News & Analysis on Chocolate, Candy and Cocoa
The Russian sugar industry has suffered under the weight of poor logistics, erratic raw supplies and a lack of financing. We spoke to a leading industry analysts to find out how the industry is facing up to these challenges and what lies in store.
Hilton Foods has invested €9.4 million in a start-up program that will see a new plant built in Drogheda in Ireland. The plant is expected to create 175 job opportunities and meat produced in the factory will be supplied to Tesco UK.
APV Baker says it has expanded the boundaries of product possibilities available to the confectionery industry, through the development of multi-colour and multi-component capability for depositing systems.
French yeast giant Lesaffre is driving deeper into the US market, announcing a link up this week with crop processing titan Archer Daniels Midland to break ground on a new yeast plant in the US.
Sourdough bread containing select bacteria may be tolerated by patients with a rare digestive disease that causes gluten intolerance, say Italian and Irish researchers. The new research could provide new opportunities for food producers aiming to...
Eating more wholegrain foods could help people reduce their chances of developing metabolic syndrome, say researchers, analysing the role of carbohydrates on insulin resistance and the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in a large cohort study.