News On Ingredients

August 06, 2017

FAO Food Price Index up for the third month in a row

The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 179.1 points in July 2017, up 3.9 points (2.3 percent) from June and the third successive month of increases.

August 03, 2017

Avebe finds fertile land at the Zernike Campus to 'grow' their new Innovation Centre

Construction of Avebe's Innovation Centre at the Zernike Campus has started and this milestone was celebrated by 'planting' a potato time capsule.

August 02, 2017

Inside Walkers - the biggest crisp factory in the world

The Leicester Mercury brings you this seldom-told story of The Biggest Crisp Factory in the World, a vast grey building in Leicester (United Kingdom) where Walkers produces seven million bags of potato chips (crisps) every day.

July 11, 2017

Global Food Prices continue to increase in June

The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 175.2 points in June 2017, up 2.5 points (1.4 percent) from May and 11 points (7 percent) above its level a year earlier. June marked the second successive month of increase in the value of the FFPI

July 10, 2017

Today's Google Doodle celebrates Potato Processing Pioneer Eva Ekeblad

Today's Google Doodle celebrates the Swedish Potato Processing Pioneer Eva Ekeblad (1724-86) on the 293rd anniversary of her birth.

July 05, 2017

Arqueólogos encuentran las papas más antiguas de América

Como parte de una nueva investigación, se han desenterrado en Utah (EE.UU.) los que podrían ser los gránulos de papa más antiguos, fechados hace 10.900 años. Según los científicos, esta papa podría ser una fuente de alimento potencial para el futuro.

Potato starch residue in stone tool proves potato use in Utah goes back over 10,000 years

July 04, 2017

Starch residue in ancient tool proves potato use in Utah goes back 10,000+ years

Researchers from the Natural History Museum of Utah and Red Butte Garden at the University of Utah have discovered potato starch residues in the crevices of a 10,900-year-old stone tool in Escalante, Utah — the earliest evidence of wild potato use in North America.

June 27, 2017

A potato processing plant is planned to be built in Tatarstan, Russia

According to Russian media, a modern processing potato plant is planned to be built in the Arskii district of the Russian Republic of Tatarstan.

June 27, 2017

Starch-based Food ingredients made simple with this Q&A by Starch Europe

Today, Starch Europe launched a new online Q&A platform “Starch in Food: Your Questions Answered”

June 14, 2017

FAO Food Price Index rebounds in May

The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 172.6 points in May 2017, up 3.7 points (2.2 percent) from April and nearly 16 points (10 percent) higher than its May 2016 level. The rebound in the value of the Index followed three months of consecutive declines.

Snikiddy Relaunches Baked Fries Snack. With lots of Organic Ingredients, but no organic potato...

June 13, 2017

Snikiddy Relaunches Baked Fries Snack. With Organic Corn and Sunflower, but no Organic Potato...

Snikiddy, a line of tasty snacks made from simple, wholesome, real-food ingredients, is revamping its beloved line of Baked Fries to now include 70 percent organic ingredients.

May 30, 2017

Orkla Food Ingredients signs licence agreement with Renaissance BioScience Corp. for Acrylamide-Reducing Yeast Technology

Orkla Food Ingredients, a subsidiary of Orkla ASA (OSE:ORK) has signed a license agreement with Renaissance BioScience Corp. to exclusively produce and sell Renaissance acrylamide-reducing yeast to food manufacturers in the European Nordic and Baltic markets, starting in Q3 2017.

May 24, 2017

Boulder Canyon® Takes BBQ Potato Chips to the next level: How about Mesquite Barbeque fried in Coconut Oil?

Boulder Canyon® Takes Traditional BBQ Potato Chips To New, Tastier Level With Introduction of Mesquite Barbeque Coconut Oil Variety

May 23, 2017

En España desarrollan papas con alto potencial de valor añadido

El Instituto Vasco de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario, NEIKER-Tecnalia, ha llevado a cabo avances en la mejora genética de patata con el objetivo de obtener variedades con elevados niveles de compuestos bioactivos (antocianinas, fenoles y carotenoides totales), así como capacidad antioxidante beneficiosas para la salud, adaptadas a nuestras condiciones de cultivo.

May 23, 2017

Snyder’s-Lance launches four `snack better` multi-brand variety packs around special consumer demands

Advancing its mission to change the way America snacks, Snyder's-Lance, Inc. is introducing its first multi-brand snack packs to meet specific consumer demands: Gluten Free, Non-GMO, Premium and Small batch Kettle.

May 16, 2017

Prime Minister of Lower Saxony, Stephan Weil to visit Emsland Group

On his tour through the parliament election districts in Lower Saxony, Prime Minister Stephan Weil will also be visiting Emlichheim on May 20, 2017, where he will visit the main headquarters of the Emsland Group.

May 08, 2017

FAO Food Price Index in April down for the third consecutive month

The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 168.0 points in April 2017, down 3.1 points (1.8 percent) from March, but still 15.2 points (10 percent) higher than in April 2016.

April 29, 2017

Health Canada proposes to prohibit the use of partially hydrogenated oils (PHO) in food

Health Canada is introducing a regulatory proposal to prohibit the use of partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs)—the main source of industrially produced trans fats—in food to help protect the health of all Canadians.