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31-Jan-2005
China to expand margins for flavours firms?
Europe and the US continue to dominate demand in the €4.5 billion flavours market, but Asia Pacific region is quickly catching up thanks to high single-digit growth, reveal figures from...
28-Jan-2005
Splenda faces new lawsuit in US
The US sugar association files a lawsuit against McNeil Nutritionals, the supplier of successful sweetener Splenda, following swiftly on from a complaint in November by US NutraSweet supplier Merisant.
Greek confectioner expands capabilities with APV
A leading Greek confectionery company hopes to expand both its domestic and international presence through investing in cooking and depositing technology from APV Baker.
UK supermarkets failing consumers on healthy eating choices
Several of the UK's leading multiple retailers are failing to help consumers make healthy eating choices, despite increasing action from the government to tackle the rising levels of obesity and...
27-Jan-2005
Chr Hansen launches East European marketing tour
Danish ingredients giant Chr Hansen is about to launch an intensive research and marketing campaign across Eastern Europe to learn more about local taste preferences and beat the opposition to...
EU: unified version for food labels across all states?
The European food industry could see a unified version of labels on foodstuffs, and accompanying cost-savings, as Europe's executive arm calls for standardised labels across the EU, writes Lindsey Partos.
Spanish confectioners to get promotional boost
The Spanish government is to provide funding for confectionery producers wishing to promote their products this year. But the cash is reserved for companies and organisations seeking to improve the...
Philippines joins sugar export market
A record sugar cane crop has helped the Philippines become an exporter of sugar after years of imports. It expects to sell 160,000 tons overseas this year, according to the...
26-Jan-2005
Lindt bucks the trend with sweet performance
Swiss chocolatier Lindt & Sprüngli has reported its highest-ever rate of organic growth for 2004, with its focus on premium products allowing it to buck the general trend towards reduced...
25-Jan-2005
Tate & Lyle: pricing rounds squeeze EU margins
Pricing rounds in the tough sweeteners market draw to a close with UK starch and sweetener supplier Tate & Lyle expecting a slight fall in margins for Europe.
Nitta Gelatin plans porcine gelatin plant
Toronto based Nitta Gelatin last week finalized plans to construct a gelatin plant in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
24-Jan-2005
Restructuring rumours surface at Mars
Mars, one of the most recognisable chocolate confectionery brands in the world, could soon have its UK production outsourced to Europe following increasing competition in the domestic confectionery sector and...
21-Jan-2005
Chr Hansen: Asian growth picks up shortfall in US
Growth in Asian and South American markets boost sales for colours firm Chr Hansen, counterbalancing a fall in revenue in North America for the first quarter of the year.
EU deadline to tackle junk food ads to kids
Tough European legislation on junk food advertising to children could become a reality, if the food industry fails to produce an effective self-regulatory framework to help society deal with increasing...
Amalgamated Sugar suffers from market uncertainties
Uncertainties in the sugar market have prompted Amalgamated Sugar Company to lay off employees at its processing plant in Nyssa, Oregon.
20-Jan-2005
Credible confectionery logo seals charitable status
Toothfriendly Sweets International, a non-profit making association which champions the health benefits of sugar-free confectionery, has announced it has received charitable status for its work - something which sugar-free confectioners...
Chicago Sweeteners to distribute Z-Trim
Chicago Sweeteners is to become the distributor for FiberGel Technologies' Z-Trim as the company starts to scale up production of the fat replacer.
New study explores source of flavour additives
New fundamental research could open up opportunities for flavourists trying to harness plant pathways to produce essential oils used as flavour additives.
JO Sims brings S.American ingredients to UK
Growing demand for exotic flavours in food formulations guide UK food ingredients firm JO Sims to source a wider range of tropical fruits from South America.
19-Jan-2005
First Chr Hansen food colour plant in China opens
Number one natural colours firm Chr Hansen makes inroads into the lucrative Chinese market, this week unveiling a new food colour factory to meet a rise in local demand, and...
Product launches planned for Interpack 2005
Interpack 2005 will enable the packaging industry to gauge just how far the development of automated, high speed flow wrapping, robotic cartoning and shrink wrapping equipment has progressed.
Europe's food agency maps out 2005
As Europe's food agency finally makes the permanent move to Italy, a framework plan for 2005 consolidates the key objectives for the EU's major risk assessor.
18-Jan-2005
Flavour firm Takasago uses China as hub
Number six global flavours player Takasago International has established a new division in Shanghai aimed at expanding its manufacturing and retail presence in China as well cutting costs.
Frutarom: fresh capital for 2005 acquisitions?
Israeli flavour firm Frutarom, with clear ambitions to become one of the top ten flavour players, is seeking a listing on the London Stock Exchange to raise funds for imminent...
17-Jan-2005
Restructuring delay contributes to Barry Callebaut slump
Barry Callebaut, the world's leading supplier of chocolate to the confectionery industry, has reported a 6 per cent fall in first quarter sales revenues to CHF1.15bn (€0.79bn) as squeezed margins...
EU research into diet, exercise and diabetes
The European Commission is spending €12.7 million on research into the relationship between diet, lack of exercise and the development of diabetes to improve understanding of the rapid rise in...
Pursuit updates PDX food processing technology
Pursuit Dynamics has launched PDX Sonic 25 - a self contained, fully integrated processing system that has the potential to reduce cooking times by up to 95 per cent and...
14-Jan-2005
Competition number one food industry concern
Food companies are expecting a tough year in 2005 with competition and price pressures in the food chain rising to the surface as the key issues, reports Lindsey Partos.
13-Jan-2005
EU reforms blamed for sugar plant closure
Ireland's lone sugar processor Greencore Sugar is to cease operating at its Carlow production facility in anticipation of the pending EU reform of the sugar industry, Tom Armitage reports.
Alcan invests in growing Russian packaging market
Aluminium packaging giant Alcan is investing $55 million to build and equip two new Russian plants - a clear indication that foreign firms are beginning to take notice of the...
12-Jan-2005
Foreign investment pours into China
As food ingredients suppliers take a stake in the burgeoning Chinese market new figures released by the United Nations confirm foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to Asia and the Pacific...
Thorntons installs detector to increase reliability
UK chocolate manufacturer Thorntons has installed a fifth Thermo Electron DSP3 metal detector in order to further increase efficiency and safety.
Large sample study finds high sugar risk in cancer development
High blood sugar levels could be a risk factor in developing several types of cancer, suggest researchers that tracked over 1 million Koreans for a decade.
11-Jan-2005
ZuChem launches first mannitol sweetener
US sweetener company zuChem will launch its initial mannitol product in the first quarter of 2005 on the back of the FDA's recent amendment to its legislation governing the sweetener,...
10-Jan-2005
Polish confectioner finalises leading brand acquisition
Polish confectionery manufacturer Jutrzenka has finalised financial arrangements for the acquisition of rights to Nestlé Polska's Goplana confectionery brand, giving it an instant growth platform in the steadily expanding sugar...
New EU commissioner underlines food safety priority
Markos Kyprianou, the new Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection in Brussels, will continue in his predecessor David Byrne's foodsteps, pushing to maintain high levels of food safety in the...
Diversion increases pleasure of food?
Enjoyment of food may well be linked to distraction, conclude researchers investigating the act of tasting food through recent theories of pleasure and pain.
07-Jan-2005
CSM beet plant a victim of EU sugar reform
CSM claims that the proposed closure of its beet processing operations in Breda, the Netherlands is a direct result of EU sugar reforms.
06-Jan-2005
Sweetener success brings award for Tate & Lyle
The boss of UK starch and sugar group Tate & Lyle, currently enjoying booming sales for its sweetener 600 times sweeter than sugar, has hooked the European Businessman of the...
Tetra Pak remodels novelty ice cream coating system
A Tetra Pak subsidiary has found a dipping and coating solution for novelty ice creams, which it hopes will eliminate sub-standard ice cream coatings - welcome news for ice cream...
03-Jan-2005
Erythritol bulk sweetener to see growth in Canada on approval
Opportunities for suppliers and users of low-calorie bulk sweetener erythritol open up as Canada clears approval for inclusion of this natural sweetener in a range of food formulations from cream...
Slow down for chocolate sales in number one EU market
Chocolate consumption in the UK is slowing down as health and diet concerns impact sales, a trend which has created opportunities for major players to roll out sugar free and...
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