Unilever says Colman’s investment may cut jobs
Unilever says it is spending around £2.6m to upgrade production and expand production at its historic Colman’s mustard factory in Norwich, but admits that it could shed up to 20 jobs as a result.
Archives for March 29, 2011
‘Non-conventional’ yeasts may offer new tastes: EU project
A culture of new opportunities from yeasts may soon be on offer for food the food industry, as a new EU project aims to explore the potential of ‘non-conventional’ yeast species.
A fifth of Chinese dairy firms could close in latest crackdown
A requirement for Chinese dairy companies to renew production licenses could put a fifth of firms out of business.
Novel foods collapse ‘another nail in the coffin for innovation’, says economist
The collapse of talks on the novel foods amendment will have a detrimental effect on innovation and competitiveness in Europe, says the CIAA and an economist, while Commissioner Dalli is still figuring out what to do next.
Chr Hansen joins microbial genomics group
Chr Hansen has joined the industrial platform Kluyer Centre for Genomics of Industrial Fermentation and will benefit from early access to research results on gene sequencing of enzyme and culture production strains.
Whey protein structure discovery heralds next generation gluten-free breads
Researchers in The Netherlands claim to have pushed back boundaries on gluten-free bread formulation by using whey protein and locust bean gum structured into a ‘mesoscopic’ protein particle suspension.