Weekly comment
M&A: Urge to merge
Mergers and acquisition activity is always ongoing in every segment of industry, but this summer looks to be a particularly hot one for food and beverage manufacturers.
Archives for July 1, 2007
Dairy may protect smokers from prostate cancer - study
Increased intake of dairy foods may cut the risk of smokers developing prostate cancer by about 40 per cent, suggests a new study from the US.
CSM sells US gluconic acid business
European bakery supplier CSM has sold the customer base for its US gluconic acid business, a move due to be followed by the imminent shutdown of its production facility.
Surplus jellyfish seen as additive source
Controlling exploding jellyfish populations may present the food and cosmetics industries with interesting new additives, suggests new research from Japan.
Danisco makes soy creamy like dairy
Danisco has launched a line of ingredients it says enables manufacturers to offer up soya desserts as a viable alternative to dairy desserts by giving them an equally creamy texture.