Confectionery
Asia Pacific: Barry Callebaut inks second supply deal with Garudafood
Barry Callebaut Group has signed an additional agreement for the long-term supply of another 7,000 tons of compound chocolate per year to Garudafood’s biscuit...
Europe: Consumers still like things sweet, report
Across the 10 highest consuming nations for both sugar confectionery and gum, consumption is increasing, with compound annual growth rates ranging from 0.5 percent...
Americas: CP Kelco releases gelling agent for dairy applications
CP Kelco releases the Genu Explorer Pectin ND-200, a label-friendly food ingredient solution designed for neutral pH dairy desserts.
The gelling agent is for formulators...
Europe: Piping system with portioning feature
Unifiller Systems will showcase its latest portioning system, the Piping Bag Station, at bakery trade fair IBA in Munich, Germany from Sept 15 to...
Europe: DSM survey finds most consumers are unaware of acrylamide
Consumers are still largely unaware of acrylamide - but those who do know something about acrylamide, know enough to be concerned, according to a...
Americas: Cargill to build US$150M plant in South America
Cargill plans to invest US$150 million to construct an HM pectin production facility in South America.
HM pectin is a citrus fruit-based texturizer used...
Americas: ProFood Tech to open in 2019 in Chicago
Biennial processing show ProFood Tech will be held from March 26-28, 2019 at McCormick Place, Chicago, US for 7,000 professionals from all food and...
Americas: RBSC enters partnership on yeast research
Renaissance BioScience Corp. (RBSC) has entered into a partnership with Mitacs for a multi-year, US$1.44 million research and development project.
Mitacs, a national not-for-profit...
Europe: Global Easter chocolate launches up 23% in 2017, report
There has been a 23% rise in Easter chocolate launches from March 2017 to February 2018, providing a plethora of chocolate choice for Easter...
Americas: New ingredient for reduced sugar fruit spreads
DuPont Nutrition & Health has developed Grindsted Pectin PRIME 541 for food manufacturers to formulate reduced sugar fruit spreads recipes faster and without processing...