Coeliac UK, the UK charity for people who need to live gluten free, along with Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, have GBP180k available for research and are inviting applications from UK businesses and researchers. The two…
Read More...

Fruit purees are emerging as a viable solution for US food companies as they work towards complying with challenging new rules on the labeling of sugar. The FDA introduced labeling regulations in 2016 and the compliance date of January 1,…
Read More...

The UK Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has published an updated best practice guidance to provide advice to food business operators on how to label food products that include cereals containing gluten, and which claims can be made relating…
Read More...

Efforts to promote the Italian packaging industry at major international trade fairs are continuing at a rapid pace as part of the intense 2019 program organized by UCIMA (Italian Packaging Machinery Manufacturers’ Association) with the…
Read More...

After serving Barry Callebaut for 35 years, of which 10 years as chief operations officer and member of the executive committee, Dirk Poelman has decided to retire at of the company’s fiscal year, August 31. Over the course of his career,…
Read More...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that General Mills achieved its goal to improve its energy efficiency in its plants four years ahead of its plan. In 2012, General Mills set a 10-year goal to improve energy efficiency in the…
Read More...

The Brenntag Food & Nutrition business unit in North America, part of the Brenntag Group, announces a new deal with AB Enzymes, Inc., for the distribution of enzymes in the United States and Canada. AB Enzymes specializes in developing,…
Read More...

Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT), a real estate investment trust engaged in the ownership of high-quality, net-leased restaurant properties, announces the acquisition of a Panera Bread property for USD2.3m.
Read More...

DowDuPont Specialty Products Division (DuPont) creates new USD6.2bn business division called Nutrition & Bioscience by combining the old divisions Nutrition & Health and Industrial Biosciences. The new and sizable business will be a…
Read More...

Nestlé has launched a Research and Development (R&D) innovation challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa as part of the company’s efforts to contribute to the local innovation ecosystem. The challenge will help boost local entrepreneurship, as…
Read More...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plans to release a new definition of the word “healthy” this coming summer, according to a statement by outgoing commissioner Scott Gottlieb at an event at the Pew Charitable Trusts in Washington…
Read More...

Bartek Ingredients is celebrating its 50th year as the global leader in malic and fumaric acid with a series of investments in its brand, facilities, and leadership team. Bartek will officially unveil its new brand identity at the IFT Food…
Read More...

ADM has announced the creation of a new business unit called Ag services & oilseeds, which combines ADM’s origination and oilseed business operations into a single reporting structure, effective July 1. The new business unit will be led…
Read More...

Bakkavor Group, a provider of fresh prepared food, announces that will purchase the trade and assets of Blueberry Foods, a desserts business owned by Samworth Brothers Limited. Blueberry operates from a custom-built facility in…
Read More...

Flowers Foods, producer of Nature's Own, Wonder, Tastykake, Dave's Killer Bread, and other bakery foods, has announced several key appointments consistent with the company's management succession plan. Bradley K. Alexander, president of…
Read More...

Seven national consumer organizations from the European Consumer Organisation’s (BEUC) network are launching a petition calling for the roll out of Nutri-Score across Europe on food and drink packaging. These organizations - Consumentenbond…
Read More...

Tremaine Hartranft of Reading Bakery Systems (RBS), one of the world’s leading manufacturers of snack production systems, has been promoted to director of technical sales, effective immediately. “We are very excited to welcome Tremaine and…
Read More...

The USA Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a new regulation saying that cherry pies must be made of 25% cherries by weight, with no more than 15% flawed or blemished, according to Foxnews. The measure is criticized by Rob Mackie,…
Read More...