When onlookers of the food ingredients industry claim that
consolidation will be a key trend in coming years they are
generally referring to mergers and acquisitions. But could it be
that consolidation in this increasingly competitive...
As one door closes another door opens. The FiE exhibition came to
an end on Thursday, but today marks the debut of a three day
ice-cream formulation extravaganza in Solingen-Gräfrath, Germany.
Unilever must allow other ice cream makers access to its freezer
cabinets in Ireland, while Wrigley cannot register its Doublemint
brand as a trademark with the EU because it is a descriptive name -
two rulings from the European courts...
Summer days are upon us and the ice cream temptation rises with the
temperature. Meeting the consumer's desire for the perfect texture
and mouthfeel has led food manufacturers on a quest for the best.
Scientist in Spain are now...
One century on and millions of ice cream tubs later the US 'food
police' are out in force calling on ice cream retailers to tell the
full story about saturated fat and calorific content.
Product innovation is nowhere more evident than in the dynamic
world of flavours. News this week from a leading UK brewer could
mark a new direction for ice cream flavours with Scottish Courage
announcing that the consumer can expect...
The frustration of suffering the drip-drip effect of an ice lolly
on a hot summer day may well be over as food ingredients giant
Danisco hails the launch of the non-drip ice lolly, Ice Dreams.
Food and drink products have often been at the heart of trade
disputes between countries, but in recent years they have become
not the reason for these disputes but rather weapons wielded by
politicians. The US call for a boycott...
The latest visit to Mintel's Global New Products Database shows
that there is no risk of any slowdown in the number of innovative
and unusual food products being launched across the world, with
cheesy ice cream just one of the...
Nestlé's proposed acquisition of the Dreyer's ice cream business in
the US looks to have hit a snag with the companies announcing this
week that talks with the competition authorities have been extended
and that the sale...
As the United States celebrates National Ice Cream week this week,
the media is awash with reports from companies and associations
boasting a multitude of reports linked to this popular food
product.
Swiss food group Nestlé this week announced that it has entered
into an agreement to combine Nestlé's US ice cream business with US
ice cream giant Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream.
The European Commission has approved plans by Swiss food and drink
manufacturer Nestle to purchase German company Schoeller, a
producer of ice cream and frozen foods.
Scottish ice cream maker Mackie's is launching the world's first
mood-enhancing ice cream, according to a report in Scotland on
Sunday. The company, based in Aberdeenshire, Scotland has added the
essence of an orchid , native...
Ice-modifying proteins extracted from winter wheat may help ice
cream stay smooth and creamy during long periods in the freezer,
suggests new research by food scientist Douglas Goff of the
University of Guelph, in Canada.
Britain's second-biggest ice cream maker, Richmond Foods Plc said
on Tuesday it was buying the UK ice cream business of Swiss-based
Nestle SA for an initial 4.5 million pounds.
US sensory analysis firm Arthur D. Little Inc. has created the
first reduced fat ice cream containing omega-3 long chain
polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs) from fish oils.
Nestle SA, the Swiss food group reported that anouncement of tis
takeover of the German ice cream company Schöller will be postponed
for several weeks.
Brand battered Japanese Snow Brand Milk Products Co. is join up
with Swiss food giant Nestle in a bid to strengthen its knocked
business. The image of...
Nestle SA, the Swiss foodmaker, announced this week that it is in
talks to buy the50 per cent stake that it does not own in an
ice-cream joint venture...
Swiss food giant Nestle has announced it will join forces with the
beleaguered Japanese food processor, Snow Brand Milk Products.
Earlier this year the...
