Cosmetics & HPC
Clean label formulation and product transparency
The formulation plays a decisive role at the base of any food and cosmetics innovation. It will be the source of the taste and texture of food, but it is…
Philippe Quéré4 min
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Food & Agro-industries
Blog articles relative to the Food and Agro-industries
Cosmetics & HPC
10 good reasons to choose beCPG’s PLM solution
Whether you work in a cosmetics SME or for a large food group, you necessarily have good reasons to strengthen your Information System around a PLM solution. Here are 10…
Philippe Quéré5 min
Food & Agro-industries
US Nutrition Facts label: how to calculate it (FDA guide)
Updated October 2026. The Nutrition Facts label is the US counterpart of the European nutrition declaration. It is governed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in 21 CFR 101.9,…
Philippe Quéré6 min
Food & Agro-industries
Canadian Nutrition Facts table and front-of-package symbol: a guide
Updated October 2026. In Canada, nutrition labeling is set by the Food and Drug Regulations and checked by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). A prepackaged food carries a Nutrition…
Philippe Quéré5 min
Cosmetics & HPC
The stages of new product development in food and cosmetics
Updated October 2026. Developing a food or cosmetic product follows the same logic in most companies: a sequence of stages, separated by gates where someone decides whether the project continues….
Philippe Quéré3 min
Food & Agro-industries
Supplier portal for raw material data: questions and answers
Updated October 2026. A supplier portal promises to stop retyping technical data sheets. Before choosing one, quality and purchasing teams ask very concrete questions. Here are the ones we answered…
Philippe Quéré5 min
Food & Agro-industries
From a 5-color nutrition scale to the Nutri-Score: what changed
In 2014, a report to the French Minister of Health proposed a five-color nutritional quality scale on the front of food packs. Three years later, it became the Nutri-Score, now recommended in seven European countries. Here is how the label came about, what has changed since, and what it means for your recipes today.
Philippe Quéré4 min
Food & Agro-industries
Calculate your nutrition claims with beCPG
Nutrition claims are a great way to highlight its products. However, these claims are governed by strict regulations. For example: LOW ENERGY : the product does not contain more than…
Philippe Quéré1 min
Food & Agro-industries
Ingredient labeling for food products
This September 2013, beCPG improved its labeling module making it more configurable. If you encounterthese issues when calculatingthe list of ingredients: Your clients have specific labeling rules You want to…
Philippe Quéré2 min
Food & Agro-industries
EU food labeling under Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011: a practical guide
Updated October 2026. Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers, often called “FIC” or “INCO”, sets what a prepacked food label must say in the…
Philippe Quéré4 min
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