Americas: Stand-up pouch wins design award
ProAmpac has received the World Packaging Organisation (WPO) 2017 WorldStar food category award for its stand-up, flexible food pouch with a de-gassing valve that...
Americas: Gen Zs as the unintentional foodies, report
Generation Z, those born 1997 to present, now represent 27% of the US population, a larger group than Millennials.
Although only older Gen Zs are...
Americas: Artificial sweeteners may be cancer-fighting in the future, say researchers
Artificial sweeteners are used in diet drinks and foods but also could someday be used as treatments targeting carbonic anhydrase IX (CA IX), a...
Americas: Building food safety harmony in Canada
The US is not the only country in North America that pushing forward with major food safety regulations.
Canada, its northern neighbor, has been upping...
Americas: Cargill invests in pea protein producer
US-based pea protein producer Puris and Cargill have signed a joint venture agreement to offer sustainable and label-friendly plant-based foods.
A growing number of consumers...
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: DSM seeks promising businesses for investment, partnership
DSM will hold a conference in April 15-17, 2018 to explore business collaborations and investment opportunities with entrepreneurs and innovators looking for financing and...
Americas: Build infrastructure, transfer knowledge for food safety, 3M
Each day, food safety issues gain more relevance and importance throughout Latin American countries.
Meanwhile, global markets and international trade bodies are pushing standards and...
Americas: Senomyx, Firmenich expands partnership on cooling ingredients
Senomyx and Firmenich have expanded their Cool Program collaborative agreement, where the latter will have an exclusive license to Coolmyx CL19 and related cooling...
Americas: Researchers could remove sulfites from wine
Since the time of the Roman Empire, winemakers have added sulfites to preserve their products.
Sulfites, a class of compounds including sulfur dioxide and...