Cargill launches new soy isolate for beverages
US food giant Cargill is launching its new soy isolate, Prolisse 500, across Europe, in response to growing demand for soyfoods and high protein products.
Archives for January 12, 2004
Diet not only key factor in cutting obesity, say scientists
Throwing a controversial light onto the global obesity debate, scientists told a European conference on the subject last week that diet is not the only defining cause of obesity, particularly in children, reports CORDIS.
Swiss co-ops show solid growth
Migros and Coop, the two leading co-operative food retailers in Switzerland, have reported solid gains for 2003, despite continuing tough conditions in the Swiss market as a whole.
Carrefour shrugs off currency concerns
Carrefour, Europe's biggest food retailing group, has continued to prove that growth can be achieved by companies with a major international spread despite ongoing currency exchange rate concerns.
Supporting the supply chain
US-based technology firm One Network Enterprises has launched Supply Chain On Demand, a new IT solution aimed at distributors and manufacturers. The company claims that the concept makes it easier to access supply chain technology by making Network...
A little Christmas cheer for Sainsbury
Sainsbury, the perennial underachiever in the UK retail sector, has again reported a mixed set of quarterly results, with the Christmas period boosting revenues towards the end of the third quarter and offsetting another poor performance caused by the...
US pistachios face disease
Producing more than a quarter of the world's production of pistachios, scientists warn the relatively young industry in California that a devasting disease could put paid to future growth.
Salmon safety hits the headlines
A row over the safety of farmed salmon has flared up in the UK amid concerns over the levels of cancer-causing toxins present in the farmed variety compared to its wild sister following findings from a new US study.
EU grasps organics
Organic foods in Europe is the focus of an upcoming hearing organised by the European Commission with the ultimate aim to formulate an action plan to boost the sector.
From Dolly to Molly, 'Frankencows' to beat BSE ?
As the US government gets to grips with the country's first case of mad cow disease, scientists there are trying to clone cattle that are genetically incapable of developing Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE).