Europe: Givaudan launches rich flavor range for ready meals, snacks

Givaudan has launched TasteSolutions Richness, a new generation of flavors for the food manufacturing industry. It includes a complex blend of taste and aroma components to provide an authentic flavor profile for consumers. It also offers a multi-layering of flavors beyond the traditional ingredients used in food service concepts, snacks and ready meals. TasteSolutions recreates the taste complexity from traditional cooking techniques...

Americas: FDA approves Addivant’s liquid antioxidant for food contact packaging

Addivant’s Weston 705 liquid antioxidant, the next generation of nonylphenol-free phosphite technology, has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for food contact applications. The company says the antioxidant provides safety, enhanced polymer performance and higher processing productivity than conventional solid phosphites for resin producers, converters, retailers and consumers. “This technology overcomes the drawbacks of conventional solid phosphites...

Asia Pacific: China to demand more dairy products due to Western influence, diet, finds report

China will be the largest dairy market in the world by 2018, despite dairy not being part of the traditional Chinese diet, according to a Canadean report entitled Consumer Trends Analysis: Understanding Consumer Trends and Drivers of Behavior in China’s Dairy Food Market. This comes as western influence makes its impact and the aging Chinese population grows more concerned about...

World: Food factories can turn wastewater into a valuable resource, Veolia tells FNI

Capital expenditure in the water technology market is set to rise to US$6.0 billion over the next seven years, according to a report by Global Water intelligence. "Despite being highly fragmented, the food and beverage (F&B) industry is still one of the top three industrial water markets" says Lola Arowoshola, the report's chief author. The report finds breweries, distilleries, dairy manufacturers...

Americas: PolyOne Corp releases InVisiO Color Inspiration 2015 for designers

PolyOne Corporation has recently released its InVisiO Color Inspiration 2015, which contains six color directions, visual effects and textural influences. Color Inspiration 2015 is part of PolyOne's InVisiO Color and Design Services, a series of creative resources and technical support services that helps designers and brand owners drive innovation in product development using the company’s portfolio of material solutions and...

Asia Pacific: SATO, Fonterra sign barcode systems deal worldwide

SATO has on June 5, 2014, signed a master service agreement (MSA) with dairy company Fonterra Cooperative Group Limited, to provide supplies, services, and support for barcode systems in Fonterra’s factories and distribution centers worldwide. SATO has been working with Fonterra in New Zealand and Australia, and under the agreement, SATO’s global subsidiaries will offer localized services matching the requirements...

Asia Pacific: Victoria Honey producer fined US$29,000 for product, origin misrepresentation on labels

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has issued three infringement notices to Basfoods (Aust) Pty Ltd for the sale of “Victoria Honey”. The company paid penalties totaling AUD$30,600 (US$28,812.43) for misrepresenting its “Victoria Honey” as honey produced by honey bees on product labelling and on its website, when ACCC finds the product was mainly comprised of sugars from plants...

Europe: Analyst shares tips on successful new functional product launches, finds FNI

Relying too much on a health benefit to differentiate a new food or beverage is the most common reason for failure in functional foods and beverages, according to a report entitled Failures in Functional Foods & Beverages from New Nutrition Business. Three of the 12 reasons for failure illustrated by the 22 case studies in the report include: Overestimating the potential...

Europe: F&B manufacturers should produce less sugary products with science, technology, says UK institute

The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) in the UK has on June 26, 2014 published its draft report on carbohydrates and health, which Ian Johnson, from the Institute of Food Research (IFR), is a member of the report’s working group. In addition, Public Health England (PHE) has published a response, Sugar Reduction: Responding to the Challenge. The IFR finds the...

World: Henkel holds forums on food safe packaging in USA, Indonesia

After several Food Safe Packaging Forums in Europe, Henkel has now hosted its first events for the industry in Asia and in North America in April and May 2014. The forums in Chicago, US and in two Indonesian cities Jakarta and Surabaya were attended by food safety experts, quality managers, packaging developers and purchasers from the food industry, suppliers and...