Mopro Nord joins the whey ingredients wagon
Germany's two biggest dairy companies will pour funds into high margin whey ingredients, signing off €42 million for a plant extension.
Archives for August 18, 2005
Meeting the demand for preservative, additive free foods
Consumer demand for natural foods or products without synthetic or chemical preservatives has led European processors to pile into the market with a wave of new offerings, according to research produced by Mintel.
Mega-trends: convenience food and health to double in ten years
Ten mega trends stretching from age to individualism will determine the success and shape of any new products to hit the market in the near future, claims market analysts Datamonitor.
Cross breeding could boost chickpea crops
Indian scientists have developed a way of cross breeding chickpeas, a feat that to date has been extremely difficult to undertake. The programme is aiming to develop chickpeas that are more resistant to disease, in turn boosting crop yields.
Specific protein the answer to rising obesity?
One protein could be the answer to rising levels of obesity, say US researchers investigating why some mice, like many obese consumers, cannot stop eating.