Sea-Band, a British company providing health and wellness products,
announced on May 17th the availability of Spatone Iron+, an all
natural iron supplement...
The French beverage group Pernod Ricard will acquire Polmos Poznan,
the producer of Wyborowa, Poland's best-known vodka brand, reports
the Financial...
The French coop group Union SDA acquired two sugar
refineries/distilleries Univalem and Gasa , located in the
northwest part of Brazil. These acquisitions...
IMAC, Inc. (International Media And Cultures), the American
producer of starter cultures for the dairy industry, is launching a
new line of patent pending...
The U.S. Tuna Foundation, a trade association representing U.S.
tuna processors and U.S. tuna boat owners, recently released a
statement about a study...
Considering that India has a significant interest in the export of
coffee and that the country will benefit immensely from the
membership of the International...
As many cancer patients and their families know, the side-effects
of chemotherapy can seem as bad as the cancer itself. An unexpected
finding by researchers...
Coca-Cola, the American beverage company, announced on Friday it
had bought Mad River Traders, a maker of tea, juice and soft
drinks, based in Connecticut,...
New studies at Johns Hopkins University and Tsukuba University in
Japan show that inducing special body enzymes, which neutralise and
dispose of cancer-causing...
Following two years of joint effort by the Australian Quarantine
and Inspection Service and the Australian Dairy Corporation , the
Food and Drug Administration...
After a call for a nationwide boycott of its products, French food
company Danone has decided to resume production at itsbiscuit
factory in the western...
Japanese snack food company Terra Harvest Foods is to build a $10
million plant in Melbourne, Australia creating 220 new jobs in the
food manufacturing...
The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and the State Administration
for Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine have introduced measures
designed to prevent...
The Anglo-Dutch consumer goods company Unilever confirmed at its
annual general meeting on May 9 that it would close a total of 100
sites as it continues...
Some new research suggests that vitamin A and some common household
goods such as aspirin, soybeans, and green tea among, may contain
certain compounds...
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has introduced mandatory
requirement for safety assessment of foods and food additives
produced by recombinant...
Cadbury Schweppes, the British confectionery and soft drinks group,
is in talks on forming an alliance with La Casera, the Spanish soda
water producer,...
Food Science Australia and Newport Scientific are to join forces to
develop a 'miniature' processing plant for dairy products. Food
Science Australia...
Novartis, the Swiss drugs company, said on Monday it has bought 20
per centof the voting shares in Roche, its competitor, for
SFr4.83bn ($2.8bn) cash,...
When the FDA approved a health claim for soy protein, allowing
manufacturers to emphasise soy protein's health benefits on
packaging, a new market emerged...
Leading health ingredients supplier DSM has launched a cold water
soluble (CWS) version of its CaroPure® beta-carotene. Designed for
easy dispersion...
A virus common to poultry is outfoxing a long-used vaccine,
apparently through natural genetic. A new form of fowl pox now
threatens poultry production...
A diet rich in raw or fresh fish could protect smokers against lung
cancer, research from Japan suggests. The study was undertakin in
an effort to understand...
Balchem Encapsulates, a US provider of encapsulated ingredients,
announced this week the introduction of Flavorshure(TM) Cinnamon, a
specially formulated...
US nutrition company Martek Biosciences Corporation announced this
week that the European Patent Office has granted European Patent
No. EP-B-0 568 606...
New-York based International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., a
leading producer of flavours and fragrances, reported this week a
54 per cent drop in first-quarter...
A functional merger may occur between the meat businesses of
Philippine food and beverage group San Miguel Corp. and Pure Foods
Corp., the company about...
The debate over labelling foods for genetically modified organisms
(GMO) might help consumers decide if they want to purchase those
products, but what...
An interactive workshop for fresh-cut processors entitled
"Developing and Implementing HACCP for the Fresh-cut Industry",
will be held May 23-25, 2001...
Anglo-Dutch food giant Unilever plans to lose 8,000 more jobs and
close 30 plants as it integrates the recently acquired Bestfoods
into its operations,...
The Fruit Systems Business Line of Degussa Flavors & Fruit
Systems (formerly SKW Nature Products) on Monday announced the
launch of Sweet Ovations, the...
US consumer food giant H.J. Heinz Co. and US Beech-Nut Nutrition
Corporation called off their proposed $185 million merger on Friday
after an appeals...
French cheese group, Fromageries Bel, last week announced a net
profit of E69m for the financial year 2000, representing an
increase of 7.8 per cent....
The UK government has approved a £2.2 million funding package to
improve food and health education and awareness in schools, and
extended coverage of...
A white wine with the beneficial effects of red wine has been
developed in Israel. Scientists at the Technion Israel Institute of
Technology claim to...
US flavour specialists Senomyx, Inc.,and US soups giant Campbell
Soup Company announced this week a collaborative research and
license agreement to discover...