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World: Safety testing shifts to 3rd party contract testing laboratories
According to a new market report from Strategic Consulting, Inc. (SCI), food companies around the world increasingly rely on third party contract testing laboratories...
Europe: Create new ways to conusmer sugar in hot beverages, says Canadean
When buying sugar the majority of hot drinks consumers are vastly motivated by price. To avoid a race to the bottom, manufacturers need to...
Americas: More consumers prepare food in slow cookers, finds report
Slow cookers have been around for over four decades but increasing interest in freshly prepared meals has made them the hot — so to...
Asia Pacific: Givaudan opens Zero Liquid Discharge factory in India
Givaudan has opened a flavors manufacturing facility in Pune, India worth CHF60 million (US$60.02 million).
Designed to deliver flavor and taste solutions, the new 40,000...
World: Palm oil keeps global food price trend rising April, finds FAO
Global prices of key staple food commodities rose in April, marking its third consecutive monthly increase after four years of decline.
The FAO Food Price...
Europe: RTD iced coffee grows in region, says report
Europe has seen robust growth in the niche iced/ready-to-drink (RTD) coffee market during the last few years, despite many other fast moving consumer goods...
Asia Pacific: More Indonesians shy away from rice, report
While Indonesia has long been recognized as a rice-eating nation, Mintel research finds the local retail rice market is experiencing slowing growth.
According to Mintel...
Europe: Consumers are concerned about environment and health, report
With two thirds of consumers now believing that we are reaching an environmental tipping point, consumers overwhelmingly see themselves as being directly responsible for...
Europe: Food production resources are under pressure, finds report
By 2050, global food production is expected to have increased by more than 50%.
By 2040, global energy consumption will increase by more than 40%...
Asia Pacific: Singapore households throw S$200M worth of food yearly
The Electrolux Home Food Waste survey reveals that 85% of Singapore households do not consume their food before the indicated date on food packing,...