's Rebalance and Enrich platforms.

DSM launches new ingredient for glucose control

DSM announces the roll-out of InsuVital, a new ingredient that actively attacks glucose peaks after meals.

Dohler taps into superfruits trend

Herald Krug, head of ingredient systems at Dohler, delves into health claims, research and the role of superfruits in health and wellness.

Cargill rises to the natural flavour taste challenge

Taste remains a challenge in health and wellness products. Henk Welten, global strategic categories leader at Cargill Flavour Systems, takes us through some solutions.

New markets for appetite suppressant from pine nuts

Lipid Nutrition announces new markets for its satiety ingredient PinnoThin.

Beneo brand for Orafti, Palatinit and Remy

New Beneo group combines Orafti, Palatinit and Remy as it eyes up opportunities in the functional food market.

Danisco CEO on the power of adding value

Tom Knutzen, CEO of major ingredients player Danisco, explains the company's strategy on high value-added ingredients to FoodNavigator editor Jess Halliday.

National Starch invests in textures

Terry Thomas, divisional vice president for National Starch, talks the language of texture and how to bring textural meaning to consumer palates.

Spotlight

HFCS and sugar: Can your body tell the difference after all?

HFCS and sugar: Can your body tell the difference after all?

The body may absorb more fructose from high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) than it does from sucrose,...

Bakers on sodium reduction: We can’t afford to make products consumers won’t buy

Bakers on sodium reduction: We can’t afford to make products consumers won’t buy

Reducing sodium is expensive and difficult, and many bakers are beginning to wonder whether it is worth...

How does Walmart’s new logo fit with other front-of-pack claims?

How does Walmart’s new logo fit with other front-of-pack claims?

Walmart’s new front-of-pack label might have stricter nutrition criteria than many others currently in use, but how...

Industry groups slam call to regulate ‘toxic’ sugar like alcohol or tobacco

Industry groups slam call to regulate ‘toxic’ sugar like alcohol or tobacco

Industry groups have reiterated their position that sugar is fine in moderation, after a provocative commentary in...

Walmart Get On The Shelf competition: Gimmick or marketing genius?

Walmart Get On The Shelf competition: Gimmick or marketing genius?

Ever wondered how to get some face time with the decision makers at Bentonville?