News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Damage from Hurricane Ivan that struck the US last week could send prices for peanuts, a common confectionery ingredient, rising as reports suggest that virtually all of the nation's 2004 peanut crop could be at risk.
The use of natural colours in food formulations continues to grow on the back of the soaring functional food trend but food makers looking to swap artificial for natural are stumbling on development issues. UK firm TasteTech's claims a new application...
Bravo! Foods International, a manufacturer of vitamin-fortified flavored milks, has signed a licensing agreement with the confectionery and snack food division of Mars, Masterfoods USA, to produce, market and sell three of its fortified milk under...
General Mills is the latest food manufacturer to report a decline in net profit this year, and again the blame goes on raw material price hikes and fierce competition in the retail sector writes Anthony Fletcher.
Chocolate makers could see savings from new research that sets out to tackle the common problem of fat bloom, an unsightly white powdery film that forms on the outside of chocolate, writes Lindsey Partos.