Carbonation alters our perception of sweetness, researchers find
Carbonation alters the brain's perception of sweetness and makes it difficult for the brain to determine the difference between sugar and artificial sweeteners, a new study has found.
Archives for September 23, 2013
Irish minister attacks Diageo for ‘pseudo’ Guinness national holiday
Irish minister Alex White has attacked Diageo for cynical marketing of its annual ‘Arthur’s Day’ Guinness event and insists it worsens the nation’s problems with over-consumption of alcohol.
From the 20th International Congress of Nutrition in Granada, Spain
Unilever: Healthier food choices must be ‘doable’
The food industry came under attack last week at the International Congress of Nutrition (#ICN20) for not doing enough to improve the healthiness of its portfolios…unfairly, says Unilever.
Dispatches from Pack Expo
Avure: $5bn HPP market growing 11-15% a year
Avure has launched the QFP 525l-600 (525 liters) HPP processing machine at Pack Expo, in Las Vegas, with the first machine going on sale in December.
Dispatches from pack Expo
Intelligrated: Automation explosion due to high labour costs
High health care costs, a lack of interest in repetitive manual labour and rising worker wages has led to an explosion of automated machinery, according to Intelligrated.
WakeUp! ‘Sky’s the limit’ claims award-winning functional drinks brand
The head of an Israeli firm behind a patented functional energy drink WakeUp insists that the ‘sky’s the limit’ if the award-winning drink is accepted by a specific market segment demanding alertness.
Cow Wow 'cereal milk' hits the big time... with a touch of help from Jimmy Kimmel
The beverage aisle is easily one of the most dynamic parts of the store, with new energy drinks, teas, waters and fruit drinks entering - and exiting - almost daily. But when it comes to flavored milks, why is there just chocolate, strawberry and vanilla?
PepsiCo eyes expansion with new AMEA CEO
PepsiCo has appointed a new chief executive officer for the Asia, Middle East and Africa (AMEA) region as it aims to bolster penetration in the region.
Funding boost for UK food and drink firms
A UK scheme has received almost £700,000 in funding to support the food and drink sector until the end of 2015.