Irish ingredients company Kerry Group is poised to plough $13.7 million into a new centre for excellence for baked products in Altona, Victoria.

A new centre to help Australian food manufacturers to develop products with health benefits has been launched at the University of Sydney.

The World Cocoa Foundation, which counts chocolate giants Mars, Nestle and Mondelez among its members, will contribute $600,000 to help tackle Ebola.

SPC Ardmona is rolling out a new IXL 'fruit spread' that looks like jam, tastes like jam, but contains 60 per cent less sugar than jam.

These are the consumer concerns that manufacturers of functional drinks should look to target, according to a new report.

Frozen treat manufacturer, Frosty Boy has unveiled its new beverage premix line, ‘The Art of Blend’, at Fine Food Australia.

Nutritional ingredients company DSM is building a high-intensity sweetener platform based on fermentation to meet the growing demand for more sustainable sweeteners.

George Weston Foods has merged its Weston Milling business with the Australian and New Zealand operations of bakery ingredients company AB Mauri.

A new FODMAP-friendly food range has been created by dietitian Dr Sue Shepherd.

Japanese influences and all things organic are shaping up to be among the key food and beverage trends to find their way to Fine Food Australia 2014.

The home baking boom has boosted product launch activity in bakery ingredients and mixes in Australia, according to Innova Market Insights.

Food companies will be in the spotlight after food and health ministers gave their final sign off on the new heath star nutrition labelling scheme.

Palm oil gives creamy products their shelf stability, but it is also linked to deforestation and is becoming an important differentiator for ethically minded consumers.

The free-from foods market is moving into the mainstream with introductions from major manufacturers and brands, according to Innova Market Insights.

The good-for-you beverage space is high on the radar of ingredient companies such as DSM which has outlined three of its latest innovations in this space.

DSM will showcase two new innovations, an olive-based natural antioxidant and a high potency DHA/EPA oil, at the Vitafoods exhibition in Geneva in May.