The global market for savoury flavours and seasonings in food and drink was worth $8.6 billion in 2012, having grown by $1.9 billion over the last five years, according to the latest findings from market...

The quest to develop a one-size-fits-all therapy to combat obesity is “highly unlikely” to be effective due to the sheer number of rare genetic variants involved, according to the results of a 25-year...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a new regulation defining the term ‘gluten-free’ for voluntary food labelling. The regulation was published 2 August 2013 in the Federal Register. The...

A natural antioxidant compound found in red grapes and other plants, called resveratrol, blocks many of the cardiovascular benefits of exercise, according to research from the University of Copenhagen. Resveratrol...

‘Diet’ beverages and other non-caloric, artificially sweetened foods and drinks may not be the healthy choice to manage weight, according to a Purdue University expert’s review of recent scientific...

The global trend for marketing of ‘natural’ food and drink products is showing little sign of slowing, according to global market research organisation RTS Resource Ltd (RTS). High profile food scares,...

In June 2013, Amazon announced it was expanding its AmazonFresh service to Los Angeles and parts of San Francisco, after testing the concept in Seattle for five years. If the current expansion is a success,...

Quickly growing into a “sizable force” in the UK, the discount grocery market is a “fertile opportunity” for discounters to adapt to shopper needs, according to findings from global market research...

The new ‘traffic light’ food labelling system has been launched in the UK, but some experts have suggested cereal manufacturers are unlikely to implement the voluntary system. Meanwhile, in the US,...

Fruit flavours dominate the international yoghurt market, featuring in over two-thirds of new products globally in the year to March 2013, according to market research organisation Innova Market Insights. That...