UK food ingredient specialist J.O. Sims this week announced record
growth in the sales of their fruit ingredients, with an increase of
over 50 per cent forecast by the end of 2002.
Organic farming could account for 3 per cent of all farmland in
Ireland by 2006, if the recommendations of a new report are
implemented quickly, said Noel Davern, the Irish junior agriculture
minister.
Colouring foodstuffs are making an impact in the European
colourings market according to new research carried out by market
consultants Frost & Sullivan. The study reveals that the
general shift from synthetic to natural colourings...
Scottish company Baxters, which manufactures soups, chutneys and
jams under its well-known brand name, is expected to slash its
board of directors this week as part of an efficiency drive which
will revolutionise the traditional company,...
America's biggest food company, Kraft Foods, announced a rise of 20
per cent in earnings for the 2002 first quarter, attributing strong
volume growth in beverages, desserts and new products to the
increased earnings.
A new report investigating the shopping habits of consumers across
Europe finds that while eating out is still seen as a luxury, and
will be affected by recessionary consumers, food purchasing is the
last area to be included in an...
US food company Cargill, the new owner of French starch
manufacturer Cerestar, reported $161 million (€182m) in earnings
for the third quarter ended February 28, up 63 per cent from $99
million earned in the same period a year ago.
Soft drink giant Coca-Cola, facing a stiff challenge from archrival
PepsiCo in the crucial North American market, on Monday unveiled a
new vanilla-flavoured version of its flagship Coke brand, reports
Reuters.
Purple grape juice fed to laboratory animals led to significant
reductions in both mammary tumour mass and the number of tumours
per animal, according to a study presented last week at a
scientific conference co-sponsored by Harvard...
Belgian food science company Leda Technologies announced this week
that it is to launch a pasteurisation technology for eggs in shells
that should combat the risk of bacterial infection in fresh egg
food preparations in the professional...
Sales of the total fortified foods market in the US reached almost
$18 billion (€20.4bn) in 2001, tripling the sales achieved by the
market in 1997, according to a new report by market analysts,
MarketResearch.com.
While researchers announced last week that they can genetically
engineer a longer-lasting, better-tasting tomato one small company
greeted the news with a sense of déjà vu.
Danisco is to produce an enzyme derived from seaweed, also known as
HOX, in a bid to reinforce their position in the functional food
market. The enzyme will be marketed for use by the bread and dairy
industries, although it is claimed...
French spirits group Pernod Ricard is inheriting an estimated €300
million worth of stocks of cognac and Scotch whisky as part of its
Seagram acquisition, an industry source said on Friday.
Salt, traditionally used to enhance and add flavour to foods, can
pose certain problems in food manufacturing process. A new system
from UK micro-encapsulation company, TasteTech, claims to allow
manufacturers to use salt more effectively,...
In recent years clinical trials looking into the effect of oat
consumption on the human body have revealed the positive impact
that oats can have in reducing 'bad' cholesterol. Now new research
suggests that it can also...
Dutch potato starch producer Avebe has a new mission statement:
'Your Natural Partner In Food'. The statement is the heart of a
new strategy for the company that aims to focus on two principal
raw materials and at the same...
Swiss-based chocolate company Barry Callebaut said this week that
it is currently in discussions with the Unions about the proposed
closure of its cocoa processing factory in Bussum, Netherlands
Britain's farmers were back on red alert on Thursday when a farm in
northern England was sealed off after a cow was found to be
displaying symptoms associated with foot-and-mouth disease
The most common cause of food poisoning in the UK could be
successfully and safely killed by food radiation but consumer
reticence to this food technology is a major obstacle, food
scientist Dr. Margaret Patterson told FoodNavigator.com...
With new EU legislation for traceability due in 2005, Britain's
Food Standards Agency has carried out a preliminary study on the
current systems in place in the food chain. Different sectors show
varying levels of concern for...
Couch potatoes may have been set up for a life of slacking and
snacking in front of television because they were undernourished in
their mothers' wombs, claims new research from New Zealand.
An increasing body of evidence that suggests the health benefits of
fish oil gains further weight with two new studies this week. The
research has found that eating fish a few times a week
significantly cuts the risk of death from...
British farmers accused France of hypocrisy this week over its ban
on British beef, after a European Union report criticised domestic
French measures to control mad cow disease.
Research from the University of Illinois in the US has found that
honey's antioxidant qualities can help preserve meat without
compromising taste, at the same time as slowing the oxidation of
low-density lipoproteins (LDL), a...
In a rare interview , Cargill, the US food group, spoke to Laurent
Flallo from Les Echos, and set out the rationale behind its
recent acquisition, the biggest in the company's 137-year history,
of French starch company Cerestar.
Pesticides developed in the hope that they may be safer than older
chemicals known to cause cancer may be only slightly better,
researchers said on Tuesday.
US plant protein extraction company Burcon NutraScience Corporation
has filed a patent application to cover ten functional properties
of canola protein isolate. The company hopes that the patent will
make canola protein isolate a...
Research into the possible harmful effects that St John's Wort
might have on the body, when taken in combination with traditional
medicine, have always sparked strong reactions from the health
industry. A new study from the Netherlands...
A Kraft Foods division on Tuesday bought an undisclosed stake in a
Chicago-based start-up that aims to improve food service companies'
ability to place and receive electronic orders.
The UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
announced this week that it will release a further £7 million
(€11.4m) to boost BSE and CJD research.
An attempt by a food ingredients billionaire to take over New
Zealand's second biggest dairy company could head into difficulties
if a farmers' collective wins the day, reports local New Zealand
paper The Evening Post.
A further step towards the implementation of the new European Food
Safety Authority (EFSA) took place this week when the European
Commission announced a short list of 30 candidates, from which 14
members of the Management Board of...
The European carotenoids market looks set to reflect the robust
growth of the vitamin supplement market, according to market
analysts Frost & Sullivan. Total European carotenoids market to
grow from $375million (€428m) in 2001...
More than 50 genetic disorders can be successfully treated with
high doses of vitamins, according to a recent article by a
professor at UC Berkley in the US.
Over 1,000 food industry professionals gathered together in
Washington, USA this week for the Fourth Annual Food Safety Summit,
the largest event in the US for food safety.
In light of terrorist events on September 11 it comes as...
German Degussa BioActives, a business unit of Degussa that
specialises in health-promoting ingredients, announced this week
that it is to intensify itsfocus on sports nutrition.
The Russian government is sceptical about lifting a ban on US
poultry imports by an April 10 deadline because the United States
is unlikely to provide enough data by that time, Interfax
reported last Friday.
