The Sweets and Snacks Expo displayed the latest and soon-to-come snacks and confections, with some capitalizing on new flavor combinations, some eschewing trends entirely and some returning to their roots.
Coffee is a most popular beverage around the world, because of its soothing aroma, taste and impact on mood. Now, its array of attributes has another benefit to add to that list: coffee can treat advanced hepatitis patients with chronic liver diseases.
Danisco said its top management would resign later this month following U.S. chemicals group DuPont's (DD.N) takeover of the group for $6.4 billion in May.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has evaluated a pair of artificial flavors for use in a wide variety of foods and beverages and found “no safety concerns” at the tested levels.
Baldwin Technology Company Inc. has sold Oxy-Dry Food Blends Inc., a U.S. food blending and packaging business, to CPC Dry Pack Inc., a contract manufacturing company.
Consumers are again without answers after German officials announced that results on beansprouts, suspected to be the culprit behind the massive E. coli outbreak across Europe and now hitting the U.S., tested negative for the deadly strain.
Consumers’ love affair with processed food, combined with a rising awareness of the damage that high levels of salt can do to health, will make food and drink with reduced salt formulations a massive opportunity for manufacturers globally in the near future, finds Business Insights.