Soy water reaches US shelves
Vancouver-based Leading Brands has started shipping its new soy-based water beverage in the US, it said this week.
Archives for December 16, 2003
Soft drinks are hot - and getting hotter
Soft drinks are set to become the biggest beverage sector in the world, overtaking hot drinks, with consumption rising by around 5 per cent a year, according to a new report from Zenith International. But while the US remains the biggest market for...
Scientists perfect bubbles in champagne
When a certain Dom Perignon formulated the first champagne, or so legend goes, bubbles were key to the drink's appeal. Hundreds of years later scientists are still working on the bubbles.
ADM expands isoflavone range
ADM Natural Health and Nutrition has expanded its range of soya isoflavone concentrates for use in food and food supplements. Novasoy 700 has a minimum 70 per cent isoflavone content and Novasoy 200 is a 20 per cent isoflavone concentrate.
JRS tackles dietary fibre market
Demand for functional ingredients in Europe is far from slackening with European buyers set to reach 5 million by 2007. Ingredients companies, such as J. Rettenmaier & Sons (JRS), are aiming to keep pace with the demand, focusing on its insoluble...
Beyond Safeway: the changing face of British retail
Nearly a year after it was first announced, the takeover of Safeway is now in its final phase following yesterday’s £3 billion updated offer for the chain by Morrisons. But what effect will the takeover have on the British retail sector, not only for...
EU changes goal posts for New Zealand butter imports
'Extremely disappointing' is how New Zealand's agriculture minister Jim Sutton yesterday described new European Union restrictions on New Zealand butter imports.
Norwegian salmon in the pink
The issue of food labelling, which has been a hot topic of late, has arrived in the ice cold waters of Norway. In the near future, salmon raised in certain conditions will be able to bear the label 'This is a free range salmon fillet'. This move comes...
BOC acquires safety portfolio
BOC, a developer of engineered solutions for the food processing industry, has acquired the food safety product portfolio of RGF Environmental Group. Those assets include a full line of food safety equipment and ozone and ultra-violet (UV)...
Finally, a home for EFSA
Following two years of political wranglings Europe's first food safety agency finally has a permanent home in the city of Parma, after Italy successfully fought off a strong bid from Helsinki. The imminent challenge for the food agency will be to...
Gut feeling helps drive functional food growth
Functional food makers present in the UK market will reap the rewards of consumers who are among the biggest spenders on functional foods and drinks in Europe.
Novartis buys Mead Johnson adult nutrition business
Swiss healthcare firm Novartis said today it is to buy US-based Mead Johnson's adult medical nutrition business for $385 million (€312m) in cash, giving it a strong presence in the US retail market.