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Consumers hunt out taste in freezer cabinet, FDF
07-Sep-2009 - UK consumers are continuing to buy more branded frozen food, according to a new survey that indicates a 9 per cent upswing in frozen food purchasing this year – and many are swayed by taste and quality factors.
Kraft Foods launches Cadbury takeover bid
07-Sep-2009 - Kraft Foods has confirmed it has had an initial takeover bid for Cadbury rejected but said it intends to work towards a deal that would create a $50bn food industry powerhouse.
Nestle opens luxury chocolate research centre
07-Sep-2009 - Nestle has opened a chocolate research centre in Switzerland to inspire new formulations, product concepts and packaging designs in the luxury segment.
Tapioca ingredient tweaked for lower fat pastry
07-Sep-2009 - Ulrick & Short is launching an adapted version of its Delyte F fat replacer for tapioca to reduce the fat content in both sweet and savoury shortcrust pastry.
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Cargill invests for CEE animal protein industry
07-Sep-2009 - Cargill has unveiled new investment in its animal plant in Sura Mica, Romania, as it positions to take better advantage of demand for animal protein products in Central and Eastern Europe.
Chocolate sales follow suppliers to Eastern Europe, says report
04-Sep-2009 - Supported by supplier migration, Eastern Europe has gained ground in the global chocolate market as health concerns eat into the Western European share, according to new research.
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Symposium to tackle new era in soy marketing
04-Sep-2009 - Taking place on 5th and 6th November, the second International Symposium Soy & Strategic Marketing will involve soy market updates, case studies on successful product introductions, and the latest on soy health claims in Europe.
Egg experts join forces to develop new technologies
04-Sep-2009 - DSM Food Specialties and Sanovo Engineering have formed a new joint venture which they say will bring leading edge technologies to the egg processing industry.
Cereal makers lobby FSA to stop salt warning ads
03-Sep-2009 - Leading cereal manufacturers in the UK are meeting the Food Standards Agency (FSA) today to urge the body to pull a £3m (€3.44m) advertising campaign on salt consumption.
Create Flavours launches fresh tasting herbs range
03-Sep-2009 - Create Flavours, the UK flavour firm, has launched a new range of natural herbs designed to add a touch of “cheffiness” to food products.
E-numbers scrutinised via iPhone apps
03-Sep-2009 - New applications for iPhone are giving consumers instant access to information on food additives by entering the E-number – but there are questions about the science used to support the safety opinions.
Barentz Europe brings ingredients under ‘Barentz Production’ banner
03-Sep-2009 - Barentz Europe has formed a new production division that formally brings together its three ingredients businesses under the same management – Barentz Ingredients, Vitablend and LI Frank.
Mane launches new flavours 'from the named veg'
02-Sep-2009 - Mane is launching a new range of vegetable flavours for culinary applications to cater to the growing trend for natural foods and the new legislation on the composition of flavours that can be called natural.
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Food Valley unveils awards shortlist
02-Sep-2009 - Food Valley makes an award each year for the food technology that represents the best example of innovation, cooperation and corporate social responsibility.
Weekly comment
Sugar and strife – not so nice if the price is not right
01-Sep-2009 - Sugar politics means high prices are a bitter pill for US and Indian sweet food and beverage makers; while the European industry is sitting pretty on the back of the recent sugar reforms.
Guest article
Crossing the Atlantic: don’t get stuck on shore
01-Sep-2009 - European ingredient companies entering the US, and American companies aiming at the European market often have less success than at home, and certainly far less than expected. The effort takes longer and costs more than projected. Esther Hunter and Steve Lisansky of CPL Business Consultants explain why.
Lower selling prices hit FrieslandCampina’s ingredients business
01-Sep-2009 - The newly merged dairy co-op Royal FrieslandCampina has reported a sharp decline in the profitability of its ingredients business, as selling prices plummet.
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Food brands flounder in new green listing
31-Aug-2009 - A new index that ranks UK grocery brands according to their impact on the environment has listed only food and beverage brands in the ten worst performing products – which the greenest goods included four detergents.
BASF ups price of food preservative
31-Aug-2009 - Chemical giant BASF is increasing the price of its propionic acid by €100 per tonne, citing market conditions as the cause.
Chr Hansen introduces pure wild yeast for wine-making
28-Aug-2009 - Chr Hansen is claiming to be first amongst yeast suppliers in commercialising the pure wild yeast strain Torulaspora delbrueckii to add complexity to wines.
Sales slump fails to cloud Frutarom’s ambitions
28-Aug-2009 - The stronger US dollar and ongoing inventory destocking has led to a drop in sales for Frutarom, but the flavour and specialty ingredients supplier remains uncowed about the long term.
Glanbia ingredients affected by higher-than-market input costs
27-Aug-2009 - Dairy ingredients dragged down the first half of 2009 for Glanbia’s Dairy Ireland division, as sale prices dropped but the price paid to milk suppliers was above the market low.
Brenntag UK buys glucose syrup business from Cargill
26-Aug-2009 - Brenntag UK has purchased Cargill’s packaged glucose syrup business for the UK and Northern Ireland, taking direct responsibility for customers as of next month.
Work needed for China fish processing to meet new EU rules, report
26-Aug-2009 - China’s fish processing industry has made considerable progress in boosting its traceability procedures but must improve further if it wants to meet new EU regulations due to come into force next year.
We’re not planning warm ice cream, Unilever says
25-Aug-2009 - Unilever has denied that it is actively developing ambient ice cream, following newspaper reports that such a product is part of a programme to reduce the environmental impact of its consumer goods.
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