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Sugar moves at Danisco
Cheaper sugar ingredients could be on the way for food makers as rumours continue to circulate about the proposed new rules to the EU sugar regime that could open up...
EU sugar cuts to be bigger than expected?
Cheaper sugar ingredients could be on the way for food makers in Europe as draft plans for tough changes to the much criticised sugar regime come to light.
Buhler develops flavour-saving cocoa processing
A roasting system equipped with state-of-the-art debacterisation has been developed for US chocolate and cocoa producer Blommer. The process is claimed to preserve the properties of cocoa better.
Danisco sells seeds as sugar reform draws close
Top ingredients supplier Danisco will phase out its activities in oil and protein crops in order to focus on sugar beet seed, said the Danish firm this week, in a...
Confectionery firms face sugar price hikes
Earlier this month CAOBISCO , the body which represents European manufacturers of sugar-based foods, came racing to side of the businesses it represents in the accession countries. Once installed in an...
Recovery foods may be too sugary for athletes
Manufacturers of sports supplements may need to reduce sugar levels in certain products as new research from Japan shows that preference for sweetness decreases after exercise.
Romanian sugar producers face tough future
Romanian sugar producers say they are facing possible collapse because of suffocating sugar quotas which have been in place for the last five years, in the run up to accession.
The path to sugar rich beet
Scientists in the US are well on the way to developing sugar beets with improved seedling vigour, higher sugar content, and enhanced disease resistance.
Russian sugar production down, efficiency up
Russian white sugar production from imported raw beet is reported to be down by 23 per cent for the start of the year, as the sector struggles against diminished supplies...
Sugar industry, an easy target?
'It is incorrect to focus on any specific food or ingredient in attempting to address obesity,' cautions the US food industry, in the face of mounting criticism that sugar intake...
Oxfam asks EU for 'fair' approach for impending sugar reform
On the cusp of reform to the EU's heavily supported sugar regime, some of the world's poorest sugar exporting countries have called on Europe 'to put fairness at the heart...
Fischler muses on sugar reform
With the Commission proposal for changes to the EU sugar regime but a few months away, Commissioner Franz Fischler explains why sugar reform is 'unavoidable.'
Hunger sharpen taste for salt and sugar
Hunger could sharpen our ability to taste by increasing the sensitivity of the taste receptors on our tongues, or by changing the way we perceive the same taste stimuli, authors...
Russian sugar faces big challenges
The Russian sugar industry has suffered under the weight of poor logistics, erratic raw supplies and a lack of financing. We spoke to a leading industry analysts to find out...
Income rise but profit drops for Imperial Sugar
Plant closures and 'competitive pressures?saw profits slide for US sugar giant Imperial Sugar despite a rise in operating income for the first quarter. Global sugar surplus keeps the prices down...
Synergies for sugar giant
German sugar giant Suedzucker willl break ground on a new plant to produce bioethanol fuel from wheat at Zeitz in East Germany. Earmarked for completion by 2005, the plant will...
Russian sugar market fights recession
A large proportion of Russian sugar processors have experienced recession over the last year - so says a survey of leading industry figures. However, the abolition of import taxes on...
EU ruminates on sugar regime
With the failure of WTO talks in Cancun last year, pressure has intensified on Europe's heavily subsidied sugar regime - trading at three times the world price- to change. While...
US sugar industry rejects proposed CAFTA
The chairman of the US Sugar Industry group has said that the proposed CAFTA announced yesterday is unacceptable to the US sugar industry. The body added that it was more...
Czech sugar plant to shut
Cukrovary TTD, which is currently controlled by French company Societe Anonyme Sucriere do Berneuil sur Aisne and Germany's Nordzucker, has announced the closure of its...
Solid peformance from sugar leader
British Sugar's parent company, cash-rich Associated British Foods (ABF), delivered a strong set of results for the year with the food and agriculture division pulling in the highest operating profit...
Cloetta confident on cocoa prices
The Nordic region's leading confectionery maker, Cloetta Fazer , says it expects the price of cocoa beans - a key raw material for many of its...
Cocoa must change
The sixth International Cocoa Agreement in three decades came into force at the beginning of October, heralding a break from the past with the exclusion...
All quiet on the cocoa front
The European cocoa market is going through something of a quiet patch for this time of year, according to industry insiders. The first imports from...
Sugar system not to Germany's taste
Anuga, the world's largest food exhibition, will open for business this weekend, but for one industry segment, doing business there will prove difficult. The German...
