DSM expands in Asia
In a bid to improve customer services in the Japan and Korea, DSM Food Specialities has expanded its activities in the two countries with new offices for its Savoury Ingredients and Nutritional Ingredients business units.
Archives for July 15, 2002
Small meat suppliers to consolidate for organic growth
Overcapacity has hit the British organic meat sector with significant volumes of organic lamb and organic beef set to be sold as conventional meat products this year, according to UK market researchers Organic Monitor.
GM foods traced to the gut?
A series of research projects from the UK Food Standards Agency have concluded that "it is extremely unlikely that genes from genetically modified (GM) food can end up in bacteria in the gut of people who eat them," the FSA said in a statement.
Japan food firms to stop Chinese imports
Japanese food companies are moving to stop importing a range of vegetables from China after findings showed that some Chinese-grown spinach contained excessive agricultural chemicals, a Japanese newspaper reported.
Nestlé to up energy market share?
Nestle plans to wrestle market share away from its rivals in the crowded $1.4 billion (€1.39bn) snack/energy bar category with a $9 million national print, outdoor and sampling campaign it hopes will separate its PowerBar Pria bars from the pack,...
Functional food of the future?
Each year the popularity of polyphenolic antioxidants gains pace as new studies surface that highlight the beneficial effect of antioxidants on our health. Good news for the health professional and the food scientists arrived recently when a team of...