sugar & sweeteners
25 Jul 2024
--- Sugar reduction was a major theme at IFT First 2024 in Chicago, US (July 15–17). Ingredient and technology companies showcased natural and novel solutions to help F&B manufacturers overcome a difficult challenge:...
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18 Jul 2024
--- From inflation to the lingering effects of the pandemic, a myriad of forces impact food consumption patterns. Cargill leverages technology to analyze consumer behavior through its TrendTracker 2024 solution, which offers...
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09 Jul 2024
--- UK-based investment firm Masthead Limited has acquired Wedderspoon Organic Group, a US Manuka honey brand that sources its honey from New Zealand and plans to consolidate its consumer brand portfolio into a new holding...
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09 Jul 2024
--- Natural sweetener supplier NutraEx Food has leveraged its patented dry-embedding technology to formulate a new “plug and play” sweetener solution that helps food manufacturers reduce sugar in formulations. The...
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09 Jul 2024
--- Tate & Lyle has launched its latest stevia composition, Optimizer Stevia 8.10, a new ingredient designed to deliver the highly desired premium taste profile closest to sugar. The company says it offers a more...
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05 Jul 2024
--- An Australian parliamentary committee report on the prevalence of diabetes mellitus in the country requests that the government implement several reforms to curb non-communicable diseases’ (NCDs) effects on Australian...
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03 Jul 2024
--- Food standard agencies in England, Wales and Scotland recently confirmed that monk fruit decoctions, a naturally sweet low-calorie food, are not novel. The change of stance now permits their use as an ingredient in food and...
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02 Jul 2024
--- The EU Commission has reintroduced tariff quotas for imports on eggs and sugar into the EU from Ukraine, due to import levels reaching their limit. The Commission has triggered the latest “emergency brake” as...
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01 Jul 2024
--- PepsiCo-owned Walkers has unveiled a new range of popular snacks for the UK market under the Wotsits and Monster Munch brands. The snacks are made with chickpeas and are classified as non-HFSS (high in fat, sugar and salt).
28 Jun 2024
--- Sonoco is outfitting French sugar brand Cristalco with a cardboard container equipped with a PP sprinkler for its Daddy Sugar brand. The new 500 g pack switches out a previous plastic container and is fully recyclable. The...
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28 Jun 2024
--- With a history of over 160 years in the food and beverage market, Tate & Lyle has long been a staple in the industry. Even so, last week’s announcement about the company’s plans to buy CP Kelco, a seller of...
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27 Jun 2024
--- US-based University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has received a five-year, US$14.8 million grant to develop a “Centre for Precision Fermentation and Sustainability” (PreFerS). The funding for the center, which...
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Ingredion: Fluctuating sugar costs and regional regulations drive interest in alternative sweeteners
27 Jun 2024
--- Sugar reduction is increasingly a non-negotiable and key driver of purchase across a multitude of F&B products, flags Adams Berzins, senior manager of global sugar reduction product applications, Ingredion. He talks to...
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24 Jun 2024
--- Nine German states are embracing the idea of a sugar tax on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), proposed by Germany’s Minister for Food and Agriculture Cem Özdemir (Greens) as a way to improve public health....
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24 Jun 2024
--- The US has reportedly urged the EU to delay its Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), which is set to come into force in December, because the new rules would hurt US producers of cocoa products, timber and other forest-risk...
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19 Jun 2024
--- The “free-from” food segment has gradually moved from being a niche category limited to consumers with food allergies to now appealing to a much broader base of consumers. This includes a rising interest in...
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17 Jun 2024
--- The newly published WHO guidelines for countries provide recommendations and implementation considerations on fiscal policy to encourage healthier diets. These include a tax on F&B and food subsidies to change consumer...
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14 Jun 2024
--- The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) projects that the world’s major food commodities will be in “adequate supply” in 2024 and 2025. But the agency warns that factors such as bad weather...
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13 Jun 2024
--- Food safety authorities in the UK have approved the use of PureCircle by Ingredion’s steviol glycosides produced using the bioconversion method. The go-ahead will allow the company to offer its Reb D and Reb M...
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13 Jun 2024
--- Dutch plant-based ingredient manufacturer Fooditive introduces its Keto-Fructose sweetener, derived from apples and pears, to the US. The 5-keto-D-fructose sweetener is currently undergoing a generally recognized as safe...
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