Consumers are becoming more and more demanding with the foods they eat and also prefer preservation technologies which do not modify the nutritional and sensorial properties of the end-product. In response to this, researchers of Valencia’s Polytechnic University (UPV) and of the Agrochemistry and Food Technology Institute (IATA), a center of the Spanish National Research […]
Better Juice has developed innovative technology which converts sugars to fibers thereby reducing the load of simple sugars in orange juice. The patent-pending enzymatic technology uses all-natural ingredients to convert monosaccharides and disaccharides (fructose, glucose, and sucrose) into prebiotic and other non-digestible fibers and sugars while keeping the juicy flavor of the beverage. Popular juices, […]
Nestlé USA today kicked off three of its newest partnerships as part of the TERRA Food & Agriculture Accelerator founded by RocketSpace and Rabobank. The program, which brings together innovators from both large corporations and emerging growth companies, announced the participants of its third cohort last week. Nestlé is proud to be working with Jackson’s […]
Using bio-optic smell sensors, French company Aryballe Technologies has developed a portable ‘artificial nose’ to help food manufacturers in quality control testing and new product development (NPD). “This is an artificial nose. It is based on optic technology and its particularity is it has a layer of bio-sensors. So it’s a bio-optic smell sensor,” founder and […]
Industry Leading Extraction Technology Enables Flavor and Color Innovation Sensient Technologies (NYSE: SXT), today announced that it has acquired Vancouver based Mazza Innovation Limited, a global leader in botanical extraction technology, for an undisclosed amount. The addition of Mazza Innovation is a major step in the evolution of Sensient’s ‘seed to shelf’ strategy to innovate […]
A multi-million dollar investment has been made into a research project for measuring and sensing flavors and aromas in beer, with Carlsberg and Microsoft among the team behind the project. The development of the sensor platform holds ‘enormous potential’ for broader research and to facilitate new start-ups, according to Carlsberg Research Laboratory. The Beer Fingerprinting […]
Following Kerry Group’s $220 million (€193m) investment into research and development (R&D) last year, what’s next for ingredient innovation at the Irish company? We caught up with the firm’s Chief Innovation Officer. “We were a dairy cooperative – we started out taking milk and making added value products from it and that culture, that focus […]
Chia seed producer Benexia is to present a chia oil featuring its new XIA PURE Ox Blocker technology at Vitafoods 2017. The development of Benexia’s XIA PURE Ox Blocker, a new, proprietary process technology significantly increases stabilization of its chia oil, ensuring the omega-3 oil has 100% product consistency, has a longer shelf life, is […]
At the 5th Duxes Dairy China Summit held recently in Beijing, PolyOne presented an update to its lightblocking technology for liquid dairy packaging. Lactra SX light blocking additive, which is marketed by PolyOne’s ColorMatrix business, protects liquid dairy products packaged in monolayer PET bottles from degrading due to light radiation. Since the launch of Lactra […]
Every generation influences society, and in recent years, it has been the millennials’ turn. About a year ago, for instance, the millennials, generally thought of as adults from ages 19 to 35, became the age group to make up the biggest chunk of the American workforce. So it should be no surprise that when businesses […]
Next year promises to be one of the most exciting in the history of food and retailing as technology takes a bigger role in food production, retail environments and consumer communication, and as a new administration in Washington promises to make significant changes to the agencies that will have a direct impact on food production […]
From teas enriched with medicines to programmable tea taps, the humble brew could see a dramatic evolution over the coming years, says Tetley. Even the concept of tea consumed as a liquid could be challenged. Along with Future Foundation, Tetley has set out five predictions of what tea – and how we enjoy it – […]
A new law that requires food makers to label the packaging of any products that contain genetically modified ingredients has small and midsized manufacturers facing some big decisions. Should they try to provide the information on the label itself or invest in the technology to add scannable codes? Should they change their ingredients to steer […]
