Dispatches from IFT
From sustainability questions to stevia cooperation: IFT highlights
The IFT trade show has ended for another year, but before they quit Chicago the FoodNavigator team gave a final round up of what caught their attention.
Archives for July 20, 2010
Large cocoa purchase to have negligible impact on choc industry, ICCO
The reported purchase of 240,100 tonnes of cocoa on the London futures market by a sole trader will not impact hugely on supply to industry, as cocoa processors have already shored up bean stocks for the next four months, claims the International Cocoa...
Additives and barrier coatings in plastic packaging – trends and growth forecasts
Global demand for functional additives and barrier coatings for plastic packaging is forecast to grow by 4.3 per cent in the five years from 2009 to reach US$752m by 2014, according to Pira International.
IFF reformulates natural flavours to comply with new EU rules
International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) has developed a range of natural chicken and beef flavours to meet new EU regulations.
Neogen highlights food safety ops as 2010 profit driver
Neogen has maintained its impressive growth record after posting full year 2010 net income of US$17.5m – a year-on-year jump of more than a quarter.
EC partly approves proposed chemicals acquisition
The European Commission has approved part of the proposed acquisition of ingredient firm Eurochem by Univar, which could see a host of food chemicals added to its product portfolio.