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Oil drops for Aarhus
27-Nov-2002 - Danish vegetable oils and speciality fats company Aarhus Oliefabrik this week reports a drop in consolidated operating income for the third quarter as intense price...
Ascorbic acid: tougher competition for EU
26-Nov-2002 - Since the early 1990's, food and feed ingredient markets have been characterised by a dynamic development unseen before, claims a report from Business Communications Company...
SureBeam awarded new patent
26-Nov-2002 - SureBeam, the US-based food irradiation provider, has been awarded a patent that increases the processing efficiency of its technology and provides the ability to simultaneously...
Too sweet to resist
25-Nov-2002 - In the news again, US agri-giant Cargill reports that its Cargill Sweeteners North America business has formed a marketing alliance with the Southern Minnesota Beet...
Snow Brand officials go down
22-Nov-2002 - Five former officials at the now-defunct Japanese company Snow Brand Foods conspired to falsely label imported beef products as domestic beef and swindled an industry...
Sales drop for Cereol
22-Nov-2002 - French vegetable oil producer Cereol, recently taken over by the world's largest oilseed processor Bunge, reported a 7.6 per cent drop in net sales for...
Hydrocolloid expansion for Cargill
22-Nov-2002 - US agri-giant Cargill, the new owner of French starch company Cerestar, made further steps to increasing its texturiser business when the company announced this week...
Tate & Lyle sells MSG to Ajinomoto
21-Nov-2002 - UK sugar group Tate & Lyle continues to divest itself of non-core or under-performing assets with the announcement this morning that it has entered into...
Festive spirit at the tills
21-Nov-2002 - Father Christmas may be particularly jolly this year as analysts anticipate an increase in consumer spending, up seven per cent from last year. Research from...
Labelling weight loss herbals
19-Nov-2002 - In the second story of the day on herbal products, we report that the US American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), in a bid to curtail...
GMO focus for Finland
18-Nov-2002 - The Board of the Academy of Finland announced this week that it has taken the decision to launch seven new research programmes in 2003 -...
Cargill opens snack ingredient facility in UK
15-Nov-2002 - Cargill Dry Corn Ingredients, a subsidiary of privately-owned US agribusiness giant Cargill, continues to make inroads into Europe with the announcement this week that its...
Food additive analysis
15-Nov-2002 - Food additives will come under the spotlight in December in the UK as food industry representatives meet to analyse the development of this massive business...
The power of eco-friendly food labels
15-Nov-2002 - Recent research work carried out at the Trollhättan/Uddevalla University College in Sweden suggests that, although consumers feel a commitment towards the environment, this is not...
Food safety in Europe, UK response
14-Nov-2002 - The role of food industry bodies in helping to maintain and promote food safety for the consumer was clearly underlined this week by the UK...
Ready meal solutions for food manufacturers
14-Nov-2002 - The current pace of life demands speedy solutions from the food industry. The ready meals market in western Europe, one of the strongest performing areas...
Barry Callebaut sees steady growth
13-Nov-2002 - Despite sharp rises in raw material prices, Swiss chocolate manufacturer Barry Callebaut reported a profit and dividend increase on a decent sales growth for its...
Wheat starches show strong growth
13-Nov-2002 - US ingredients company MGP Ingredients suffered a net loss for the current year's first quarter as higher grain prices and reduced sales in distillery products...
Ocean Spray sued over 'crippling competition'
12-Nov-2002 - Last week we reported on the possible downgrade in share ratings for Ocean Spray following the resignation of the cranberry co-operative's CEO. Troubles continue this...
Forum for veggie manufacturers
12-Nov-2002 - In a move that reflects the growing popularity in the UK towards the consumption of a vegetarian diet, the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has...
UK consumer no.1 chocolate fan
12-Nov-2002 - Britain is still a nation with a sweet tooth, with chocolate reigning supreme when compared to other European countries. According to a new report from...
Cranberries reviewed
08-Nov-2002 - Cranberry sales for US co-operative Ocean Spray Cranberries may be booming in Europe but news this week that its CEO of three years, Robert Hawthorne,...
A tipple or not?
08-Nov-2002 - A group of researchers in France report this month that drinking excessive amounts of wine does not exempt us from the disease cirrhosis, and that...
Profit jump for British sweeteners
07-Nov-2002 - British sugar and sweeteners group Tate & Lyle on Thursday reported a jump in half-year profits with underlying pre-tax profit for the six months to...
Peanuts for protection
06-Nov-2002 - A Swedish researcher has found that nitric oxide, naturally present in the body's immune system, may play a positive role in protecting against tuberculosis. Thomas...
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