Americas: Jackfruit seeds as viable substitutes for cocoa
Compounds found in jackfruit seeds produce many of the same aromas as processed cocoa beans and are a potentially cheap, abundant substitute for use...
Americas: Cargill opens US$50M facility in US
Cargill opens US$50 million distribution center at its Dodge City beef processing facility, which houses more than 9,000 feet of conveyor belts weaving throughout...
Americas: Cargill releases canola oil with lowest saturated fat
Cargill has introduced the lowest saturated fat, high oleic canola oil available to commercial food customers worldwide.
The oil is made from a canola...
Americas: Genetic ID, Cert ID offer gluten-free verification program
Genetic ID NA and CERT ID have added gluten-free verification services to their portfolio of food safety and food quality testing and certification services....
Americas: Competition affects one’s sense of taste, say researchers
Research by Cornell food scientists reveals how a person’s emotional state – particularly in the competitive, wide world of sports – affects the perception...
Americas: SunOpta sells equipment to discontinue unit
SunOpta will sell equipment used in the production of flexible, re-sealable pouches from its Allentown, PA facility to Skjodt-Barrett for US$2 million.
The company...
Americas: Rhythm Superfoods receives 2nd round of funds from 301 INC
Rhythm Superfoods, an Austin-based company of organic and non-GMO plant-based superfood snacks, has closed a US$6 million Series D financing round with a lead...
Americas: Pro Mach acquires shrink wrapping systems provider
Pro Mach has acquired Stork-Texwrap, a manufacturer of fully automatic shrink wrapping systems. The addition of Stork-Texwrap expands Pro Mach’s rapidly growing secondary packaging...
Americas: Crackly crust is essential to a baguette’s aroma, researchers find
A French baguette is one of those key staples that foodies hunt for.
Now scientists have gained new insight into why a crisp crust...
Americas: Nutrient slowed cancer cell growth in early-stage breast cancer
One of the first clinical studies to look at the effect of sulforaphane on breast tissues of women diagnosed with breast cancer showed that...