Almonds take top spot for global new product launches
Almonds have usurped peanuts as the number one nut ingredient for new product releases, according to Mintel’s Global New Products Database.
Archives for June 21, 2009
Petra Foods ups cocoa game as new plant gets going
Delfi Cocoa, a division of Petra Foods, has started production at its new processing plant in Hamburg, Germany, as it positions to better serve its European customers.
Credit squeeze key concern for food makers, OECD report
Prices for key commodities used by food manufacturers may have eased since their peaks last year, but the cost of cereals and vegetable oils in the near term will remain far higher than pre-2008, projects the OECD.
Frutarom buys Chr. Hansen savoury unit in Germany
Acquisition-hungry firm Frutarom continued its rapid growth strategy, today announcing an "extremely synergetic" €5.2m deal to buy Chr. Hansen's savoury functional systems activities in Germany.