Press Releases

FOODnavigator interview with Dr Wayne Morley, Head of Food Innovation, Leatherhead Food Research.

NUTRAingredients interview with Dr Roberta Re, Nutrition Research Manager, Leatherhead Food Research.

The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) and British Retail Consortium (BRC) have partnered with Leatherhead Food Research to fund and deliver a comprehensive report on salt reduction methods in food production.

Leatherhead Food Research, a leading UK-based independent research organisation, has predicted the food and drink trends set to make an impact in 2012.

New research carried out by Leatherhead and co-funded by Defra and a consortium of industrial companies and the Health Protection Agency, through the Food Quality & Innovation LINK programme, has shed new light on the behaviour of human noroviruses.

Global sales of food and drink additives reached USD27.4bn in 2010 according to Leatherhead Food Research's new report 'The Global Food Additives Market'.

Leatherhead Food Research has an exciting conference programme planned for Autumn 2011.

Dr Geoff Spriegel has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Leatherhead Board. Geoff joined Leatherhead in January 2011 initially as a Non-Executive Director.

Leatherhead Food Research's latest report - Future Directions for the Global Functional Foods Market - values the functional foods market (defined as 'food and drink products making a specific health claim') at $24.2bn USD in 2010.

Leatherhead Food Research has joined forces with Reading University, Birmingham University and Rothamsted Research to launch an exciting new training scheme for the food industry.

Leatherhead's Chief Executive, Dr Paul Berryman, participated in the recent Nutraceutical Business & Technology Roundtable discussion at Vitafoods Europe in Geneva.

Leatherhead Food Research has unveiled a new research tool that will give clients across the food and non-food sectors access to instant consumer insight. SenseReach has been developed to meet client needs in consumer testing within the marketplace.

There is huge potential in producing food ingredients from traditional and natural sources. These ingredients may deliver health benefit or offer functions in processed foods, removing the need artificial chemicals, says Prof Martin Wickham.

With products such as sports and energy drinks now entering the mainstream, the global market for sports nutrition and performance products is at an interesting stage of development.

Leatherhead Food Research has an exciting conference programme this summer. Events include: Delivery of Functionality: Structuring Foods for Health; Marine Ingredients: Oceans of Opportunity; and Food Fraud: Description and Deception.

March saw the opening of the brand new Nutrition Unit. The new unit boasts state-of-the-art facilities that have been designed to support the high demand for the complete range of human nutrition intervention studies from the food and drink industry.

In the last couple of years the market has been dominated by the immediate effects of the recession and as we move into 2011 the 'double-dip' risk still looms large, especially as the full impact of the UK governments' spending cuts has yet to take hold.

This new market report presents information on the trends which help to shape the weight management industry, and details the latest ingredients being utilised in the weight management sector.

Contaminants in Foodstuffs – An International Overview of Maximum Limits is a two-volume guide written to help the food sector meet regulatory requirements and ensure compliance with contaminants legislation in different regions worldwide.

Research agreement combines the parties' cutting edge discovery capabilities to derive and develop preservatives from Aquapharm's unique marine microbe collection.

Leatherhead Food Research adds three additional events to its conference/seminar programme.

Leatherhead is a partner in one of nine new projects aimed at uncovering links between diet and health, and worth a total of GBP4M, announced on 15 September 2010 by a public-private partnership of three research councils and 13 food and drink companies.

Food and drinks manufacturers across the world are turning in greater numbers towards natural colourings for inclusion within their products, as consumers increasingly shun foodstuffs containing artificial ingredients and additives.

We are sad to announce that Leatherhead's Chairman, Dr Alistair Penman, died peacefully at home on 3rd August after battling illness for several months.

Leatherhead Food Research is to host six industry-focused conferences, workshops and seminars in Autumn 2010.

Dr Mary Gilsenan, Head of Regulatory Services at Leatherhead Food Research explains why simply using the term 'antioxidant' on a product can be a health claim. Dr Gilsenan spoke to Shane Starling after the NutraIngredients Antioxidants 2010 conference.

An apocalyptic mix of swine flu, earthquakes, spiralling drug violence and the global recession have had an impact on all areas of Mexico's industry, with food and drink being no exception.

Dr Paul Berryman speaks with Shane Starling, NutraIngredients.com, in the run-up to a day-long seminar on European health claims at Vitafoods 2010.

The Global Market for Intense Sweeteners is a new report from Leatherhead discussing the applications and regulatory status of the following varieties of intense sweetener: aspartame, sucralose, acesulfame K, cyclamate, saccharin, stevia and neotame.

Frozen v Chilled Foods - A European Perspective is a new publication from Leatherhead contrasting the performance between frozen and chilled foods in Western Europe, presenting market size and segmentation data for the leading Western European countries.

Dietary Fibre 2010 will focus on appetite control and gut health, two areas in which fibre plays a key role and can be used to great effect in new product development.

Leatherhead Food Research to host one-day conference on how the Natural trend is shaping food and drink innovation.

Leatherhead Food Research has been at the forefront of a study in applications of nanotechnologies to the food industry with its formation of the industry-based working group, NanoWatch.

Latest research from Leatherhead’s Global Food Markets database suggests that the key food sectors in Australia are weathering the global recession well.

Leatherhead's Chief Executive, Dr Paul Berryman, tells Shane Starling, NutraIngredients.com, that despite a swathe of European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) health claim rejections, the positive opinions that have come in offer much hope to industry.

As the European Union health claims climate evolves, companies are learning just what is required to demonstrate the benefits of healthy foods and supplements. Listen to an interview with Dr Mary Gilsenan, Head of Regulatory Affairs.

China is a net exporter of food and drink, with exports in volume terms worth between 25 million and 30 million tonnes. By value, exports were worth just over USD31bn in 2008, although lower growth is forecast for 2009 as a result of the melamine scandal.

Although the market seems set for further growth over the next five years, according to latest findings from Leatherhead there remains a lot of uncertainty over the future development of products promoting a heart health or an anti-ageing benefit.

Leatherhead focuses on EU legislation, natural preservatives and reformulating for health at FiE - Stand 8H60.

Leatherhead is a founding member of DRINC (Diet and Health Research Industry Club) and CEO Dr Paul Berryman has been appointed to the steering committee. The organisation plays a key role in acting as a bridge between academia and the food industry.

With signs of rising demand for vegetarian options appearing across Western Europe, Leatherhead's 2009 Taste Trends conference focuses on this trend and offers a cooking session headed by the UK's Vegetarian Society.

Leatherhead Food Research’s Global Food Markets provides reliable, digestible and comparable market information across 25 food and drink sectors in 25 countries.

On the afternoon of Friday 11 September we had an isolated fire in one of our laboratories. The building was safely evacuated and no-one was hurt in any way.

Leatherhead Food Research to host one-day conference on food for the baby boom generation on 22 October 2009.

A new report by Leatherhead Food Research shows that, in addition to preparing fun and easy-to-cook recipes, European frozen food manufacturers are serving up healthier products for children.

Nostalgia and heritage marketing has entered the food and drink market with renewed vigour in 2009 and are themes being explored in an upcoming conference from Leatherhead Food Research.

Leatherhead Food Research and Campden BRI to host national conference to support the awareness and management of food allergens.

Leatherhead Food Research (Leatherhead) and the Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network (NanoKTN) have teamed up to launch a focus group to promote and develop a dialogue between the Government and the Food Industry.

Food research company Leatherhead Food Research (Leatherhead Food Research) has launched a new service to detect and test for melamine in food and drink products. The new service has been validated following a procedure for the quantitative detection of m

Preliminary research by Leatherhead Food Research (Leatherhead Food Research) suggests that manufacturers need to carefully position satiety-enhancing products in order to avoid alienating consumers.

Dr Paul Berryman appointed Chief Executive of Leatherhead Food Research.