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Consumers around the world all agree that health is their major concern, but purchase behavior varies widely in different countries, according to a global, top-line survey conducted in around 40 markets.
The US gluten-free market has soared in recent years, according to a new report, and is likely to receive another significant boost as the nation's mega food firms jump on the bandwagon after the FDA definition of 'gluten-free' is established in 2008.
International food giant Mitsui is to acquire fruit ingredient firm Hartog, in a move designed to strengthen its newly created ingredients division, it emerged last week.
A diet rich in low fat dairy could cut the risk of type-2 diabetes for women by over 20 per cent, says a new study from Harvard.
New technology has ramifications for food formulators as Japanese scientists are pioneering the use of functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to monitor brain responses to flavour.