DSM Food Specialities has received approval for Danish food safety
authorities for the use of its Preventase, meaning that the
acrylamide-reducing enzyme can now be used in food products
throughout the EU and the US.
DSM's nutrition cluster looks to be reaping rewards of its
differentiation strategy, with quality-based branding initiatives
such as Quali-C said to contribute to a reversal in the price-slide
for vitamins.
DSM Food Specialities has developed a new mould and yeast inhibitor
for meat products, said to ensure an even coating of natamycin on
products like sausages and give stronger protection against health
risks.
DSM has developed a new enzyme for citrus fruit processing, which
retains a cloudy appearance in juice drinks and makes them more
visually appealing to consumers.
DSM Food Specialities and starch specialist Avebe have entered into
a strategic partnership to develop innovative ingredients to
enhance creaminess in food products, particularly in the dairy and
bakery sectors.
DSM has today announced it will restructure manufacturing at its
Nutritional Products arm in China, a move it called a "big step" in
its plan for Asian expansion.
DSM has announced that its PreventASe acrylamide-reducing enzyme is
the first to be used in a retail products, with a Christmas biscuit
manufacturer launching biscuits with 70 per cent less acrylamide in
German supermarkets next month.
DSM Food Specialities is introducing a new enzyme for apple, pear
and berry juice processors that improves the results of the
filtration process and complements the existing Rapidase range.
DSM and Buhler today announced the opening production facility of
their Chinese joint venture Wuxi NutriRice Co, marking the imminent
start of the first commercial production of nutritionally-enriched
rice kernels for mixing with...
DSM Food Specialities is introducing a new enzyme in its Let's
BakeZyme range, this time targeting dough development, crumb colour
and volume in white bread
DSM has received regulatory go-ahead for the use of Preventase in
the US, gaining GRAS certification and becoming the first enzyme
available to eliminate 90 per cent of acrylamide in baked goods.
Ingredients manufacturer DSM has developed a new enzyme for the
cake and pastry industry which promises to cut raw material costs
while improving product quality.
Netherlands-based DSM has announced the publication of the full
genome for the fungus Aspergillus niger used to produce a
range of enzymes and other compounds for the food industry.
DSM has re-organised its dairy ingredients division into two
distinct categories, reflecting growing demand from customers for
both added value and efficiency-boosting products.
DSM Nutritional Products is increasing prices of its food and
pharma-grade vitamins, premixes and citric acid, as it redoubles
efforts to cover rising raw material, energy and logistics costs.
Dutch ingredients firm DSM used the recent IFT trade show in
Orlando as a platform to launch its new natural-tasting yeast
extract ingredient on the US market.
DSM Food Specialties has introduced a new cheese ripening enzyme
that it claims accelerates flavor development while also
eliminating the bitter off-taste often formed during cheese
maturation.
DSM has re-affirmed its commitment to the innovative field of
personalized nutrition, pledging $6.5m (€5.4) in follow-on funding
to US nutrigenomics company Sciona.
Ingredients firm DSM has launched a neutral-tasting yeast extract
that promises to improve taste and flavour impact in a wide variety
of food applications.
Dutch food and pharma group DSM completes the last step in shedding
its bakery portfolio, selling its stake in the South African yeast
products manufacturer Rymco,writes Lindsey Partos.
Improving communication between food scientists working on the
harmful chemical acrylamide identified in starch-rich fried foods
two years ago, Europe's food agency this week publishes an
'information base' with updated...
Dutch ingredients company DSM revealed yesterday that its muscle
recovery ingredient PeptoPro will be marketed in a new range of
products worldwide by Europe's biggest sports nutrition company
Haleko.
The Olympic Games will open this Friday to a blitz of beverage
promotion and marketing, as corporations via with each other to
unveil their latest high-performance products.
Sending a ripple of fear through the food industry, in 2002 the
Swedish Food Administration found high levels of the cancer-causing
compound acrylamide in carbohydrate-rich foods heated to high
temperatures. As global efforts in food...
Dutch industrial chemicals maker DSM said on Monday its profit in
the second quarter had fallen 75 per cent lower than in the same
period in 2002, as lower sales volumes and falling prices hit the
chemicals market.
Genomics, a growing area of the biotech landscape, is already
starting to bear fruits for the food industry with the news that
Dutch enzyme company DSM Food Specialities has successfully
designed a way to eliminate the bitter taste...
By all accounts DSM presented a less than rosy set of second
quarterly figures this week with sales and operating profit figures
both plummeting. The company predicts a further downward trend in
the third quarter but should rebound...
Dutch life science company DSM today posted a net profit of €959
million. Although DSM Fine Chemicals posted slightly lower sales
and a lower operating profit, attributable to the pharma products
and aspartame businesses, DSM Food...
The global economic downturn marked 2003 first quarter results for
Dutch life science company DSM, but strong autonomous volume growth
boosted figures to higher than 2002.
Dutch life science company presented its sustainable strategy
yesterday and emphasised the company's progress in the fields of
'People, Planet and Profit' through a new medium - the 'Triple P'
report.
Dutch life science company DSM saw net profit for the fourth
quarter of 2001 rise to €1,031 million from €119 million in the
fourth quarter of 2000, largely due to the sale of the depositary
receipts. Profit on 4Q ordinary activities...
Dutch speciality chemicals company DSM continues on its steady path
to growth with the announcement today that operating profit for
2002 reached €383 million, a 14 per cent rise on 2001, thanks in
part to 6 per cent autonomous volume...
Purchases and new production facilities have so far marked the
healthy growth of Dutch life science company DSM in 2002. This week
the company announced further acquisitions with the purchase of the
food coatings activities of Vaessen...
Dutch life science company DSM, together with Agennix, a US
developer of recombinant human lactoferrin, has opened a new
manufacturing facility on DSM's fermentation site in Capua, Italy.
The nutritional ingredients business unit of Dutch ingredients
company DSM has recently launched a non-gelatine,
vegetarian-approved beta-carotene beadlets.
DSM Food Specialties is highlighting a new range of SavorKey yeast
extract-based flavours offering a boiled beef and boiled chicken
taste at this week's IFIA exhibition in Tokyo, Japan.
The Dutch group reported a rise in operating profit for the first
quarter of 2002 from the fourth quarter last year, an increase of
€27 million to €93 million, although net profit was still 36 per
cent below the same period last year.
DSM Special Products, a part of Dutch-based DSM Fine Chemicals
group, announced this week that it has started producing benzoic
acid products, Purox B and Purox S, at its new facilities in
Rotterdam (Netherlands).
Dutch life science company DSM has entered into a co-operation with
technology company Avantium Technologies to discover new and
improved catalytic systems relevant to DSM's life sciences
business.
Dutch food ingredients company DSM announced this week that it is
set to build a new applications development laboratory for Food
Specialties and Bakery Ingredients in Delft, Netherlands.
Ingredients company DSM has signed an agreement with enzyme
producer Novozymes, thereby settling a number of lawsuits filed in
several countries, relating to the infringement and validity of
phytase patents owned by DSM.
Food ingredients company DSM announced this week that as of January
1 2002 John McLaren is the Vice President of Corporate
Communications at DSM. McLaren is now responsible for the total
communications policy of DSM.
Dutch ingredients company DSM embraced new technology this week
when it announced the completion of the first transactions through
its new online store, part of an e-business development plan
launched by the company in August this...
DSM, requested by the French COB (Commission des Opérations de
Bourse) to state its position on press comments about DSM breaking
off its contacts regarding Rhodia, made the following statement on
Thursday.
Leading health ingredients supplier DSM has launched a cold water
soluble (CWS) version of its CaroPure® beta-carotene. Designed for
easy dispersion...
