Europe: Making healthier, crispy foods is possible, Crisp Sensation tells FNI
Convenience is a buzzword that has appeared in every major trend report in recent years and it remains one of the main driving forces for innovation in the food market. However, convenience food is generally understood to be miles away from the inferior ‘fast food’ of the 1990s. “Convenience doesn’t just mean ‘quick’ these days – consumers expect their food to...
Americas: NSF International releases standard to test for safe drinking water at home
NSF International has developed a standard that tests the ability of home water treatment devices to reduce certain emerging contaminants in drinking water. The standard, NSF/ANSI 401: Drinking Water Treatment Units - Emerging Compounds/Incidental Contaminants, evaluates the ability of water treatment devices to reduce up to 15 emerging contaminants in drinking water, including some prescription/over the counter (OTC) drugs, some...
Asia Pacific: Pentair Valves & Controls builds pressure relief valve testing facility in China
Pentair Valves & Controls has commissioned a new pressure relief valve testing facility in China to provide pressure relief systems in power generation, oil and gas, process, and petrochemical industries. The new steam test facility expands the company’s China-based manufacturing, assembly, sales, start-up, maintenance, and repair capabilities with the addition of testing services for its Crosby and Anderson Greenwood branded...
Europe: German company, hospital to develop human-milk-oligosaccharides to prevent Norovirus
The Federal Ministry of Education and Research in Germany will support the development of human-milk-oligosaccharides by Jennewein Biotechnologie for the prevention of Norovirus within the framework of KMU-Innovativ. The company says it is cooperating in this project with the University Children's Hospital Mannheim of Heidelberg University. In a previous collaborative project with the hospital, Jennewein Biotechnologie has already confirmed the...
Asia Pacific: Quiznos opens outlets in Asia, Middle East
Quiznos continues to expand in Asia and the Middle East with an aim to open more than 1,000 restaurants in more than 40 countries by 2020 through international master franchisees. "Opening restaurants abroad allows us to introduce our core menu items to new Quiznos fans, as well as serve products that are unique to the cultures and flavor profiles of...
Europe: Corbion to strength core businesses, may build plant in Thailand to cater to growth
Corbion says it will focus on strengthening its core business in ingredients for food and biochemicals (biobased ingredients), while leveraging its technology to build new business platforms in the biotechnology arena (biobased innovations). "Our updated strategy addresses the global megatrends of resource depletion, population growth and food security,” says CEO Tjerk de Ruiter. “Corbion will accelerate its thrust into the biotechnology...
Europe: Innovate, work with all parties to ensure food security, nutrition, says DuPont
DuPont’s Nutrition & Health business celebrates 50 years of innovation at its largest research and development facility for food ingredients in Brabrand, Denmark. “Today we are celebrating 50 years of science and innovation at the core of our global food research activities. It is here where we consolidate our knowledge to anticipate and address human needs around the world,” said...
Europe: Create new flavors to increase sales of baked beans in the UK, says analyst
Baked beans are usually perceived as a food consumed among families of lower income households, but with today’s efforts of premiumisation and a range of flavors this is challenging previous perceptions, according to a Canadean survey. From the survey of 2,000 UK consumers conducted in October 2014, 78% of respondents consume baked beans making it the most popular type of...
Asia Pacific: AB Sciex wins award for product innovation from market research firm
AB Sciex has received the 2014 Asia Pacific Mass Spectrometry New Product Innovation Award by Frost & Sullivan, which the latter tracks more than 250,000 companies annually to identify best practices and excellence in growth strategy, competitive strategy, customer satisfaction and technology innovation. The award candidates are selected through extensive research with industry experts, market participants, end-users, and other value...
Europe: Online poll shows brewers, wine producers are exploring PET bulk packaging
A new online poll by packaging company Petainer reveals that 40% of brewers, wine producers and brand owners are actively exploring the business benefits that polyethylene terephthalate (PET) for bulk packaging can offer, either by already using it or by currently trialing it. The online poll surveyed brewers, wine producers and brand owners who registered for the company’s ‘The Evolution...