Reading Scientific Services (RSSL) will house an expanded global science and technology centre supporting Kraft worldwide following a radical restructuring that will also see Cadbury Bournville transformed into a global centre of excellence for chocolate research. The move formed part of a broader announcement in which Kraft revealed plans to shut down its Cheltenham HQ and relocate commercial, administrative and other support staff to Bournville and Uxbridge.

Under the proposals, Bournvill...

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The more food companies work with different levels of the food supply chain and network with external partners, the more innovative they are likely to be, a study of the Danish food industry has found.

Denmark is recognised by the World Economic Forum as a country boasting high levels of innovation, and the food sector plays an important part in the economy. This, according to researchers from the Universities of Copenhagen (Denmark), Manchester (UK) and Saskatchewan (Canada), makes it idea...

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SIAL presented the findings of their first 'Innovation Barometer' study at the ADICT innovation conference organised by SIAL in Paris on last Tuesday.  Here are some  majorn findings:

• More than 55% of the 355 global food and beverage firms surveyed for SIAL's first 'Barometer Innovation' study point cash as the number one barrier to innovation. 

• Sial report also says "98% of food and beverage firms believe a company is more successful when it innovates," and 94% of companies questio...

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Unilever, the world's second-largest consumer goods company, is heightening its focus on innovation, as it seeks to strengthen its position both during and after the economic downturn.

The Anglo-Dutch giant is hoping to introduce the first new products that have formed part of its recent development drive, operating under the title of Genesis, in 2010.

According to Genevieve Berger, the company's chief innovation officer, it will then unveil a number of "big innovations" over the course of the ...
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