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...
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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...
United Biscuits appoints two new members to its Advisory Board
14 May 2015 | By Victoria White
United Biscuits, a manufacturer of biscuits and cakes, has today announced the addition of two international business executives to its Advisory Board...
“Entopod” could help make insects the food of the future
14 May 2015 | By Victoria White
An innovative cookery kit has been created by a student from Edinburgh Napier University to encourage people to eat insects as part of their daily diet...
Welch’s and Taura Natural Ingredients join forces to market FruitWorx in USA and North Asia
14 May 2015 | By Victoria White
Welch’s and Taura Natural Ingredients are to take the Concord Grape to a global audience by jointly marketing new concentrated FruitWorx inclusions in Asia...
McGuigan Wines moves into fourth position in the UK by volume
14 May 2015 | By Victoria White
The maker of Australia’s number one selling bottled red wine, McGuigan Wines, has reached number four global wine brand by volume in the United Kingdom...
Eating broccoli can lead to a reduction in blood LDL-cholesterol
13 May 2015 | By Victoria White
A new study led by the Institute of Food Research has shown that eating a new broccoli variety reduces blood LDL-cholesterol levels by around 6%.
IFR study provides new insights into Clostridium spores
13 May 2015 | By Victoria White
Researchers at the Institute of Food Research (IFR) have established how clostridia bacteria emerge from clostridium spores...
Cargill introduces new range of sustainably sourced carrageenans
13 May 2015 | By Victoria White
Responding to the volatile market for wild red seaweed, Cargill is launching a new blend of carrageenans obtained from sustainably sourced seaweed...
Sainbury’s, Waitrose and Morrisons recall potato products over worries that they may contain metal
13 May 2015 | By Victoria White
Sainsbury’s, Waitrose and Morrisons are recalling a number of food products after a batch of potatoes was found to contain small pieces of metal...
Food Standards Agency welcomes two successful prosecutions
12 May 2015 | By Victoria White
The Food Standards Agency has welcomed the successful prosecutions of a turkey abattoir in Essex and of a dairy farmer in Cornwall...
