26 Apr 2024 --- The Sustainable Beverages (SusBev) project aims to use and ferment agricultural residues and side streams from viticulture and other regional agricultural processes to produce health-focused beverages, targeting... Read More

24 Apr 2024 --- The results of the European Union’s last analysis of 110,829 food samples were released this week and showed that 96% fell within legally permitted levels, with only 3.7% exceeding safe levels. The report... Read More

24 Apr 2024 --- Plant-based, cell-based and precision-fermented solutions are all terms we are hearing more abundantly in the animal-free food arena. The space is brimming with potential to reach new heights in garnering advanced... Read More

22 Apr 2024 --- MycoTechnology has scaled production of its sweet protein from honey truffles — from a lab benchmark to 3,000-liter tanks — improving production process efficiency, optimizing costs and validating... Read More

18 Apr 2024 --- Research and suppliers continue to spotlight the efficacy of prebiotic chicory root fiber, its ability to boost digestive health and to modulate the gut-axes. Emerging research points to chicory root as a critical... Read More

24 Apr 2024 --- Kurt Callaghan, global strategic director for sugar reduction at PureCircle, discusses the challenges and cost drivers of the alternative sweetener industry. He shines light on how stevia helps brands bring a “natural positioning” to their products while optimizing costs through different combinations of stevia glycosides for a given application. Kurt also addresses stevia’s clean label potential and PureCircle’s bioconversion technology for better-tasting stevia.

23 Apr 2024 --- In the second edition of its Color Futures publication to inspire F&B hues, the GNT Group identified “Regeneration Rising” as 2024’s headlining trend that takes three new color directions. Food Ingredients First sits down with Dieuwertje Raaijmakers, marketing communications specialist at GNT Group, to find out how global color trends have shifted over the past few years from a post-pandemic playfulness to real concern over the environment, spanning across generations.

15 Apr 2024 --- Symrise marks the 150th anniversary of the patent grant for vanillin and talks to us about celebrating vanilla as a well-established traditional flavor and using it in modern food formulations. Known as the “queen of flavors,” vanilla remains a mainstay. Dominik Rzepka, global communications and Laurent Deniau, global director for natural vanilla and botanicals, detail how Symrise supports vanilla supply chains and innovation.

09 Apr 2024 --- Premium artisan UK ice cream brand Jefferson’s is launching its ice cream Sammies, made with homemade cookies, organic milk and other natural ingredients to bring a contemporary twist to old-fashioned American-style ice cream. It is extremely creamy, bursting with flavor and novel inclusions. We caught up with co-founder Celine Thompson to find out more. 

28 Mar 2024 --- At Natural Products Expo West (NPEW) we talked to Alyssa Leyva, Cargill’s product line manager for high-intensity sweeteners, about the company’s latest research on its stevia sweetener, finding no significant impact on gut microflora. She also highlighted how another study showed that consuming stevia-sweetened beverages pre-meal reduced feelings of hunger and calorie intake. 

23 Apr 2024 --- Join industry thought leaders from UK retailer Sainsbury's and Ingredion, a global food solutions provider, in a conversation about the reasons for growth of retail brands, the current state of business and key priorities for the next 18 months.

07 Dec 2023 --- Join The World of Food Ingredients’ editor, Missy Green, for a rundown of the December 2023 edition, which reflects on NPD from the past year and delves into the Top Ten Trends for 2024. Suppliers share their insights on what’s to come for “ingredients taking the spotlight” and emerging themes in F&B innovation. She’ll highlight the key takeaways from articles on flavor and texture, hydrocolloids and coloring alt-seafood. Meanwhile, the latest taste enhancers provide a clean taste to sugar-reduced products and targeted prebiotics open up new opportunities in the gut health arena.

09 Nov 2023 --- Join The World of Food Ingredients’ editor, Missy Green, for a rundown of this flagship edition, focusing on dairy and alternatives innovation. She’ll flip through the key takeaways from articles covering AI in R&D, the proliferation of diverse “milk” NPD, food safety obstacles for plant-based proteins and recent moves in precision fermentation. She’ll also examine the dairy industry’s strides in sustainability and ingredients for sleep and mental health.

09 Nov 2023 --- As part of this webinar, we will discuss how the evolution of agricultural practices from traditional to regenerative agriculture will influence environmental and economic outcomes for farmers. We will walk through how companies can work with their supply chain to build strategies to meet their 2050 carbon neutrality goals and the ability to track and measure progress in an open and transparent manner. This includes the development of a system to verify carbon emission reductions created by products and supply chains.

31 Oct 2023 --- During this webinar, we explore Tirlán’s grass-fed butter range and its credentials. We talk about the importance of butter in the bakery sector and highlight its key sensorial and functional attributes in baked goods.