News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Regular cups of coffee could upset the body's ability to metabolise sugar in consumers with the increasingly common medical condition type 2 diabetes, suggest scientists, marking new market opportunities for decaffeinated coffee makers.
Family-owned US firm JM Huber has become the number one pectin, xanthan gum and CMC supplier after yesterday agreeing to buy leading hydrocolloid firm CP Kelco from merchant bank Lehman Brothers, reports Lindsey Partos.
Scientists have moved one step closer to understanding how the world could cut mounting obesity levels, charting a map of how the 'fat' hormone leptin travels through the body.
DSM's vitamin business continues to buoy the group's earnings, contributing almost 40 per cent of its operating profit during the second quarter.
Food makers working on the European stage today are matching consumer concerns over genetically modified organisms, largely selecting non-GMO ingredients for their food formulations, highlights a new survey.