Month: August 2014

Ingredion Incorporated, a leading global provider of ingredient solutions to diversified industries, announces the publication of “SWEETABULARY™ sweetness language: Bridging the gap between consumer and food scientist” white paper. The paper presents the science behind the company’s new SWEETABULARY sweetness language, a vocabulary that combines Ingredion’s comprehensive analytical and sensory understanding and connects the consumer experience of sweetness with taste and functional attributes that the company uses to create appealing products with sugar-like profiles. …

The cost of chocolate ingredients continues to rise, even among the largest producers in the world. The price hikes are driven by the rise in the cost of cocoa beans. Cocoa production has decreased in recent years, due to unreliable supplies caused by everything from political unrest to climate change in supply countries. Meanwhile, demand has increased, particularly in emerging markets like Asia. …

The Sept. 19th Morning Program Session of ABA’s Executive Leadership Development Committee (ELDC) Public Policy Forum will kick off with Christopher M. Davis, an analyst at the U.S. Library of Congress’s Congressional Research Service (CRS). Attendees will participate in an informative and entertaining session entitled, Role and Duties of Congressional Leadership. …