Cereals and bakery preparations

AB Enzymes buys enzyme business

02-May-2003

German enzyme company AB Enzymes, a subsidiary of ABITEC Group, the
food ingredient and specialty chemicals group, announced this week
that it has acquired Gamma Chemie, a German-based enzyme business.

Cognis moves further into functional foods

30-Apr-2003

Nutritional ingredients company Cognis has obtained the rights to
market and manufacture Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) IP from
Norwegian research company Natural ASA.

Danisco dips into growing trend

30-Apr-2003

As savoury marinades and cooking sauces gain in popularity, some
industry forecasters are predicting that the next product to fly
off grocery shelves will be dipping sauces. Meeting the trend, food
ingredients company Danisco has...

Biscuit buyers

28-Apr-2003

Despite an increasingly competitive environment and the impact of a
global economic downturn the biscuits market in Europe is alive and
well, according to a news report from Esmerk.

EPI extends range

18-Apr-2003

French dairy ingredients company EPI Ingredients launches new
product, designed for use in high protein foods and supplements,
under its Epilac line of fermented dairy proteins.

Combatting the sweet tooth

18-Apr-2003

Obesity, one of the key issues of the 21st century, came under the
spotlight at a recent seminar organised by Selectchemie, the Swiss
agent of Danisco Sweeteners, at the beginning of the month.

ABF: steady growth but food not immune

16-Apr-2003

Despite tougher trading conditions UK food and food ingredients
business Associated British Foods (AB Foods) reported on Tuesday
that operating profit had risen 14 per cent for the first 24 weeks
ended 1 March 2003 to £204 million....

Strong growth for Boehringer

10-Apr-2003

German pharmaceutical and ingredients group Boehringer Ingelheim,
outpacing market growth, ended 2002 with a healthy rise in profits,
the company reports this week.

The new product market for sterols

09-Apr-2003

In 2000 sales of margarines containing plant sterol and plant
sterol esters were disappointing but despite this raw material
suppliers of these products...

Pectin power

24-Mar-2003

Food ingredients giant Danisco invests further in Mexico, and
pectin, with the announcement this week that is to construct a DKK
40 million production plant for speciality pectin in Tecomán,
Mexico.

European cheese flavours from UK ingredients firm

21-Mar-2003

UK ingredients company Edlong Flavours announced this week that it
has developed a new range of authentic European Cheese flavours
designed for ready meals - food service and retail - applications

Cognis F&S to Japan

18-Mar-2003

Nutritional ingredients business Cognis continues to concentrate on
core activities with the announcement this week that it has sold
its Fragrances & Specialties business (Cognis F&S) to
Japanese speciality chemicals business...

Acatris attracts men

18-Mar-2003

Food and health ingredients company Acatris will use this year's
Vitafoods exhibition in Geneva, Switzerland as a platform to tackle
men's issues with the launch of its new product, LinumLife.

Flavours forge forward

17-Mar-2003

The new merger between Haarmann & Reimer and Dragoco, to be
known as 'Symrise', is thought to be capable of sales of €1,245
million. How does Danisco flavours, aiming to become the world's
number five, plan to compete?

Natural patents

12-Mar-2003

Last week we reported on a new survey that revealed the growing
popularity of natural colours. Good news for ingredients companies
such as Danish Chr.Hansen who announced this week that the United
States Patent and Trademark Office...

Product Innovations

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