News & Analysis for the Beverage Industry
France is the home of some of the world's biggest mineral water brands - Perrier, Vittel, Evian, Volvic, to name just four - but a new entry into the market early next year is likely to give brand owners such as Danone and Nestlé pause for thought.
Hot on the heels of weak third quarter results, US agri-giant Bunge said on Tuesday that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its bakery business to US company Dawn Food Products for $76 million in a bid to focus on the core business of edible...
Regular consumption of the sugar replacer Isomalt appears to have a prebiotic effect on gut bacteria, according to preliminary findings of a study being carried out in Germany.
Lithuanian cheese manufacturer Rokiskio suris recently signed a contract worth €3 million with processing equipment provider APV to provide anautomated production facility at the company's Rokiskio plant in Lithuania.
Eager to grab a slice of the steadily growing market for natural alternatives to hydrolysed vegetable protein (HVP) seasonings, UK company Overseal Foods has launched a line of yeast products under the brand name Yesto-Seal.
Machinery specialist SIG Alfa has launched a new roll-fed machine to meet the ever-increasing demands of the bottling industry. Given the market demand for increasingly high-performing user-friendly machines with reduced maintenance and lower prices,...
Leading Swedish dairy firm Skanemejerier has gained the rights to use BioGaia's probiotic Reuteri bacteria in milk products for launch on the Scandinavian market at the end of next year.
Whey proteins remaining after cheese-making are now being added as a key ingredient to new nutritious snack foods in a new process devised by the Agricultural Research Service.