A drop in the order book for low carb ingredients will impact sales
in the first quarter of 2005 for wheat protein and starch supplier
MGP Ingredients that has up to now enjoyed soaring revenues on the
back of the fad US diet, that...
UK wheat quality has been pushed even further below the national
three-year average, according to the first survey of wheat
harvested during the worst period of the UK's summer rain,
confirming fears that bad weather will place...
Lithuanian flour and pasta manufacturer Malsena is aiming to
further develop its position as a multi-functional manufacturer
with plans to make a huge investment in the production of
value-added ingredients for the bakery sector.
Fiber-enriched products are the next big thing to hit the US health
food market after the low-carb fad, according to a survey carried
out by the Naples, New York database company Productscan Online.
Hoping to beat the chemical forces that make tortillas brittle, a
US chemist is taking a close look at the causes of staling in aging
tortillas to ultimately stop all foods from going stale.
Increased harvests for key food commodities could suggest a
near-term easing up of price pressures for ingredients companies
and food manufacturers but an overall draw-down in global stocks
means prices are still extremely vulnerable,...
Eager to protect a burgeoning market in value-added ingredients
wheat protein supplier MGP Ingredients has filed a case against
rival ingredients supplier Manildra Milling corporation.
As rising cereal prices continue to squeeze profit margins for food
industry participants, food technologists in the US are working on
teasing out new functionalities from the cheap, easy to grow, and
resilient crop sorghum, reports...
The demand for ingredients that lift fibre levels and reduce
carbohydrate quantities has been a major boost for textured wheat
protein supplier MGP Ingredients, recently announcing plans to
expand production capacity, writes Lindsey...
With shortfalls in grain harvests progressively worsening over the
past four years, closing the gap will not be easy, says Lester
Brown at the Earth Policy Institute. He predicts this year may
witness another shortfall, bad news for...
Migros, the Swiss food retailer, has launched a range of
gluten-free products aimed specifically at coeliacs, the first time
the co-operative group has catered for sufferers of the digestive
disease.
Spearing growth in the speciality starch and health ingredients
domain MGP Ingredients links up with Penford Corporation to market
a new potato-based resistant starch for increasing fibre and
reducing carbohydrate levels in food products....
A hardy winter cereal crop could soon be a common sight in European fields as scientists in France present the fruits of 30 years of labour in the labs.
The US could see its share of the wheat market in Indonesia,
southeast Asia's biggest buyer, cut by half this year as a result
of surging freight tariffs. Rocketing prices are transforming
global food export markets as importers...
Sourdough bread containing select bacteria may be tolerated by
patients with a rare digestive disease that causes gluten
intolerance, say Italian and Irish researchers. The new research
could provide new opportunities for food producers...
There was a time when a widespread wheat shortage spelt inflation,
and a global shortage meant global inflation. This year, with
stocks at a 30-year low and wheat prices soaring, it is possible
consumers may never even notice. All...
Wheat has always been an integral part of Russian agriculture and
its food industry. However, a limited domestic market, reduction in
Russian livestock and a slow down in the consumption of bakery
products is forcing the industry...
Speciality ingredients continue to deliver improved results for
wheat-based ingredients supplier MGP Ingredients with the company
this week raising its estimated revenue for the year on the back of
higher than expected sales.
Funding to bolster research into new food uses for cereals and
oilseeds is behind a fresh R&D strategy released by the UK
cereals industry this week, a move designed to open up new market
opportunities for the sector.
German firm Loryma has been awarded distribution rights within
Europe for MGP Ingredients' food proteins and starches. The
agreement does not include the United Kingdom or Ireland, but does
extend to other countries such as Turkey,...
Moving deeper into speciality ingredients US company MGP
Ingredients has earmarked $1.7 million to expand its line of
textured wheat proteins and wheat protein- and starch-based resins.
The investment comes on the back of strong first...
Fortifying wheat flour with iron appears to have little effect on
improving intake of the mineral, suggests a report in this month's
European Journal of Nutrition.
Sales for speciality ingredients set first quarter results soaring
for US company MGP Ingredients, offsetting a downturn in figures
for commodity ingredients and in the face of higher energy and raw
material costs.
Growth is ahead of schedule for wheat-based ingredients supplier
MGP Ingredients with the Kansas-based company moving expansion of
its textured wheat proteins to phase two as demand for their
speciality ingredients continues to gain...
The UK cereals industry has applauded a recent move by the
government to award the cereals industry forum - representing the
cereal trade bodies - a grant of £1.4m over the next three years
'to improve efficiency and competitiveness...
Product innovation continues in the Scandinavian non-dairy sector
with a new line of organic cereal drinks launched this month to
meet the growing tide for milk substitute products. New kid on the
block? Spelt drinks.
Consumed for nearly 2000 years, noodles today bear little relation
to their Chinese and Japanese ancestors. Nowhere is this more
evident than in the unrelenting growth of the instant noodle
market. UK starch specialist National Starch...
Company results continue today with US ingredients company MGP
Ingredients reporting net losses for the third quarter ended 31
March 2003 due to a combination of factors including higher energy
costs and the lack of expected funds...
Entente cordiale between leaders in France and Great Britain
may well have been strained in recent weeks over the war in Iraq,
but elsewhere, in laboratories in the UK and France, scientists
have shown a united front in their aim...
Scientists at the Purdue University in the US have discovered that
ozone gas can eliminate insects in grain storage facilities without
harming food quality or the environment.
A variety of wheat from ancient Persia has been used to
successfully breed the world's first salt-tolerant durum wheat
variety, writes the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and
Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) this week.
In a move to boost industry research and enhance nutritional
applications of wheat and other major cereal crops, chemical giant
DuPont announced this week that it is making proprietary wheat
genome data available to public and private...
We reported last week on the work of a group of European scientists
that is jointly developing a biosensor for the detection of gluten
in food in order to help sufferers of coeliac disease - currently
affecting some 1 million Europeans....
US ingredients company MGP Ingredients suffers a net loss for the
current year's first quarter as higher grain prices and reduced
sales in distillery products take their toll - but speciality
ingredients witness strong growth.
A new computer program devised by British physicists can quickly
spot tiny beetles, rodent droppings and ergot (a poisonous mould)
in grain destined for flour and bread manufacture.
UK scientists identify protein components in cereal crops
responsible for the debilitating condition coeliac disease offering
hope to sufferers. The findings could lead to foods modified to
remove the rogue sequence.
Europeans are not the only consumers wary about genetically
modified foods and the notion of GM wheat. A Reuters report
on Thursday elaborates on how Asian buyers of US wheat remain
largely opposed to the planned introduction of genetically...
Starch and starch derivatives manufacturer Cerestar, recently taken
over by US agri-business Cargill, said this week that it has
developed a new gelatine replacement, targeting a market currently
undergoing growth due to consumer...
Australasian food group Goodman Fielder ended months of speculation
on Friday by selling its flour milling and mixing business to
GrainCorp and US grains giant Cargill for A$200 million (€110
million).
Italian pasta giant Barilla has said the response to its recent
takeover bid for German baker Kamps had been better than expected
and it would pursue more acquisitions, above all in the United
States, according to a report by Reuters.
Australian scientists are claiming a world first with the creation
of a biologically engineered 'no-milling-required' wheat that can
be used in instant dishes after adding boiling water, Reuters
reports
As a result of interest in releasing a new subclass of soft wheats
with enhanced dough mixing strength for crackers, the US
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientistsare now using a new
industry test to screen for "soft but...
The trend for low fat foods continues to grow as weight-conscious
consumers increase annually in numbers. US scientists might have
the answer for those consumers keen to shed a few pounds without
sacrificing that diet staple, bread.
Researchers at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Cereal Research
Centre in Winnipeg are developing a test that allows plant breeders
to quickly select cereal germplasm with high levels of
beta-glucans, the cell wall plant components...
Monsanto announced that GM wheat should be available for sale
within five years. However, Canadian farmers are reluctant to this
development as Europe, their largest export market, is opposed to
GMOs.
