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26 Jul 2024 --- PepsiCo has announced a £13 million (US$16 million) investment in its Doritos factory in Coventry, UK. The investment will go toward installing a new manufacturing line, which... Read More

26 Jul 2024 --- Regulatory, standardization and accreditation institutions from Latin America and the Caribbean have legally formed the Environmental Alliance of America to develop a new regional... Read More

26 Jul 2024 --- This week in industry news, FrieslandCampina Ingredients chose Brenntag to distribute its Biotis ingredients in France and Lidl joined forces with beef producers to advance... Read More

26 Jul 2024 --- Loryma has formulated three low-calorie, wheat-based fat replacers that are poised to offer processing and nutritional benefits to manufacturers of meat alternatives, meat products... Read More

25 Jul 2024 --- Givaudan Sense Colour unveiled its Amaize orange-red at IFT First 2024 in Chicago, US. The launch expands the food colors provider’s current Amaize line of corn-based... Read More

25 Jul 2024 --- At a special Happy Hour event in Chicago, US, Food Ingredients First sampled a selection of innovative beverage concepts designed by ADM to inspire its customers. We sat down with Justin Solomon, category marketing director for alcoholic beverages, to discuss key consumer trends, including premiumization, health and wellness and affordability.

22 Jul 2024 --- Over the past year, cocoa bean prices have skyrocketed with no signs of stabilizing, creating challenges for food manufacturers. Kerry is seeking to mitigate these rising costs via its innovative cocoa solutions portfolio. Francis De Campos Ferreira, global taste portfolio director for Cocoa Extracts & Chocolate Flavors, shares his insights into how companies can navigate the current economic landscape while maintaining product integrity and consumer trust.

14 Jun 2024 --- Louisa Parrillo, strategic marketing lead - dairy & alternatives and emerging markets and Thomas Grataloup, technical service manager for dairy at Ingredion, discuss the advancements and manufacturing challenges in formulating vegan cheese and the gap in “melting” that such alternatives deal with. They also shine light upon the potential of dairy substitutes to be recognized as a separate category in the future. 

10 Jun 2024 --- Kim Mishra, lead author of the study and former postdoc at the Food Process Engineering group at ETH Zurich, talks to us about their cocoa-fruit chocolate that uses cocoa fruit jelly as a powdered sugar substitute and the challenges the team faced in achieving the desired “glossy feel.” He also highlights the recipe’s implications for the chocolate manufacturing industry.

21 May 2024 --- With a focus on climate change, the rising cost of living and positive nutrition, Food Matters Live aims to bring the F&B industry together at events across the UK. This week, the organization has added an event in Manchester that will spotlight discussions around emerging consumer trends, growth categories, market analysis and culinary innovation. Managing director Briony Mansell-Lewis tells us more.