GNT has established its first dedicated sales and application office in China, located in Shanghai, as the Dutch colour specialist moves to meet growing demand for plant-based food and beverage colours in the market.
A Swiss consortium comprising Nutriswiss, Coop, HALBA, Pro Fair Trade AG (PFT), the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) and agroforestry consultancy Ecotop has announced the first commercial shipments of dual-certified organic coconut oil from a smallholder agroforestry project in Côte d’Ivoire. The initiative, which began in 2021, has now achieved Fairtrade, EU Organic and […]
Nestlé is rolling out its Nescafé® Espresso Concentrate across ten new European markets, targeting younger consumers who favour iced coffee as an everyday rather than seasonal choice. The expansion follows a successful launch in the UK and Ireland and will see the product available in France, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway, Denmark, Austria, Spain, […]
Ibbenbüren-based ingredients group Crespel & Deiters has announced a significant corporate restructure, consolidating its business divisions under a single brand and broadening its raw material portfolio beyond wheat to include pea and fava bean. The sixth-generation family business, founded in 1858, has reframed its identity from wheat specialist to what it describes as a refinement […]
Givaudan, the Swiss flavour and fragrance company, has secured a place on the CDP Supplier Engagement Assessment (SEA) Leaderboard for the second consecutive year, achieving an A rating for its work engaging supply chain partners on climate action. The recognition, announced on 19 May 2026, coincides with a notable milestone in the company’s emissions trajectory: […]
FrieslandCampina Ingredients has published a white paper setting out the scientific rationale for galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS) as a critical tool for replicating the oligosaccharide complexity of human milk in infant formula – and introducing its next-generation ingredient, Vivinal® GOS-SL, which delivers additional human milk oligosaccharide structures through a novel production process.
3-6 November, 2026 • Prague, Czech Republic The RAFA organizers, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague https://uapv.vscht.cz (UCT Prague, Czech Republic) and Wageningen Food Safety Research (WFSR), https://www.wur.nl/en/research/food-safety part of Wageningen University & Research (The Netherlands), would like to invite food scientists from academia, together with representatives of industry, national and international agencies, control authorities, […]
Nutriswiss develops method for eliminating cereulide in ARA oils Earlier this year, the detection of bacterial toxin cereulide in baby formula hit the headlines, impacting consumer confidence and leading to a wave of product recalls across Europe. The contamination was caused by oils containing arachidonic acid from a Chinese manufacturer, thought to result from risks […]
A comprehensive review of the current state of plant-based milk and fermented dairy alternatives, published in European Food Research and Technology, identifies substantial variability in nutritional composition across product categories and points to clear formulation, fortification and processing priorities for the food manufacturing sector seeking to close the quality gap with conventional dairy.
The food industry faces a fundamental shift in how obesity is understood – and who is held responsible for it. A convergence of new drug science, addiction research, and systems-level policy analysis suggests that the long-held assumption that obesity is a matter of personal failing is beginning to crack. For food scientists and manufacturers, the […]