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.
HONEY OF A PRODUCT – ‘BLACK LABEL’
Midlands Apiaries, a New Zealand producer of genuine Mānuka honey, has announced its affordable ‘black label’ brand, Mount Somers, is set to be sold in New World supermarkets across the country for the very first time. Continue →
Variety: The spice of NZ food life
As I take the helm of NZ Food Technology for a period of time, I’m excited at what the future landscape of Kiwi food is about to bring. Continue →
When Chocolate Ain’t Chocolate
Stephanie Seege is on a crusade. Her date-sweetened chocolate range suitable for vegans, people with allergies, intolerances, religious requirements and diabetics has been blocked by EU law from being called chocolate… and she’s doing something about it. Continue →
Cornish Kern from the UK named World Champion Cheese 2017
Cornish Kern, an alpine-style cheese made by the UK’s Lynher Dairies Cheese Company, has been crowned World Champion Cheese at the 30th annual World Cheese Awards, after just a few years in development. Continue →
GERMAN GIANT LEADS THE WAY
Gelatine, collagen and collagen peptides are natural ingredients, and that is why pure natural products manufacturer GELITA AG attaches great importance to the responsible use of natural resources. Continue →
CHOCOLATE TREAT A HIT
Cadbury New Zealand’s temporary relaunch of Caramilk – first available in 1994 – has been an unprecedented success here and in Australia for the company, with desperate Aussie Caramilk lovers paying upwards of $NZ42.50 for one $NZ3 block on Ebay. Continue →
VANILLA SUPPLIES SHORT IN NEW ZEALAND
We may not have heard much about Cyclone Enawo in New Zealand, but the influence of the severe weather system that struck Madagascar earlier this year has certainly had a profound impact on the vanilla industry and those wanting to buy it here. Continue →
FONTERRA MAKES SPLASH AT CHINA’S LARGEST FOOD INGREDIENTS SHOW
Fonterra’s NZMP dairy ingredients business has made a splash at China’s largest food ingredients trade show in Shanghai, launching three dairy ingredients and bringing New Zealand’s dairy story to life for customers through a 360° immersive virtual reality experience. Continue →
GLUTEN-FREE BOOST
A new multi-million-dollar Nestlé facility opened at the company’s Cambria Park factory in South Auckland will both expand the availability of gluten-free products in New Zealand and create new export opportunities for Maggi and Docello food service brands. Continue →
DIET CAN TREAT DEPRESSION
A healthy diet including lean meats significantly improves depression and anxiety symptoms, a breakthrough study has found after a 12-week randomised controlled trial looking at the effects of a healthy diet in the treatment of the disorders. Continue →
PINEAPPLE WASTE-TO-ENERGY PROJECT LEADS WORLD
Environmentally advanced technologies available in Australasia are helping transform effluent from crops from an environmental liability into a profit centre. Continue →
INGREDIENT SOLUTIONS
Additive Solutions is a leading provider of ingredients to the food, nutrition, animal nutrition and rendering industries. Continue →
FORMULA FOODS A WINNING RECIPE
At the forefront of traditional Kiwi favourite flavours and colours, Formula Foods Corporation has more than 29 years of servicing the food industry…and that’s why the company understands its clients’ needs. Continue →
Dried Fruit and Nuts A Winning Combo
Combining dried fruits and nuts in food is an international trend that not all New Zealand food manufacturers have capitalised on. Continue →
Doing it for the kids
More than 80% of parents want their offspring to eat natural food and drinks in a balanced diet, but the same can’t be said for households without children, according to a global consumer study. Continue →
ANCIENT WATER AN ICE AGE GIFT
An ancient ingredient credited with providing a marked point of differentiation for products manufactured at McCashin’s Brewery is the latest extension to the family range of drinks. Continue →
Waikato Sugar alternative key in new product innovation
A Kiwi-Chinese joint venture developing a low-calorie sugar alternative made entirely from fruit will now see its ingredient added to an innovative new beverage. Continue →
New Codex standard set to ignite permeate boom
The market for dairy permeate powder will “explode into life” – especially in Asia – once a global Codex standard is set, which could be as early as next year. Continue →
Yoghurt and dairy beverages lead protein NPD boom
Protein content has been one of the key areas of activity in new product development in the food and drinks industry over the past couple of years. Continue →
New dairy protein solves watery low-fat cottage cheese problem
Arla Foods Ingredients has developed a unique new clean-label protein solution that tackles the long-standing problem of watery low-fat cottage cheese. Continue →