The National Consumers League (NCL) in the US has praised the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announcement that it would crack down on seven alcoholic energy drinks under recent scrutiny for combining large amounts of alcohol and caffeine. Read more
Original Moonshine from Stillhouse is an 80-proof clear whiskey, charcoal-filtered and distilled four times in a Prohibition-era copper pot still. Price not yet confirmed. Read more
Effective immediately, Solae will increase prices of its high-quality soy ingredients by 7-9% across the globe. Read more
Sharp's Brewery this week launches Abbey Christmas, a new festive beer for 2010. It's developed by head brewer Stuart Howe in partnership with Cornwall's Eden Project, and is part of the Rock brewery's 'Seasonals' range of guest beers. Abbey Chr... Read more
Beneo's liquid organic fructo-oligosaccharide, OraftiL58 Organic, is in the final stages of the organic certification process for the EU market. OraftiL58 Organic offers technological and nutritional properties and can be used to replace sugar i... Read more
GEA's Ingo Schmitt talks to Shaun Weston about Frupex and new developments at the company. Read more
PepsiCo, in coordination with Books For Africa, the largest shipper of donated books to Africa, has announced that it will distribute 20,000 books and supplies to locations in need in Johannesburg and the surrounding region. Read more
The global market for food colours is expected to reach US$1.6bn by the middle of the next decade – up 10% compared with present levels, and fuelled mainly by the growth in natural colours and colouring foodstuffs, according to the latest report... Read more
Purezza is a complete filtration and dispensing system, allowing operators to create and bottle their own premium still or sparkling water from mains-fed sources. The pre-instalment service includes an in-depth analysis of the tap water in order... Read more
Over the past few months, I've had the privilege of working as 'series consultant' for a new BBC TV series on food and drink brand marketing during the past 60 years, called *The Foods That Make Billions*. Read more
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