Innovate UK: £3 million available for business innovation
20 May 2015 | By Victoria White
Innovate UK has up to £3m available for feasibility studies led by small or micro businesses into innovative projects in four key technology areas...
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Understanding and manipulating food porosity could affect a food’s health benefits
20 May 2015 | By Victoria White
Two food scientists have learned that understanding and manipulating porosity during food manufacturing can affect a food’s health benefits...
Graeme Pitkethly to succeed Jean-Marc Huët as Unilever’s Chief Financial Officer
20 May 2015 | By Victoria White
Unilever’s Chief Financial Officer, Jean-Marc Huët, has decided to step down from his role and Graeme Pitkethly has been announced as his successor...
Nutrition labels on the front of food packaging can enable healthier choices
19 May 2015 | By Victoria White
A team of researchers led by the University of Surrey has found that front of package nutrition labels can enable consumers to make healthier food choices...
Renewed strategic focus extends Bühler’s rice processing presence in South East Asia
19 May 2015 | By The Bühler Group
Capitalising on increasing demand for rice in South East Asia, Bühler has reaffirmed its position as the first choice technology partner for rice processing..
Suma recalls its unsalted Organic Crunchy Peanut Butter
19 May 2015 | By Victoria White
Suma has recalled its unsalted Organic Crunchy Peanut Butter because it may contain a foreign body, which could be a choking hazard...
Mondelez International’s Cocoa Life programme is fully operational in Indonesia
19 May 2015 | By Victoria White
Mondelez International’s $400 million Cocoa Life programme is fully operational in Indonesia, the world’s third largest cocoa origin...
Defra appoints Rear Admiral Tom Karsten as new Chief Executive of Cefas
18 May 2015 | By Victoria White
Defra has appointed Rear Admiral Tom Karsten as the Chief Executive of the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas)...
Unilever has saved 1 million tonnes of CO2 since 2008
18 May 2015 | By Victoria White
Unilever has reached a new milestone of 1 million tonnes of CO2 savings since 2008 in its manufacturing network, resulting in significant cost savings...
ADM acquires sweetener business in Wuhan, China
18 May 2015 | By Victoria White
ADM has reached an agreement to purchase Meiweiyuan Biotechnology Co., a privately held sweetener manufacturer near the city of Wuhan, Hubei, China...
SABMiller acquires craft brewer Meantime Brewing Company
18 May 2015 | By Victoria White
SABMiller has acquired London-based modern craft brewer Meantime Brewing Company, giving SABMiller an entry point in to the UK craft beer market...
FSA launches ‘Chicken Challenge’ to help reduce the number of campylobacter food poisoning cases in the UK
18 May 2015 | By Victoria White
Up to a third of the UK population could contract food poisoning from campylobacter during their lifetime, according to new figures released by the FSA...
Pioneering Nestlé study evaluates young children’s diets in China
18 May 2015 | By Victoria White
A Nestlé study, the Maternal and Infant Nutrition and Growth study, evaluated the diets of more than 1,400 young children from eight cities in China...
Germinated buckwheat has better nutritional value than ungerminated buckwheat
15 May 2015 | By Victoria White
Germinated buckwheat, an important raw material for food and functional food production, has better nutritional value than ungerminated buckwheat...
Umami flavours enhanced by the noise experienced on aeroplanes
15 May 2015 | By Victoria White
While examining how aeroplane noise affects the palate, Cornell University scientists discovered that umami tastes are enhanced...
