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Asia Pacific: Barry Callebaut reveals fourth type in chocolate

After dark, milk and white chocolate, Barry Callebaut presents ruby chocolate as the fourth type. Made from the Ruby cocoa bean and with a unique...

Europe: Checking quality of chocolate with ultrasound

The quality of Belgium's famous chocolate largely depends on the crystals that form during the hardening of the chocolate. Researchers from KU Leuven, Belgium,...

Europe: Piab unveils conveyor to handle fragile foods

Piab introduces the piFLOWt conveyor for the automated handling of fragile goods that can transport up to four million items per hour. This enables the...

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: US FDA approves spirulina for use in more applications

Spirulina is now approved in the US for use in a wider range of applications for food and beverage as a naturally derived blue...

Americas: DuPont Nutrition & Health releases new cheese cultures

DuPont Nutrition & Health releases two cheese cultures for use in soft-ripened cheese making. These new DuPont Danisco CHOOZIT brand cheese cultures, CHOOZIT ST...

Asia Pacific: Ferrero opens innovation center in Singapore

Ferrero opens its first Asian innovation center in Singapore to house functions in the areas of health and nutrition, new raw materials and product...

Europe: AAK releases ingredient that retards blooming in chocolate

AAK releases COBAOPure, a cocoa butter that delivers improved bloom-retarding effects in applications including milk and dark chocolate tablets, coated and filled products, and...

Americas: Mars to clear artificial colors from human food offerings

Mars, Incorporated says it will remove all artificial colors from its human food products to meet evolving consumer preferences. Though many of the company’s products...

Americas: J. M. Smucker Company to build facility in Colorado

The J. M. Smucker Company plans to build an additional Smucker's Uncrustables sandwiches manufacturing facility in Longmont, Colorado, US. The construction of the facility will...