Americas: Ganeden to crown next probiotics idea
Ganeden's Innovation Jumpstart program, which encouraged the development of new probiotic food and beverage ideas, has received submissions for three months.
After deliberation, the...
Asia Pacific: Fonterra’s ice cream brand to retail online in China
Research from Mintel shows the total market value for ice cream sales in China increased by 90% between 2008 and 2014 to reach US$11.4...
Americas: NattoPharma gets patent approval for vitamin K2
NattoPharma ASA has been awarded a patent that claims that MK-7 inhibits or reduces the incidence of age-related hardening of the arteries in individuals...
Americas: Millennials look for freshness, experience at grocerant, states report
Supermarkets are raising the bar on their foodservice offerings and by doing so are attracting the attention of the coveted Millennials, finds The NPD...
Americas: Combo meal deals fuel QSR growth, says report
Visits to restaurants will increase minimally quarter-after-quarter, resulting in an average lift in traffic of one percent annually, says The NPD Group.
The restaurant industry...
Europe: Mondelez International builds facility in Poland
Mondelēz International begins construction of a global Research, Development & Quality (RDQ) site in Bielany Wroclawskie, Poland.
The facility is expected to open in the...
Americas: Milk exposed to LED light lose quality, researchers find
Cornell University researchers in the Department of Food Science found that exposure to light-emitting diode (LED) sources for even a few hours degrades the...
Asia Pacific: Fonterra opens cheese plant in NZ
Fonterra opens its new slice on slice cheese plant extension at Eltham, New Zealand, which can produce enough cheese to fill more than three...
Americas: Health Canada approves claims for natural extracts
Health Canada has issued approvals to Monteloeder for the use of eight health claims relating to two of its botanical ingredients.
The authority has passed...
Americas: Verso releases papers for foodservice packaging
Verso Corporation introduces GlazeGuard, a family of lightweight uncoated machine-glazed papers designed for oil and grease resistant (OGR) foodservice applications.
The GlazeGuard product family is...