Scientific solutions to food challenges in Africa are the theme of recent interviews from FutureFood 2050, an initiative supported by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) that addresses how to … Continue Reading →
The Research Chefs Association (RCA) has announced its newest certified Culinology undergraduate degree program at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pa. IFT Daily News
AAK has signed an agreement to acquire the Turkish frying oil brand Frita from Unilever. IFT Daily News
General Mills has certified Florida-based ABC Research Laboratories, a food testing and consulting laboratory, as a GMI Pesticide Multi-Residue Analysis MRA Approved Lab, adding it to the list of preferred … Continue Reading →
A draft sequence of the bread wheat genome published in Science by the International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium provides new insight into the structure, organization, and evolution of the widely … Continue Reading →
A majority of food and beverage companies will expand their offerings in the next year to drive sales, according to the 2014 McGladrey Manufacturing & Distribution Monitor Food and Beverage … Continue Reading →
Hain Celestial Group Inc. announced that it has acquired the remaining 51.3% of Hain Pure Protein Corp. (HPP) that it did not already own from an affiliate of Pegasus Capital … Continue Reading →
Ferrero Group, maker of Nutella, has acquired Turkey-based Oltan Group, a worldwide leader in the procurement, processing, and marketing of hazelnuts. IFT Daily News
The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) released a paper detailing its position on food fraud mitigation. Led by the GFSI Guidance Document Working Group with the Food Fraud Think Tank, … Continue Reading →
The United Nations’ food standards body adopted guidelines this week that set limits for levels of arsenic allowed in rice. The Codex Alimentarius Commission, which is jointly run by the … Continue Reading →
