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Flavoured milks boast increase in market share
15-Jul-2002 - Milk drinking among American teenagers has increased for the first time in six years, according to a new report by National Family Opinion's Share of...
Figures improve for UK food industry
15-Jul-2002 - During the month of May, manufacturing output in Britain rose for the second consecutive month, signalling an end to the sector's long and severe recession....
Balchem and National Starch joint venture in Asia
15-Jul-2002 - US encapsulated products company Balchem Encapsulates has named National Starch and Chemical Company (NSC) as its exclusive sales and marketing arm for its Vitashure wellness...
Whey solid production plant in California
15-Jul-2002 - Japanese trading company Mitsui & Co, together with Land O' Lakes, the Minnesota-based farmer-owned dairy cooperative, have opened a €151 million cheese and dairy products...
US to lose billions on new GM law
12-Jul-2002 - Radical draft European laws on the labelling and tracing of genetically modified organisms could jeopardise US agricultural exports worth more than $4 billion a year,...
ADM to absorb corn processor
12-Jul-2002 - US Minnesota Corn Processors (MCP) announced on Thursday that it has signed a merger agreement with US grain giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM). Under terms...
Kemin sues Mexicans over lutein
12-Jul-2002 - Natural ingredient company Kemin Foods this week continued its quest to defend the rights of its purified, crystal lutein ingredient FloraGLO(TM) when it filed a...
Marketing merger for ingredients
12-Jul-2002 - SiberHegner, a Swiss marketing and services company for food ingredients, has merged with Diethelm Keller Services Asia (DKSA ), the largest subsidiary of Diethelm Keller...
Low-carb ingredients for health market
11-Jul-2002 - Carbsense Foods, a US producer of low-carbohydrate food alternatives for the retail and foodservice markets, has added Garlic & Herb Pizza Crustand Honey Bran Muffin...
Danisco tackles vanilla market
10-Jul-2002 - Vanilla, recognised as the world's most popular flavour, has had a rough ride in recent years with the price rising steeply as a result of...
Cost-cutting boosts 2Q for Hershey
10-Jul-2002 - US confectionery group Hershey Foods on Tuesday sweetened its second-quarter earnings forecast amid cost cutting and anticipated demand for the Halloween and back-to-school seasons, reports...
Shake-up for food assurance schemes
10-Jul-2002 - Food Assurance Schemes in the UK need a radical overhaul, according to a review of 18 schemes published this week by the UK Food Standards...
Russia-US poultry dispute
10-Jul-2002 - A US delegation this week failed to reach a new agreement on poultry imports to Russia and is leaving the country to obtain further information...
Deal stopped for Hungarian confectionery
09-Jul-2002 - US food group Kraft Foods said on Wednesday that its proposed acquisition of German confectionery maker Stollwerck's Hungarian business has been called off. The agreement...
CIAA supports acrylamide research
09-Jul-2002 - The Confederation of the EU food and drink industries (CIAA) voiced its support this week for further research into the potential formation of the carcinogen...
Margarine movements in Romania
09-Jul-2002 - The Baring Central European Fund (BCEF) announced on Monday that it has sold Topway Foods International, Romania's leading margarine, ketchup, mustard and condiments producer, to...
US pharmaceutical giant faces controversy
09-Jul-2002 - The New York stock exchange was hit by a fresh accounting controversy this week as US pharmaceutical company Merck & Co. revealed it had booked...
Steady growth for Diageo
08-Jul-2002 - UK drinks giant Diageo announced on Monday that during the financial year ended 30 June 2002 the company had delivered continued profitable top line growth,...
The 20 billion dollar question
08-Jul-2002 - The current trend towards health foods is making an impact on the €20.2 billion global food additives industry with demand for low-fat, low-calorie and functional...
News website for food production industry
05-Jul-2002 - A new website for the food production industry has grown to become a leading internet news service for the food processing and packaging industry. Daily...
Ingredients boost earnings for Danisco
04-Jul-2002 - Danish food ingredient giant Danisco this week reported a solid profit of DKK 940 million (€126.4m) for the year ending 30 April 2002. Acquisitions in...
Novozymes moves forward in micro-organisms
03-Jul-2002 - Danish enzyme company Novozymes has increased its market share for industrial micro-organisms with the purchase of US company InterBio. On 1 July 2002, Novozymes took...
ABF expands brands in US
03-Jul-2002 - The acquisition of Unilever's Mazola and associated brands in North America by UK food company Associated British Foods (ABF) reached completion on Tuesday, following clearance...
Organics in NZ - supermarkets dominate
02-Jul-2002 - Organic food sales in New Zealand have doubled over the past two years and are likely to do so again in the next few years,...
A kiwi? A bean?...
02-Jul-2002 - UK flavour ingredients company Treatt this week launched a new addition to its range of TNF water-soluble distillates - Kiwifruit Treattarome 9770, a new kiwifruit...
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