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Cargill, Sdzucker and Tate & Lyle are ranked as the three leading global food ingredient companies, according to a listing based on annual turnover.

European food manufacturers will experience commodity inflation in the second half of 2010 but it will be more manageable than it has been in the past, predicts an analyst.

New rules carving up responsibilities for food labelling policy in the England came into force this week, with the Food Standards Agency (FSA) losing much of its power on the issue.

The worlds first edible nanostructure could be used to produce safe and sustainable food technologies, according to new research.

Heineken recently announced it will create a Global Business Services organisation to deliver Purchasing and Business Process & Technology services across the company.

Kerry Groups strong interim performance has prompted the Irish ingredients and finished product firm to raise its earnings forecast, with more investment planned in emerging regions.

Food research group Leatherhead is in the final stages of a testing project on natural food colours, which it expects will provide clear guidance on the stability and shelf-life of the ingredients.

Salty is not an adequate adjective for Givaudan. It has developed a new sensory language for describing the complex taste effects of sodium in food and what is required to restore taste dimensions lost when salt levels are reduced.

The great carve up of the UKs Food Standards Agency responsibilities has come into effect, with the agency retaining only the food safety remit and other aspects going to the Defra and the Department of Health.

Counterfeit' pine nuts may be the reason why consumers have been experiencing pine mouth, according to a statement made by the Danish food authority Fdevarestyrelsen.