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Americas: Chilled dairy alternatives threatens traditional products
There’s a battle brewing in the food and beverage industry, a regulatory skirmish in both Europe and the United States over dairy alternative marketers’...
Asia Pacific: Henkel, BASF, Solidaridad partner on palm oil project in Indonesia
Henkel and BASF are collaborating with the development organization Solidaridad to support a project in Indonesia and advocate for smallholders and local initiatives concerning...
Asia Pacific: Ingredion opens factory in Thailand
Ingredion has opened a facility in Kalasin, Thailand, completing an investment of approximately USD$30 million to produce Novation functional native starches for clean-label food...
Europe: Cashews are nutritious with unsaturated fat, find researchers
Cashews are a good source of nutrients as they are rich in healthy unsaturated fats, high in dietary fiber and have an excellent profile...
Europe: Study finds high-fat diet disrupts brain maturation
High consumption of fatty foods during adolescence may in fact impair cognitive functions in adulthood, according to a recent study conducted by researchers from...
Americas: Omega-3 intake during pregnancy lowers preterm birth
Pregnant women who had low plasma levels of long chain n-3 fatty acids in their first and second trimesters were at a significantly higher...
Americas: Palsgaard ahead of CO2-neutrality goal in Mexico
Palsgaard's Mexican branch celebrated having achieved carbon dioxide (CO2)-neutrality in 2016 recently.
In 2016, the company achieved CO2-neutrality at its headquarters and largest production site...
Americas: Younger US consumers want clean label fats, report
Millennials and Generation Z consumers in the US are the most inclined to view any type of fat not only as permissible, but as...
Americas: Consumers look for healthier oil, says Cargill
After sugar, fat is the second-most important ingredient consumers are monitoring on food product labels, according to Cargill's primary market research data FATitudes.
In addition,...
World: F&B companies to phase out trans fat
Members of the International Food & Beverage Alliance (IFBA) have commitment to phase out industrially produced trans fatty acids (TFAs) in their products globally.
They...