News & Analysis on Chocolate, Candy and Cocoa
Quality is an issue that has plagued many food processors in Russia over the years. But one company, Kraft Foods, claims that its operations there - where it is a leading player in confectionery and coffee - have witnessed tremendous progress in both...
Acquisitions for UK food, ingredients and retail firm Associated British Foods are key to reducing dependency of group profits on ABF's leading revenue source British Sugar. This week the company signs a deal with Unilever to buy the Anglo-Dutch...
International wheat, corn and soybean prices will remain high for much of 2004, warns the US agency Fitch Ratings, with the industry likely to see a continual shifting of higher ingredients costs onto the food manufacturer. And it seems that demands...
Growing opportunities for food manufacturers in Australia may well be rooted in innovative flavours and health ingredients, say researchers at CSIRO on the day the Australian government earmarks millions of dollars to invest in R&D for the food industry.
The reason low-carb dieters often lose weight and sometimes show improvements in their cholesterol, blood sugars, and blood pressures is because they are, in essence, sickened by the diet, writes a doctor in a science journal published this week.
British bakery ingredients supplier Arkady Craigmillar is to be renamed BakeMark UK, bringing it into line with all the bakery companies owned by Dutch parent CSM.