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Europe: UK seniors consume more fats and oil than other groups, finds report
The market for olive oil is the fastest growing in the oil and fats market in the UK, and has the potential to appeal...
Europe: Researcher finds how saliva affects perception of food
A study at the Institute of Food Research (IFR) has shown how common chemicals found in foods and oral hygiene products can alter the...
Europe: The food systems of the future need to be smarter, more efficient, says...
Increasing competition for natural resource and emerging resource bottlenecks mean that global agriculture can no longer operate using a 'business as usual' approach –...
Europe: Infants can eat peanuts safely, finds allergen study
An introduction of peanut products into the diets of infants at high risk of developing peanut allergy was safe and led to an 81%...
Americas: Researchers turn waste peanuts into battery fuel
Researchers have shown how to convert waste packing peanuts into high-performance carbon electrodes for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries that outperform conventional graphite electrodes, representing an...
Europe: More AMHE fitted with vehicle intelligence, finds report
The automated material handling equipment (AMHE) and storage systems market in Europe will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 10.61% over the...
Europe: More consumers understand the benefits of low glycemic nutrition, says Beneo
Consumers are increasingly aware of the benefits of low glycemic nutrition, according to a research commissioned by Beneo.
Carried out in the UK, Germany and...
Americas: MIT commercializes coating to reduce wastage
MIT has licensed nonstick coating LiquiGlide to Norwegian consumer-goods producer Orkla to use the LiquiGlide’s coating for mayonnaise products sold in Germany, Scandinavia, and...
Americas: Study finds meat waste more costly than plant-based food
Approximately 31% of food produced in the US, or 133 billion pounds of food worth US$162 billion, was wasted in 2011, according to the...
Asia Pacific: Rising milk production costs continue to squeeze margins, says Rabobank
Higher average prices for globally traded dairy commodities have not necessarily brought higher average margins for milk producers, according to a new report from...