J. Rettenmaier & Söhne (JRS), a global manufacturer of
insoluble dietary fibre, has opened a new production plant for the
manufacture of colloidal systems in Weissenborn near Dresden,
Germany.
The European Commission yesterday slammed a €138.4 million fine on
four sorbate companies that supply the dairy industry after being
accused of operating a cartel in the 1990s.
UK subsidiary of bakery ingredients giant CSM takes the first steps
on the road to 'sweet treat' growth through the integration of its
latest acquisition, the cookie supplier Readi-Bake.
The UK's Cereals Industry Forum is to receive a £1.4 million
government grant over the next three years in an effort to improve
efficiency and competitiveness in the grain chain.
British sugar and sweeteners group Tate & Lyle said this week
that first half profits should be in line with expectations, and
the second half stronger than in the previous year.
DSM Food Specialties will be presenting a number of products this
November at FiE when it launches new ingredients claimed to enhance
the bakery, dairy, vegan and confectionery industries.
Cargill Incorporated is to acquire European industrial chocolate
company OCG Cacao as its first significant investment into
chocolate manufacturing in Europe.
Belgian firm Cosucra Groupe Warcoing is exiting the sugar beet
processing business to concentrate entirely on added value
ingredients for health foods, it announced this week.
Arla Foods' new functional ingredient, Gaio tagatose, believed to
enhance toffee and mint flavour and prolong the sweetness delivery
in chewing gum, is to debut in the US market under Pepsi.
When Cyclone Hudah struck the island of Madagascar in April 2000
destroying 15 per cent of the world's vanilla crop the news sent
prices rocketing for the peoples favourite ice cream ingredient.
Ilapak has completely redesigned its Astra inverted flow-wrapper to
offer what is claimed to be a more efficient method of packaging
irregularly shaped products.
Nestlé Rowntree has already got itself into trouble with its Yorkie
chocolate bar featuring the tagline 'Not for Girls' but appears
happy to step on a few more toes with the latest development for
the brand.
Evergreen Packaging Equipment, a business unit of International
Paper, and AVE Industries of Spinea, Italy have developed a
long-term strategic agreement that will allow Evergreen to
manufacture, sell, and service rotary bottle filling...
Swedish multi-national Alfa Laval is to premiere its ALDOX-HGB
process module for the brewing and beverage industries at the BRAU
Bevaile exhibition in Nuremburg this November.
Arca Systems has won a long-term contract with Valio, the biggest
dairy in Finland, to supply new combination crates for dairy
products at a value of €2.2 million over a five year period.
Despite the failure of Cancun, it still seems likely that Europe's
sugar regime will be overhauled. Europe's farm commissioner said
that the continuation of the EU's heavily subsidy sugar industry is
simply unviable.
Our run up to the Food Ingredients Europe exhibition in Frankfurt
continues with a look at some of the dairy ingredients nominated by
the jury for the most innovative food ingredient award.
US confectionery giant Hershey Foods has partnered with fashion
designer Cynthia Rowley to unwrap her Candyland themed Spring 2004
collection at the Elizabeth Street Garden during New York's Fashion
Week.
After a heated tug of war with the board, the man who last year
took speciality chemicals company ISP private has abandoned efforts
to gain control of US chemicals and food gums company Hercules.
Our run up to the Food Ingredients Europe exhibition in Frankfurt
continues with a look at a selection of the ingredients nominated
by the jury for the most innovative food ingredient award.
Consumers tempted by bigger portions for less money might be
getting better value but they are also putting their health at
risk, the World Cancer Research Fund in the UK claimed yesterday.
Chemicals in liquorice, used extensively in confectionery, could
have an effect on testosterone levels, according to a new study
presented at the British Pharmaceutical Conference this week.
The EU has asked the Ivory Coast, to abolish a law that requires
all cocoa beans to be exported in jute bags. This would mean cocoa
could only be exported in 60 kg or 65 kg bags rather than in bulk.
Creo, the Canadian supplier of labelling solutions to the food and
beverage industry, will be demonstrating its Networked Graphic
Production solution at Labelexpo Europe 2003, taking place in
Brussels, Belgium on September 24-27.
Israeli soy ingredients company Solbar Industries has launched a new product called Solpro 900, a soy protein isolate that has important implications for emulsified meat and poultry products.
Carbolite Foods has launched two sugar-free products in its line of
low-carbohydrate confectionery - chocolate covered peanuts and
chocolate crisp wafers
Our glimpse of imminent product launches at the upcoming Food
ingredients Europe exhibition in Frankfurt this November continues
with UK starch business National Starch launching Advanta-Gel, an
instant structurising starch.
Alcoa is to launch three new pieces of capping equipment at Pack
Expo Las Vegas, which will be held 13 to 15 October 2003. One
capping machine, one elevator sorter and two rotary cap sorters
have been added to the Alcoa CSI capping...
A new milk powder drier will begin processing milk today at
Fonterra's Edendale plant. The factory that is now possible of
processing 11 million litres per day will create an extra 62
permanent jobs.
Cerestar Food & Pharma Specialties Europe has added a new grade
of bio-organic glucose syrup to its C*BioSweet product portfolio.
The new product meets demand as the bio-organic food market
continues to grow.
The food ingredient pectin may be more valuable than thought as it
has significant prebiotic properties, claims a US scientist.
Derived mainly from waste citrus peel, it is used to stabilise
dairy products.
Confectioner Swiss Delice announced back in May its intention to
target the UK premium confectionery and biscuit market with a range
of products aimed at a young affluent market.
With a marked surge in confectionery sales at Halloween Haribo
Dunhills (Pontefract) has plenty of treats in store this year for
retailers who want to increase their profits.
