Nestle Japan is seeking to reassure consumers who discovered that
the company is using surplus stocks of old instant coffee products
to make new products.
The largest US food company Kraft Foods has approached the
consortium of shareholders that owns Britain's United Biscuits with
a buy-out plan, according to British paper The Business.
A new method that establishes genetic markers for bacteria in
water, food, and biological and medical samples could be used to
detect terrorist contamination, or simply the bacterial
contamination that causes food poisoning.
Crustless bread, tubular snacks and single-serve drinks -
convenience is driving innovation in the food industry, finds a
report on recent US product launches.
US company Nutraceutical Clinical Laboratories International
Incorporated (NCLII) has begun selling its NuPreserv product to one
of the leading American bakery groups.
The fragrance technology company, Senomyx, has signed an exclusive
research and license agreement with Swiss food group Nestle to
discover and produce new ingredients to enhance the taste of some
of its consumer food products.
Lemon, old-fashioned vanilla and cherry seem to be the most popular
flavours with the drinks giants who have all sought to innovate
with new flavourings in the last year. An industry report
highlights the reliance on new flavours...
A survey of 10,000 adults suggests that people who get enough
folate in their diets have a lower risk of stroke than those who
eat fewer folate-rich foods.
Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst, the US private equity group, has
bought several of Nestle's ambient food businesses for an estimated
120 million pounds (€192 million).
A compound used as a dietary supplement for centuries in India but
which is not well known in the West has been shown to have a
significant effect on cutting cholesterol.
Anglo-Dutch consumer products group Unilever announced on Thursday
that it intends to sell its international speciality oils and fats
business, Loders Croklaan Group, as part of its 'Path to Growth'
strategy, a drive to...
As the integration of Central and Eastern European candidate
countries into the European Union draws closer the Confederation of
the Food and Drink Industries of the EU (CIAA) this week welcomed
the Slovakian food and drink federation...
Swiss flavour and fragrance company Givaudan on Thursday announced
the completed acquisition of Nestle's savoury flavour business,
Food Ingredients Specialities for €515.2m.
Almost half of all consumers questioned in a recent European survey
cited stress as a motivation for treat purchases. According to a
recent research consumers are willing to spend an average of 9 per
cent more on a treat purchase.
The controversial debate surrounding supposed added health benefits
attributed to organic food looks set to continue this week as the
results of a comprehensive review of international studies were
released in New Zealand.
Producers of the meat alternative Quorn claim it tastes like
chicken, while a consumer group is insisting that Americans be told
it is a fungus and that the FDA should carry out a complete review
of the product's safety.
Tate & Lyle, a leader in carbohydrate ingredients, this week
announced that it has completed the sale of its Western Sugar
Company to the Rocky Mountain Sugar Growers Co-operative (RMSGC).
