Food and beverage

Hiperbaric has announced the launch of the HPP Research Awards, a global initiative to spotlight and promote cutting-edge research by students and researchers. The leader in high pressure processing (HPP) technology, who is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, wants to harness the power of high pressure for food and beverage applications. HPP is a…

Peckham father and son duo Paul and Mike Williams have beaten hundreds of hopefuls to be crowned winner of the baking category of Aldi’s Next Big Thing series 2, as revealed on the Channel 4 show last night. Flake Bake produces authentic Jamaican patties, filled with a range of flavours including chicken, lamb, saltfish and…

Morrisons’ Greenside fresh food manufacturing operation has officially opened a brand-new on-site innovation centre as part of a significant investment programme. Costing £1.4 million, the brand-new Greenside Innovation Centre, was officially opened with the unveiling of a plaque by the Leader of Bradford Council, Councillor Susan Hinchcliffe and Mayor of West Yorkshire, Tracy Brabin. The…

AB Akola Group has signed an agreement with Brite Drinks, a functional drinks start-up, to invest €450,000. Akola Group will receive a minority stake in the start-up and a seat on its board. Brite Drinks is a Lithuanian-owned manufacturer of ‘Brite’ functional drink, with sales to the United Kingdom, Ireland, Belgium, France, and the Baltic…

Satisfying consumers’ demand for sustainability is a primary driving force for tackling environmental issues. Today’s food and beverage companies are poised to minimise plastic as a favoured packaging material, as recent research has unveiled that three out of the top five commitments made by business leaders to address sustainability challenges include the reduction of plastic…

The magic of Disney has managed to attract excitement to the children’s pasta market, which already accounts for 44% of the Grupo Gallo brand’s growth in 2023. Gallo said it closed 2023 with very positive figures thanks to the boom in sales of its pasta in the shape of Disney and Disney Pixar characters. The…

PepsiCo has set its sights on the sparkling water category with the launch of bubly sparkling water, bubly burst. New bubly burst is a lightly sweetened sparkling water beverage with bold fruit flavours, bright colours, zero added sugar, and minimal calories. New bubly burst is available in six delightful flavours including: Triple Berry, Peach Mango, Watermelon…

Leading experts from the flavour industry gathered in London (8 April 2014) for London Flavour Day, hosted by the UK Flavour Association. The event, held at the prestigious Wellcome Collection in London, explored the crucial role of flavour in food, the choices consumers make, the impact of these on diet and how the flavour industry…

AB Akola Group is investing €9.5m in a seed factory in Latvia. The factory, which is expected to be operational by mid-2025, is being built by the subsidiary SIA Dotnuva Seeds on its own land in Iecava. The maximum annual capacity of the factory will be around 30 thousand tonnes of cereal and leguminous plants seeds.…

Givaudan, MISTA, and Bühler,  have announced the opening of a state-of-the-art extrusion hub at the MISTA Innovation Center in San Francisco. The opening of this new facility advances MISTA’s capabilities in driving food innovation and highlights Givaudan’s and Bühler’s commitment to supporting the transformation of the food system. This collaborative effort between Givaudan and Bühler…