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Firmenich plans post-recession with partnerships, innovation
08-Oct-2009 - Sweet goods, snacks and soups were amongst the categories that performed well for Firmenich in a recession struck year in which sales fell 4.3 per cent overall
Zero waste a target for all, says Envirowise
07-Oct-2009 - Every company should be aiming at zero waste from their factory or production process, said speakers at the Sustainability Round Table – and better resource use can bring cost savings.
ADM buys Czech oilseed plant
07-Oct-2009 - Archer Daniels Midland has made a new move to increase its precence in the Eastern European oilseed processing by acquiring assets of ViaChem Group in Olomouc, Czech Republic.
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Chinese market opens up to acrylamide enzyme
07-Oct-2009 - DSM has obtained approval for its Preventase acrylamide mitigating enzyme portfolio in the high potential chinese market.
Synergy develops tomato saving natural flavours
06-Oct-2009 - Ingredients supplier Synergy is launching six natural tomato flavourings that promise to cut tomato use and capture complex tastes.
Government support for UK food sector is 'a strategic priority': FDF
06-Oct-2009 - The next UK government must recognize that the food sector is “a strategic priority” by delivering greater “cohesion, clarity and consistency,” in policy-making, said the Food and Drink Federation (FDF).
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Northern Foods results match expectations
06-Oct-2009 - The first six months of 2009 will match ‘management expectations’ for Britain’s Northern Foods, with strong performance in chilled products offsetting a decline in frozen.
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Balchem hires de Boer to build Euro business
05-Oct-2009 - Balchem Corporation has hired a new European sales manager to manage its European choline business, and introduce new products and technologies.
New carrageenans to help jelly withstand the heat
05-Oct-2009 - Danisco is introducing two new carrageenan ingredients for use in powdered jellies and hot milk-based powdered desserts, said to provide a gelatine-like texture but withstand warm conditions better.
Survey shows huge lack of salt content awareness
05-Oct-2009 - The UK’s Food Standards Agency is launching a new campaign to encourage people to check salt levels on food labels, as 77 per cent of people are not aware that bread and breakfast cereals are amongst the most laden products.
Nestle stops sourcing milk from Mugabe farm
02-Oct-2009 - Nestle has said it will stop buying milk from a Zimbabwe farm appropriated from white owners and now run by Grace Mugabe, as the dairy board will resume start buying the farm’s milk instead.
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New funds for UK bee research
02-Oct-2009 - A new £1m grant has been awarded to two UK research centres to investigate the decline of honeybee populations.
Rice and pasta receive recession fillip
02-Oct-2009 - Higher prices in 2008 did not curb Brits’ appetite for rice and wheat-based pasta in 2008, despite the recession’s effects on shopping budgets, according to Mintel.
Meta-analysis supports safety of soy, red clover
02-Oct-2009 - Phytoestrogens like soy and red clover isoflavones pose no safety issues with regards to heart health and breast cancer risk, according to a new meta-analysis from Austria.
New yoghurt cultures target texture
01-Oct-2009 - Chr Hansen is introducing a new trio of yoghurt cultures said to deliver more texture and to cover different needs in the global market as widely as possible.
New enzyme to help brewers through recession
01-Oct-2009 - Danisco is launching an upgraded version of its Laminex Super brewing enzyme to help ease bottlenecks during the wort separation stage of brewing, which could ultimately help brewers to reduce costs.
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FrieslandCampina reveals cheese biz buyer
01-Oct-2009 - FrieslandCampina has announced that it has signed an agreement in principle for DeltaMilk to buy its Bleskensgraaf gouda cheese plant.
New partnership to yield biobased succinic acid
30-Sep-2009 - CSM and BASF have joined forces to develop biobased succinic acid and expect to start producing commercial volumes and quality in 2010.
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Cargill and Hojiblanca bottle olive oil together
30-Sep-2009 - A new bottling plant in Spain has been inaugurated by JV partners Cargill and Hojiblanca, supplying olive oil for private label.
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Stevia: Succeeding in an emerging market
30-Sep-2009 - A sustainable supply chain, adherence to quality standards and alliances with flavour companies are all keys to success in the increasingly competitive stevia sweeteners market, says Sneha Pasricha of Frost & Sullivan.
Danone splits from Wahaha; not talking to Mead
30-Sep-2009 - Danone’s troubled relationship with China’s Wahaha looks finally to be at an end; and rumours of a new deal with Mead Johnson over baby food are flatly denied.
Time for a change? More food jobs around now
29-Sep-2009 - The UK food job market has seen an upturn in recent months, according to a recruitment expert, and it’s no longer a buyers market for those in the hiring seat. But for mainland Europe, recovery is still to come.
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Stevia: beverages and replacing aspartame
29-Sep-2009 - Aspartame and sugar are likely to be the main substitution targets for emerging stevia sweeteners, and beverages the initial main application, writes Sneha Pasricha, a research analyst for Frost & Sullivan, in the first of two guest articles.
Powersalt claims to cut sodium in good taste
29-Sep-2009 - Norgrow has developed a clean label alternative to standard salt that promises to cut sodium content and enhance flavour.
Naturex merger to double 2009 earnings
28-Sep-2009 - Naturex, the French-based botanicals giant that recently acquired the ingredients business of Spanish company, Natraceutical Group, will earn €185m in 2009 – up from its 2008 income of €93.2m, as it announced details of the deal.
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