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Labcell the exclusive UK distributor for Decagon Devices, is has introduced the AquaLab Series 4TE water activity analyser as a simple and quick way to perform quality checks on ingredients

Ingredients firm Mantrose-Haeuser has launched its Certicoat antisticking polish and glazing agent in Europe after success in the US and has also developed an organic variety. Lee Hyde, director at

Spanish-based chocolate and cocoa ingredients firm Natra has committed to sourcing 100% certified cocoa by 2020. The firm also plans to acquire all its palm oil from sources “compatible with

ConfectioneryNews explores the issues at the pulse of healthier and functional chocolate, candy and gum. We’re gearing up for a ‘Healthy & Functional Ingredients’ special edition on 25 June 2013,

Mars has discovered the genetic sequence to breed higher yielding, disease tolerant cacao trees that could lead to better tasting chocolate. It made genetic markers for the world’s mostly commonly

A laboratory is a place of science, rigor, precision, but also of innovation, discovery and high-level teamwork. Puratos, in launching the Cake Freshness Lab, seeks to convey all of those

SODA-LO™ Salt Microspheres – a new salt reduction ingredient. Tate & Lyle’s SODA-LO™ Salt Microspheres is a salt reducing ingredient that tastes, labels and functions like salt –because it is

The ability to modify the micro- and macro-structure of food products using hydrocolloid science offers the food industry a plethora of opportunities to make healthier and better tasting foods, say

Fresh, locally-sourced fruit, vegetables and legumes must replace foods high in fat and sugar in the EU’s fund for Most Deprived, says the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA). The European

Europeans are among the most apathetic people in the world about their health as they age – creating big challenges for manufacturers of healthy foods targeting this growing demographic, suggests

Monsanto plans to halt lobbying activity for its genetically modified (GM) crop varieties in Europe, the agriculture and biotechnology giant has confirmed. US-based biotechnology company Monsanto will drop lobbying activities

Plant bakers need to defend their corner more robustly in order to increase consumer awareness of bread’s nutritional benefits while also battling harvest, regulatory and publicity woes. That’s the view

The European Union must embrace a mandatory folic acid flour fortification program given the prevalence of neural tube defects (NTDs) in newborns across the region, say researchers. The calls have

Grupo Bimbo’s CEO Daniel Servitje is a true global leader who has shaped his business into the largest bakery in the world, says the director of the Executives’ Club of

WILD´s subsidiary, the A.M. Todd Group, a worldwide leader in natural mint flavors and mint-derived ingredients with more than 140 years of experience offers a wide line of natural mint

Understanding why consumers have adverse reactions to certain types of bread should be researched, instead of searching for some miracle gluten-free replacement, says The Real Bread Campaign. Globally, the number

Irish authorities have clarified the country’s position in regard to probiotic health claims, taking a literal reading of the EU position that the term ‘probiotic’ alone is an implied health

When stevia sealed EU novel foods approval in December 2011 it was heralded as the holy grail of sweeteners, but has it lived up to all the hype for chocolate?

Ingredients firm Jardox has recruited innovations talent from Premier Foods to spearhead a new product development (NPD) push after opening a £3M new plant. The facility, operating in Sevenoaks, Kent,