All articles by chris cox
chris cox
Natural selection: clean-label and natural ingredients
Clean-label and natural ingredients are crucial to the ingredients sector. Dr Jan van Loo of Beneo Group defines clean label and identifies the rising stars in the market.
Vanilla’s sustainable future
Vanilla flavours many sweet and savoury dishes from around the world, and continues to be one of the most popular dessert ingredients. Here, the Rainforest Alliance reports on measures to ensure the sustainable future of this wonderfully aromatic spice.
Sustainable sustenance: benefits for all
When sustainability becomes more than just a buzzword and leads to meaningful gestures, it can benefit everyone from big business to small farming communities in the developing world. Jim Banks spoke to Jerry Lynch and Steve Peterson of General Mills about what it means to put a sustainable strategy into action.
Spicy business
Santa Maria lives and breathes spice. The Sweden-based company began trading in the mid-20th century and since then has continued to create innovative products and concepts, as Peter Blomgren, head of research and development, explains.
Healthy trends: a surge in natural ingredients
The food and beverage industry, and to a lesser extend the supplement sector, are increasingly moving away from synthesised ingredients in favour of natural alternatives. Karin Nielsen, director of the ingredients division at Canadean, reports.
Ingredients Insight Awards 2013
Welcome to the launch of the Ingredients Insight Awards. We are seeking to honour the food industry’s peers, colleagues and competitors, as well as our core readers and panel members. The candidates have been shortlisted by Canadean Ingredients’ expert research teams, and industry professionals have participated by casting their votes across the following four categories. Congratulations to this year’s winners.
A clean approach: breakthrough trends
Clean labels are driving product development and innovation. Ingredients Insight asked a panel of industry experts to identify the clean label trends that are set to make a breakthrough in 2014.
Brazil: a cornerstone of the ingredients supply chain
The food industry depends on reliable supplies of key ingredients from all over the world and countries such as Brazil play an integral role in the supply chain. Jim Banks spoke to Henrique Bavoso of Univar Brasil about the importance of the South American nation as a source of ingredients, and the challenges and opportunities that the future holds.
Chocolate heaven: Mars labs
The new £6-million Mars Chocolate R&D facility in Slough is home to some of the most significant innovations in the industry. Geoff Bryant, director R&D, Mars Chocolate UK, speaks to Ingredients Insight about the world-class development.
The stevia way
The stevia sector continues to lead the way when it comes to innovation. Larry Fernandes, president of the International Stevia Council, talks to Ingredients Insight about current and future market trends as well as important product launches.