Nutrionix brings salt replacer R&D in-house
Nutrionix has opened its first R&D centre for its salt replacement product Ksalt, which will allow it to work more closely with food manufacturers to develop lower salt formulations.
Archives for January 26, 2011
Naturex reports strong year, plans client diversification
Naturex has reported a bumper year of organic growth with sales up 21.6 per cent, and is planning the next stage in its development following the integration of Naturaceutical’s ingredients division.
Low calorie sweetener may not increase satiety, suggests study
Oral ingestion of artificial sweeteners such as sucralose may not increase levels of satiety inducing hormones that are released when sugars are ingested, according to new research.
Packaging group Stora Enso forced to pay workers €21m
Food industry packaging supplier Stora Enso will record a €21m negative non-recurring item (NRI) in its fourth quarter operating profits following a court decision over the company’s non-payment of rewards to workers who participated in strikes in 2006.
New study identifies limits of sodium reduction in dairy foods
New research suggests that reductions in the sodium content of dairy foods may be more noticeable in simpler products and require appropriate labelling to be acceptable to consumer taste buds.
Silver Spoon hails great Truvia business opportunity
Silver Spoon has hailed its strategic partnership with Cargill to market and distribute zero calorie, stevia-based sweetener Truvia in the UK as a “great business opportunity”.
Colour marker would curb illegal food chain activities, claims Green MEP
While new Commission draft measures to boost monitoring of dioxin traces in the EU food chain are welcome, the use of a colour marker would be a more efficient way of curbing the illegal practice of mixing industrial fatty oils in animal feed, claims an MEP.