News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
China's massive drive to reduce the damage done by vitamin and mineral deficiency, particularly to children, is paying rich dividends for its economy, say children's charity UNICEF and the Chinese Ministry of Health.
In a move to focus on its retail business, Swiss baking aid firm Hero has sold UK bakery ingredients division Renshaw Scott to UK sugar ingredients company Napier Brown Foods.
Scientists from Danish company Chr Hansen say they have developed a lactic acid bacteria that may lower blood pressure when added to yoghurt and other foods.
Swedish oils and fats firm Karlshamns, which saw its profits slip at the end of 2003, has acquired UK flaked fats company Kelanco, and with it a drive into value-added speciality fats for the booming UK convenience food market.
Studies in mice shed some light on how dietary supplements of omega-3 fatty acids might protect against Alzheimer's disease.