Making the commitment to WHO’s best practice on industrially produced trans-fatty acids

As food manufacturers seek ways to help improve consumer diets, Cargill is supporting their customers by committing to remove iTFAs from its entire global edible oils portfolio. This helps both Cargill and its customers comply with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) recommended standard of a maximum two grams of industrially produced transfatty acids (iTFA) per 100 grams fats/oils by the end of 2023.

Dairy trends in Europe

The purchase of dairy products has been on the decline for several years with many turning to dairy alternatives. However, a third (34%) of 18-35-year-olds in Europe are consuming more dairy than they were three years ago.

Givaudan develops Customer Foresight platform

Aligned with its ambition to shape the future of food, Givaudan has developed a Customer Foresight platform aimed to help customers co-create winning food solutions.

Above Food opens state-of-the-art ingredient development and processing centre

Above Food, a vertically integrated, plantbased food company, has opened a state-of-the-art, gluten free ingredient development, processing and packaging facility: the Above Food Ingredient Centre.

Unilever to publicly report nutrition profile of product portfolio following engagement with ShareAction

Unilever says the company will publicly report the performance of its product portfolio against at least six different government-endorsed Nutrient Profile Models (NPM) as well as its own Highest Nutritional Standards (HNS).

mk2 Biotechnologies, Wacker, TUM to jointly develop process for the large-scale production of antimicrobial peptide

mk2 Biotechnologies, Wacker and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) will participate in a joint project targeting the development, large-scale production and purification of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) for diverse applications. The project will run for two years. The aim is to take the final steps in rolling out industrially suitable AMPs as a sustainable alternative […]

Batory Foods acquires Sweetener Solutions to expand F&B offerings

Batory Foods, a distributor in the United States of food and ingredients, has acquired Sweetener Solutions, a Savannah, Georgia-based company specializing in custom sweetener formulation, precision blending, and specialty portion packaging. The acquisition is seen as a natural fit for Batory Foods, which is a distributor of natural, alternative sweeteners and sweetener blends, including its […]

FrieslandCampina Ingredients feeds gut health supplement innovation with launch of high purity prebiotic

FrieslandCampina Ingredients, the global innovator in healthy and functional ingredients, has announced the expansion of its Biotis portfolio with the addition of Biotis GOS-OP High Purity. FrieslandCampina Ingredients specifically developed the high-quality prebiotic to drive innovation in the growing gut health supple-ment market. With a galacto-oligosaccharide (GOS) content of over 90%, Biotis GOS-OP High Purity […]

Müller’s Mühle presents SMART Pulses Pro range of legume flour concentrates at IFFA

At this year’s IFFA held in Frankfurt in May, Müller’s Mühle presented their natural, allergen-free legume flours of the SMART Pulses Pro range. The functional flour concentrates have a high protein content of up to 65 per cent, which makes them an ideal raw material for meat alternative texturates that help optimise the nutritional profile […]

Thermo Fisher Scientific introduces new ion chromatography tandem mass spectrometry for pesticide analysis

Thermo Fisher Scientific is providing laboratories performing food safety analysis with a new ion chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (IC-MS/MS) workflow solution for regulatory compliant, cost-effective and reliable analysis of quaternary ammonium pesticides (Quats).