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Non-dairy drinks surge in Scandinavia
22-Jul-2003 - Sales of non-dairy drinks are rising at a rapid rate in Scandinavia on the back of marketing efforts of retailers and new product launches, reports...
New ISO for colloids company
22-Jul-2003 - French acacia gum supplier Colloïdes Naturels International (CNI) continues to drive its quality management spirit with the news this week that it is now certified...
Meal-hybrids meet snacking needs of 21st century
21-Jul-2003 - Eating in between mealtimes is fundamentally ingrained in Europeans' eating habits, claims a new report that encourages manufacturers to concentrate on healthy snacks and meal-snack...
Yeast leader expands in the US
21-Jul-2003 - Lesaffre Yeast has added a new consumer yeast brand to its North American portfolio with the acquisition of Stranks Management and its subsidiaries. As a...
Overhaul needed for Russian starch market
21-Jul-2003 - The Russian starch market could be on the road to recovery after dipping sharply in the 1990s. When at its peak, up to 180,000 tons...
Rise in EU flavour sales for Sensient
17-Jul-2003 - Sensient Technologies Corporation, US manufacturer of colours, flavours and fragrances, reports boost in second quarter revenue, up 9.3 per cent for same period last year....
Food concepts help vitamin industry growth
16-Jul-2003 - Vitamins supplements continue to enjoy good growth in most markets, due to the popularity of new food concepts and volume growth in sports nutrition, but...
ADM cocoa liquor named industry standard
16-Jul-2003 - Two European industry associations - the Industrievereinigung für Lebensmitteltechnologie und Verpackung (IVLV) and the Fraunhofer-Institut for Production Technology and Packaging (FhIVV) - have named Archer...
Encapsulated ingredients to increase market share?
15-Jul-2003 - Explosive growth will continue to mark the food preservation industry in the US, hitting 5.5 per cent annually until 2008. Preservation and shelf life longevity...
Cargill in lecithin alliance
15-Jul-2003 - Cargill and Riceland Foods have announced their intention to link up to manufacture, market and sell lecithin products to food, pharmaceutical, and technical customers. Under...
CSM expands in UK
15-Jul-2003 - Dutch food group CSM has acquired UK-based Readi-bake from the US group Country Home Bakers for €28 million. With annual sales of approximately €22 million,...
Tackling the Indian pepper market
11-Jul-2003 - As the UN's Codex Alimentarius Commission announces an agreement on international guidelines for food trade and production, farmers and commodity traders in southern Indian state...
ORAFTI expands activities in Australia
11-Jul-2003 - ORAFTI, the Belgian company providing chicory-based food ingredients inulin, oligofructose and fructose, has announced that it will build a new production plant in Australia. ...
Chicago welcomes IFT
11-Jul-2003 - Crowds of food industry professionals will start pouring through the doors of Chicago's McCormick Place South building this weekend for the opening of the IFT...
Cargill captures European trehalose
10-Jul-2003 - Ambitious Cargill subsidiary grabs the trehalose market in Europe as patent owner signs over distributor rights to the US giant. The agreement positions Cargill Health...
End to dispute at Irish ADM plant ?
10-Jul-2003 - Proposals to resolve a three-month dispute at ADM's citric acid plant in east Cork, Ireland are expected shortly. Workers and management have been in discussions...
€2bn credit facility for Degussa
09-Jul-2003 - Germany's third largest chemical company has raised € 2 bn of credit lines by means of a syndicated facility with a group of leading international...
Focus continues for Glanbia
09-Jul-2003 - Major European dairy processor Glanbia has sold its UK fresh pork operations to concentrate on core business - cheese, nutritional ingredients and consumer foods with...
Even keel for Barry Callebaut
09-Jul-2003 - Swiss chocolate maker Barry Callebaut has increased sales of chocolate products despite tough market conditions - evidence, it claims, that its product mix is the...
Chr Hansen financial results released
06-Jul-2003 - Chr Hansen, the Danish biotechnology company producing food ingredients, released its financial results for the period from September 1, 2000 to May 31, 2001. According...
Food safety too politicised, claims think-tank
04-Jul-2003 - Food safety is making international headlines as the United States and the European Union continue to take dramatically different positions over this contentious issue. A...
European consumers buy less organic
04-Jul-2003 - Strong growth in the US, but a slowdown in Europe marked the global organic food and drink industry last year. Overall sales of organic products...
Bunge sells Lesieur
04-Jul-2003 - Private agri-giant sells French oils company to joint European venture following approval from the European Commission. The cash back will be used to reduce debt....
Natural food colours waiting to dazzle
04-Jul-2003 - Natural food colours offer not only colouring attributes, but additional health benefits that could be leveraged into significant value-addition for the final product, write market...
Buyer for Cognis emerges
04-Jul-2003 - Negotiations to buy Cognis, the speciality chemicals unit of Henkel, may be drawing to a close as Schroder Ventures, the private equity investor, emerged as...
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