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	Technical / White Paper Meet global food safety standards and increase productivity Food safety concerns are enough to bring a company to the media's attention. The introduction of new standards such as ISO 22000 require all food companies to make their manufacturing processes transparent and as safe as possible... Click Here Access Full Stories Cadbury to protect Ghanaian chocolate production Cadbury today launched a fund to aid its cocoa suppliers in Ghana, after research suggested that average production in the region is now 40 per cent lower than the potential yield... Read News briefs: NewTree, Fairtrade and KitKat Healthy and ethical chocolate continues to dominate the news, as NewTree creates low-sugar and high fibre chocolate, Nestle launches a lower-calorie version of its KitKat bar, and Divine fairtrade farmers... Read Hershey profits continue to tumble US-based Hershey yesterday posted a Q4 operating profit drop of 65 per cent, as high commodity costs, restructuring charges and competitive US market conditions continue to dog the confectionery giant... Read Hydrocolloids' health benefits extended Hydrocolloid ingredients commonly used as gelling agents, emulsifiers and stabilizers may also have benefits for diabetics, suggests new research from the Dow Chemical Company... Read Lawsuit filed over Monsantos GM sugar beet A lawsuit has been filed against the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) over the approval of a herbicide resistant genetically engineered sugar beet... Read
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	Technical / White Paper Deposited fruit snacks create new opportunities 100% fruit snacks, with no added sugar, are a healthy alternative to conventional snacks or confectionery. These deposited snacks can be bite-size pieces or bars and are a new concept from Baker Perkins that will create many market opportunities... Click Here
	Related Industry News Raisio sharpens focus with share swap Finnish food group Raisio and Swedish firm Lantmännen have dissolved joint ownership of a number of food businesses, which the firms hope will drive focus and profitability... Read Salt reduction and labelling efforts need to go further Reformulation in the food industry reduced British salt intake by 2,000 tonnes last year, says research, but specialists insist consumption continues to exceed recommendations... Read Dutch food agency says probiotics are safe The Dutch Food and Good Authority (VWA) has said there is no danger in taking probiotic dairy drinks... Read Tailored recipes could help boost nutritional intake The role of nutrition in cancer recovery has been brought to the forefront with a website which gives consumers and patients help in getting more fruit and vegetables into their diets... Read Weekly Comment Exotic fruits or local berries? You choose As consumer demand for exotic superfruits increases, so will the impact of transport on the environment. But as policy makers and green campaigners devise more ways of monitoring greenhouse gases, who will win the environmental tug of war? Read Previous Headlines Probiotics, friend or foe? The headlines are sensationalist: twenty-four people have died in a probiotic trial. Therefore, probiotics may be fatal. Throw those yoghurt shots away!... Read News briefs: Lindt, Leaf and caffeinated Snickers In confectionery news this week, France-based Leaf may sell the Lutti sweets brand; Mars Snackfoods releases a Snickers bar with 60mg of added caffeine; and Lindt chocolate king Rudolph Spruengli dies,... Read Guide to help industry shelve artificial colors Color firm DD Williamson has launched a guide for food and beverage processors to help them replace color additives with natural alternatives... Read Industry consequences of rising prices - report As the food versus fuel battle continues to rage, increasing competition for prices may prompt a consumer shift towards supermarket own-brand products instead of branded goods, according to a report by Frost &... Read Nestle looks to self-assembling structures for low-fat products A simple structured emulsion system could correct for flavour imbalances in reduced and low-fat products, scientists at Nestlé Research Center (NRC) have reported... Read Technical / White Papers, Case studies, Web casts Deposited fruit snacks create new opportunities - Technical / White Paper Meet global food safety standards and increase productivity - Technical / White Paper Product Information - brochures, Web centers FREE science abstracts for Confectionery manufacturers - Product Presentation Product Innovation Alerts - Free of Charge Indicate your research interests and receive alerts on relevant products and market innovations Ingredients and additives Packaging equipment and materials Processing equipment & plant design

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