Chicago Sweeteners to distribute fat replacer
Chicago Sweeteners is to become the distributor for FiberGel Technologies' Z-Trim as the company starts to scale up production of the fat replacer.
Archives for January 19, 2005
Food industry wants trans fat and allergen labeling syncronized
Representatives of the food industry yesterday filed a letter with the FDA demanding that the government harmonizes the date for trans fat labeling with the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act.
Encouraging results from Somerfield, but plenty still to do
Somerfield, the British retail group, continues to struggle with its Kwik Save unit, acquired in 1998. The company has taken a long time to find the right trading format for the discounter and recently took the decision to close or convert all the...
Tesco builds Korean business
Hot on the heels of last year's entry into the Chinese market, Britain's leading food retailer Tesco has strengthened its business in South Korea with the acquisition of a number of stores from the Aram Mart group. The move will help it stay ahead of...
Thermo improves Oxford Biosensor packaging
Thermo Electron is providing quality testing equipment provider Oxford Biosensor with an inline Allen NX2 continuous motion thermal transfer unit.
Europe's food agency maps out 2005
As Europe's food agency finally makes the permanent move to Italy, a framework plan for 2005 consolidates the key objectives for the EU's major risk assessor.
Fuller's aims for growth with KHS kegging
Fuller Smith & Turner, the brewer of London Pride ale, has geared up for growth by investing in a £2 million new line of keg racking equipment supplied by German manufacturer KHS, writes Kim Hunter Gordon.
Cosmeceuticals making small dent in beauty sector
Cosmeceuticals, or supplements that target skin health and beauty, are seeing fast growth in Europe since emerging as a new concept but much of the growth so far has come from a handful of brands, reports Dominique Patton.
First Chr Hansen food colour plant in China opens
Number one natural colours firm Chr Hansen makes inroads into the lucrative Chinese market, this week unveiling a new food colour factory to meet a rise in local demand, and marking the first step in a raft of investments in the region.
Heineken looks to Russia to compensate sales slump
Heineken, the third biggest brewery in the world, plans to purchase some more breweries in Russia due to sales decrease in Western Europe.
Ajinomoto invests in South America
Japanese sweetener and seasonings giant Ajinomoto will drive funds into South and Central America to strengthen its presence in the developing markets there, announcing a raft of different investment programmes for 2005.
NCH to capitalise on Romania's bakery industry
US-based investment group New Century Holdings intends to consolidatemarket leader Vel Pitar's position as Romania's topbakery, writes Bogdan Tudorache in Bucharest.
Stronger yields in 2005 for vegetable oils
Supplies for a range of vegetable oils used extensively by the food industry are likely to improve for 2004/05 year on stronger yields for peanuts, soybeans and rapeseed oil.
Buyer found for Smucker's foodservice business
Food company J.M. Smucker said yesterday that it had found a buyer for its US foodservice and bakery products businesses, plus its Canadian Gourmet Baker operations.
Chinese prosperity boosting drinks groups
Growing consumer spending levels in China have helped boost sales at two of the world's leading drinks groups. South Africa's SABMiller and France's Rémy Cointreau both benefited from the increasing interest in premium drinks brands as status symbols,...