Food ingredients, sugar and industrial bioproducts firm Danisco is
sponsoring a professorship in healthy dietary fibres, which could
help to develop foods with health-promoting benefits.
British chocolatier Montezuma is one of the latest confectionery
companies to promote its green credentials by introducing recycled
and recyclable packaging.
Easy-clean design is a major priority for designers of processing
equipment, say companies at Interpack introducing their latest
innovations to the market.
Danisco has launched a proprietary fermentation-produced chymosin (FPC) it says is less sensitive to price fluctuations than calf-stomach derived versions.
Food ingredients that are key to low-fat foods are seeing the
fastest growth in their sectors as the health and wellbeing trend
continues, finds a new report.
Leading global confectioners Mars and the Wrigley have announced
that they will merge, creating what Bill Wrigley called 'the
world's leading confectionery company'.
A study to be conducted by the University of East Anglia (UEA), UK,
will examine whether adding flavonoids found in cocoa to the diet,
gives additional protection against heart disease on top of that
provided by prescription drugs.
Kraft Foods announced on 24 April that it has signed agreements to
sell its Artiach biscuits business in Spain to Barcelona-based
bakery Panrico and its Balaton chocolate trademark in Hungary to
Nestle.
Using enzymes to cross-link pectin may produce new emulsions with
enhanced functional properties, and opportunities for food
formulators, American researchers report.
Demand for fat replacers is set to increase as health trends
continue, with particular growth experienced in the meat and dairy
sector, according to a new report.
The prebiotic inulin may enhance the texture of probiotic
ice-cream, resulting in a potentially health friendly summer snack,
according to new research.
Ingredients firm Cargill yesterday completed the expansion of its
Polish wheat processing facility, designed to meet consumer demand
across the European bloc.
Rising costs cause Cloetta Fazer profits to drop, Haagen-Dazs puts
salt in ice-cream, and the UK Food and Drink Federation (FDF) holds
a conference on the changing confectionery market.
NutraCea is expecting to see its first sales of stabilised rice
bran in Central and Eastern Europe following this week's FiCEE
trade show, where the ingredient has been warmly received for its
potential to reduce manufacturers'...
US confectionery firm Cadbury Adams yesterday pledged to stop
advertising Bubblicious Gum to children under 12, the last product
in its portfolio to come under a nationwide initiative.
The global commodity market continues to worry confectionery and
sugar firms, as AB Foods profit is dented by sugar reforms, Nestle
combats costs with price hikes, and Cadbury may be ripe for
takeover.
A new range of softer wholegrains do not need pre-soaking and so
the 'hard bite' texture often associated with grain products is
eliminated, the manufacturer claims.
Lipid Nutrition is to launch a powder form of its PinnoThin weight
loss ingredient, which the firm hopes will expand its use in a
wider range of food and beverage applications.
Global food manufacturer General Mills last week said its US Rice
Chex cereal will from now on be gluten-free, as part of the firm's
plans to target the ever expanding free-from market.
Consuming high levels of low fat dairy foods, fruits and vegetables
as part of the DASH diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension)
may help lowed blood pressure in adolescents, says new research.
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has published new
labelling guidance for food manufacturers, which it hopes will help
international companies meet the nation's labeling requirements.
The Imperial Sugar Co today said it will rebuild the parts of its
Georgia sugar refinery that were damaged in last year's explosion,
reinstating it as the second largest refinery in the US.
Alkalising cocoa beans reduces the total flavanoid content by
two-thirds, reducing the antioxidant potential of the product,
according to new research.
Which? has renewed calls for greater controls on food marketing to
children, claiming that new technologies like text messages are
contributing to the 'pester power' of manufacturers.
BASF is planning to significantly step up production of its
biodegradable plastic materials amidst growing demand from various
industries including packagers.
Rice flour that has been pin-milled appears to make bread with a
better texture than when common commercially-produced rice flour is
used, say US researchers.
Barry Callebaut has acquired a 49 per cent stake in Biolands of
Tanzania, Africa's largest exporter of certified organic cocoa,
after purchasing 100 per cent of its top-end cocoa for the past
eight years.
This week, demand for polyols is reported as experiencing
substantial growth on the back of health trend, Cargill provides
more convenient cocoa packaging, and Cadbury Schweppes moves nearer
to its beverage-arm demerger.
The European Commission opened an in-depth investigation today into
Associated British Foods' plan to buy parts of Dutch yeast producer
GB Ingredients.
Senomyx has announced a two-year extension to its collaborative
research and license agreement with food and beverage giant Nestle,
focusing on developing new flavor ingredients for use in
dehydrated, culinary and frozen foods.
Greater acceptability for soy beverages could be achieved by
formulating with peanut proteins and flavour masking with
chocolate, suggests a new study from the US.
Citizens for Health, a US consumer advocacy group, has launched an
online campaign to warn consumers about the dangers of genetically
engineered (GE) sugar beets in food products.
A natural preservative can help extend the shelf-life of baked
products as well as maintain fresh flavor profile, according to its
manufacturer Vitiva.
A new packaging product produced from chalk by Swedish firm Ecolean
has been launched in its home market after several successful years
in China and Russia.
Cadbury Schweppes has pledged to remove all artificial colourings
from its confectionery products by the end of the year in response
to concerns over their possible effects on behaviour.
A salmonella infection spreading through states in the US could be
linked to a recently recalled batch of cereal, the nation's Food
and Drug Administration (FDA) has said.
Americhem, a manufacturer of encapsulated additives for the
packaging industry, has opened a new research centre it claims will
allow food and beverage processors to adapt technologies from other
industries into their own products.
The Australian arm of Cadbury Schweppes, has lost another round in
its bid to protect the use of its characteristic colour purple,
used in wrapping for many of the company's confectionery products
and for advertising purposes.
Consumer concerns about health, wellness and lifestyle will be the
main focus of a one day conference to be held in May by the
European biscuit and confectionery trade body CAOBISCO.
A new range of resealable beverage cartons offers a more
environmentally friendly method of packaging high acid ambient
drinks like sport beverages and iced tea in a variety of sizes,
according to its manufacturer.