News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
As food makers sharpen their product designs to target the growing consumer health appeal, Penford Food Ingredients inks an agreement with fellow US firm MGP Ingredients to manufacture and sell resistant potato starch in the United States.
In a move to protect a slice of its spice market, the Italian government has asked the European Commission to rubberstamp saffron from Sardinia with Protected designation of origin (PDO) status.
Nitrites and nitrates, much maligned additives in processed and cured meats, may help protect the stomach from damage, suggests research from Sweden.
Major US peanut and peanut ingredient supplier the Golden Peanut Company has launched two new organic peanut flours and an organic roasted peanut oil, to meet growing demand for both organic and nutritional finished products.
Forbes Medi-Tech has said it will focus exclusively on its nutraceutical business, ceasing all its in-house drug activities.
Advanced Food Systems has debuted a range of browning agents that promises to deliver additional benefits including increased shelf life and reduced processing costs.