£1.7m investment at Zeina Foods
Nuts, dried fruits and confectionery firm Zeina Foods has boosted its cold storage capacity by 70% following a £1.7m investment in a new cold store.
Archives for August 8, 2010
Persica based chewing gum could boost gum health
The use of Salvadora persica extract chewing gum may have benefits for gum health, according to Iranian researchers.
Cadbury helps Kraft to unwrap sweet first quarter profit
Food giant Kraft’s acquisition of UK confectionery company Cadbury in February 2010 helped the firm to a better-than-expected first quarter net profit of $937m (£590m), up from $827m in the same period a year earlier.
Is cloned food legal? Europe must decide, and fast
Big oops. Meat and milk from the offspring of cloned animals has entered the UK food chain. Cue scary headlines and scared consumers. But the leviathan of EU-lawmaking means no-one actually knows if it’s legal or not. And that’s an even bigger oops.
Soluble cocoa fibre could replace muffin fat
Replacing some of the original fat in muffins with soluble cocoa fibre could help manufacturers boost the health profile of their products, says a new Spanish study.