Colors & Flavors
Americas: Pepsi releases aspartame-free diet beverages
Pepsi releases aspartame-free Diet Pepsi in the US.
"Diet cola drinkers in the US told us they wanted aspartame-free Diet Pepsi and we're delivering," said...
World: New sodium reduction application for canned fish
Israeli company Salt of the Earth announces a successful trial of its sodium reduction ingredient, Umami Essence, in canned tuna.
The novel ingredient to enable...
Europe: Cargill buys FMC’s pectin plant
Cargill will acquire FMC's pectin operations, including a production site in Milazzo, Sicily (Italy).
Pectin is a key component of Cargill’s texturizing portfolio and the...
Europe: Cargill completes acquisition ADM’s chocolate business
Cargill has now completed the acquisition of ADM’s global chocolate business for an enterprise value of US$440 million.
The acquisition constitutes a milestone for Cargill's...
Europe: Symrise releases authentic beef flavors
Symrise presents discover beef, a range of authentic flavors with regional relevance for applications such as bouillons, soups, sauces, ready meals, instant noodles, and...
Americas: PureCircle unveils stevia range at IFT 2015
PureCircle Matrix Solutions made its debut in the 2015 Institute of Food Technologists (IFT 2015) Annual Meeting & Food Expo.
The new family of stevia...
Americas: Ingredion to buy Kerr Concentrates for US$100M
Ingredion will acquire Kerr Concentrates, a privately held producer of natural fruit and vegetable concentrates, purees and essences for US$100 million.
This transaction is expected...
Americas: Union applauds US FDA’s decision on sugar labeling
As part of its plan to update the Nutrition Facts labels that Americans see on most packaged foods, the US Food and Drug Administration...
Americas: Bitter taste heightens with illness, finds researchers
New research from the Monell Center reveals that tumor necrosis factor (TNF), an immune system regulatory protein that promotes inflammation, also helps regulate sensitivity...
Americas: Frutarom buys US citrus company
Frutarom Industries has acquired the business operations and assets of Scandia Citrus LLC. of Florida, USA for US$6 million.
Scandia specializes in the research and...