Browsing: Ingredients
In a competitive market, the quality of food ingredients and food additives is key. Read the latest news on everything relating to the food ingredients industry: colouring, emulsifiers, preservatives and sweeteners, through to berries, nuts, herbs, spices, fruit and vegetables. Find out what’s happening in the world of food ingredients suppliers and manufacturers.
More health benefits discovered in tomatoes
A study released last month says that tomatoes are a key ingredient in youthful looking skin. Continue →
Numbers down but 2012 still a good vintage
The 2012 New Zealand grape harvest has been completed in line with expectations for a smaller crop than the record 2011 vintage. Continue →
Machines beat humans when it comes to picking Sauvignon blanc grapes
University of Auckland research overturns the long held view that hand picking of grapes is needed to produce the best Sauvignon blanc. Continue →
NuW Excellence Awards 2012 judging panel and categories announced
The categories and judging panel have been announced for the 7th edition of the Health ingredients, Natural ingredients & NuW awards programme, which recognizes exceptional innovations & talent within the nutrition + wellness industry. Continue →
Lactose free dairy booms
The market for lactose-free dairy products has doubled in the last five years – and is set to increase over the next five, says a new report by New Nutrition Business. Continue →
Investment in honey
By Les Watkins
International acclaim for the healing qualities in the products of Manuka Health New Zealand – and the fast-expanding international demand for those products – has clinched Waterman Capital’s decision to acquire a cornerstone 20 percent shareholding in the company. Continue →
Folic acid in bread up for discussion again
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) last month released a discussion paper on options for the future of the standard on fortifying bread with folic acid in New Zealand. Continue →
Record prices for Kiwi honey producers
The price of New Zealand honey is at a record high after poor summer weather and an increase in global demand. Continue →
Total seasoning solutions
Global food packaging solutions specialist tna presents the latest innovation in its leading seasoning range – the new tna intelli-flav OMS 3c. Continue →
Export success for pet food manufacturers
A unique product and tireless work to get past food compliance issues have turned K9 Natural into a fast growing business. Continue →
Salt reduction gains momentum
By Les Watkins
Consumers barely seemed to notice when New Zealand’s two major bread producers removed 150 tonnes of salt from the nation’s food in just one year. Continue →
Cherries for better sleep
Preliminary research results released by Fruision Ltd show that sweet cherries grown in Central Otago are a natural source of melatonin at levels over 30 times higher than other cherry varieties grown in the northern hemisphere’s major cherry production regions. Continue →
The lion frolics with the lambs
Minister of Primary Industries David Carter says judging the ‘Glammies’ has to be one of the toughest tasks around. Continue →
New award for produce and floral markets
Nominations are being sought for the 2012 Marketer of Year Award. Continue →
Young chef dishes up Australasia’s best savoury
A young Christchurch chef served up the best savoury dish at the Fonterra Foodservices “Proud to be a Chef” Australasian final last month. Continue →
Sweet success in hunt for honey’s healing factors
Ground-breaking research has found different varieties of New Zealand honey appear to trigger diverse immune responses especially when it comes to the treatment of wounds. Continue →
Ethical concerns continue to gain currency despite recession
Despite financial constraints it appears that consumer interest in making ethical food choices is continuing to increase. Continue →
Vegetarian solutions for child obesity
The World Health Organisation says that in 2010 the number of overweight children under the age of five was estimated to be more than 42 million. Continue →
From the paddock to the plate
Silver Fern Farms says its tie up with celebrity cook Annabel Langbein brings a synergy between how she feels about food and how the company wants to represent its products. Continue →
New ingredients
Natural flavour development US based Ungerer & Company has been making ingredients like essential oils, oleoresins and aroma chemicals since 1893. Continue →