News & Analysis on Chocolate, Candy and Cocoa
Increased ozone concentrations at ground level may be causing millions of pounds of damage to food crops, according to a University of York researcher - and nowhere is more likely to be affected than Asia. Anthony Fletcher reports.
Confectionery manufacturers are increasingly turning to other food categories to drive growth, building on the strong brand awareness of their products to garner additional profits, suggest market analysts Euromonitor.
Teenagers frequently opt for healthier drinks if given a choice, claims the UK's food watchdog, after testing the response to vending machines that offer fruit juices and milk in British schools.
UK supplier Kettleby Foods has installed two Proseal F45 tray sealers to increase efficiency in order to satisfy growing retailer and consumer demand for ready meals.
A drop in the order book for low carb ingredients will impact sales in the first quarter of 2005 for wheat protein and starch supplier MGP Ingredients that has up to now enjoyed soaring revenues on the back of the fad US diet, that appears to be...
Findings from a new study on trans fats in UK food products drives consumer group to call on food makers to cut these artery-clogging fats out of processed food formulations, while industry declares it is 'fully committed' to reducing the levels,...
The beef industry's ability to accurately breed cattle for specific traits such as increased meat or milk yield has been significantly improved with the release of the first draft of the bovine genome sequence.
Another cooker-extruder line from UK-based APV Baker is on its way to South America to help a long-established family cereal company increase its production as it strives to stay ahead of the leading multinationals.
Dr Lisa Emberson of the University of York tells Anthony Fletcher why high ozone concentrations could cost food producers millions in damaged crops.