The Joint Health Claims Initiative (JHCI), an independent UK
organisation created to assess health claims on food, this week
added a new claim to its growing stable of advice for the food
industry. Consumers may soon see soya protein...
Russian juice and yoghurt maker Wimm-Bill-Dann has announced the
acquisition of 75 per cent of Kharkovsky Dairy Plant in Ukraine for
$4.5 million (€4.55m).
A new poll sponsored by the US company McNeil Nutritionals has
discovered that while many Americans know what lactose intolerance
is, most of them are still unaware that avoiding dairy products is
not the only way to treat the problem.
Milk drinking among American teenagers has increased for the first
time in six years, claims a new report, which finds that effective
marketing of flavoured milk could help improve the diets of many
teenagers.
Danish food ingredients company Danisco is to launch the first of
two new probiotic bacteria cultures developed by Australasian
companies Fonterra Research Centre (NZDRI) and NZMP Ltd.
Danisco has launched the first of two new probiotic bacteria
cultures - called HOWARU - which it claims can help boost the human
immune system. The culture is the first product to be launched
following the Danish group's acquisition...
Vanilla, recognised as the world's most popular flavour, has had a
rough ride in recent years with the price rising steeply as a
result of tropical storms and a highly contested presidential
election in Madagascar, the country...
Dairy Park, LLC - a subsidiary of Bion Environmental Technologies -
has entered into an agreement with investors Dr. Michael McCloskey
and Timothy den Dulk to develop, own and operate a number of large
dairy facilities in the US.
How easy is it to ensurethat foods and ingredients imported from
outside the EU are safe, ofsufficient quality and legal? How can UK
food companies ensure completetraceability of imported food
products? These questions will be tackled...
Express Dairies went some way towards lightening its crushing debt
load yesterday, when it sold its UHT milk and Frome Creamery
businesses to Milk Link and announced a strategic alliance and
joint venture with the farmers' co-operative.
A small-scale dairy producer in Wisconsin, US, has built a
state-of-the-art cheese-making facility that has turned a once
floundering business into a success.
Danish food ingredient giant Danisco this week reported a solid
profit of DKK 940 million (€126.4m) in preliminary results for the
year ending 30 April 2002.
Acquisitions in the ingredients and sweeteners sector boosted
sales...
A European Commission Directive amending Commission Directive
96/77/EC for a fourth time was adopted unanimously by the Standing
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 14June 2002,
reports the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA).
Danish enzyme company Novozymes has increased its market share for
industrial micro-organisms with the purchase of US company
InterBio. On 1 July 2002, Novozymes took over the majority of the
activities of InterBio, based in Texas.
Mayfield Dairy Farms, the US dairy and ice cream producer, is about
to introduce its new Clik-Top re-sealable carton for its
rectangular ice cream package.
Fuel to further fire the debate, on both sides of the Atlantic,
surrounding the labelling of potential food allergens arrived this
week with the outcome of a new study in the US. According to new
research, 93 per cent of parents of...
Breastfeeding is still the best way to ensure that babies obtain
the necessary nutritional intake for developing a healthy brain.
This was the conclusion of a panel of experts meeting last week at
the Advances in Paediatric Nutrition...
Health professionals across Europe are seeing more and more cases
of rickets and increasing the amount of vitamin D in food could be
one way to tackle this. A new European-funded research project in
Denmark entitled OPTIFORD is set...
Calcium is known to help combat the risk of colon cancer, but
recent research in the US has shown that low fat dairy foods are
just as effective as calcium supplements.
Probiotics or 'friendly' bacteria given to babies during weaning
may help alleviate the symptoms of eczema, according to research
published in the British journal Gut.
Milk enriched with conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), a so-called
'good fat' which could help fight cancer and heart disease, could
soon be gracing supermarket shelves, say scientists in Canada.
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 UK snacks sector is coming under increasing pressure from
competing markets with sugar and chocolate confectionery
particularly hard hit by the consumer desire for a healthier
lifestyle, according to a new report from market analysts...
Gregg Engles, chairman and chief executive officer of Dean Foods,
the biggest US dairy processor, has said he is confident that the
recent acquisition of soy food producer White Wave will prove an
excellent investment as the market...
French food giant Danone is believed to be interested in St Ivel,
the yoghurts division of the UK food group Uniq (formerly Unigate),
reports French financial paper Les Echos.
Food manufacturers caught up in a scandal triggered by Japanese
company Kyowa Perfumery & Chemical Co., were affected by a
complex industry distribution structure and the custom of employing
professional food tasters when developing...
A new supplement based on a milk protein designed to relieve stress
and combat insomnia is said to work better than traditional
remedies such as kava kava and St John's Wort.
Putting the meat scandal behind it, Snow Brand Milk Products has
announced plans to form a joint venture with two co-op groups which
aims to become the Japanese market leader within two to three
years.
An advisory committee to the European Parliament has ruled that
draft rules on the labelling of genetically modified foods should
be toughened, to the delight of anti-GM campaigners throughout the
Union.
Yesterday's news on the importance of taking calcium supplements
with phosphate has been welcomed by a campaign to promote milk as
an ideal source of both minerals.
Sargento, the US-based cheese producer, has managed to achieve
double digit sales growth thanks in part to its prize winning
packaging concept.. The company's director of new products, Brad
Rostowfske, discusses the story behind...
The European market for diet foods is likely to grow steadily over
the next few years as the population continues to grow heavier and
more out of shape, according to a new report from market analysts
Datamonitor.
Children who drink flavoured milk drink more milk and therefore
have higher calcium intakes than those who do not, finds a study
published this week. And contrary to popular belief, the beverages
do not raise levels of fat and sugar...
A number of recent acquisitions by Irish food ingredients, flavours
and consumer foods group Kerry will help the group post 2002
results in line with market expectations.
Eggs from chickens which have been fed a diet rich in omega-3 fatty
acids have been found to be an excellent source of DHA for babies -
offering a 'natural' alternative to infant formulas.
Robertet, the French flavours and fragrances group, has seen a
sharp rise in its share price this year helped by renewed interest
in the sector due to a number of high profile transactions. The
company's chairman Philippe Maubert...
Benecol, the range of cholesterol-lowering products created by the
Finnish group Raisio, will be made available in a number of new
markets following key distribution agreements.
Spherix has begun legal proceedings against its licensee MD Foods
claiming that the Danish company has taken an unreasonably long
time to bring foods containing its sweetener tagatose to market.
Bayer AG is to shortlist two or three buyers for its Haarmann &
Reimer fragrances and flavours unit within two weeks and is on
course to earn more than it first expected from the disposal due to
aggressive bidding, sources said...
Food ingredients company DSM claims this week that food
manufacturers seeking an alternative approach to mechanical and
heat treatment of fruit pieces could benefit from recent research
carried out on tomatoes by the company.
Benecol, the range of cholesterol-lowering products created by the
Finnish group Raisio, is to become available in a number of new
markets following key distribution agreements.
Genetically modified foods pose no greater health risk than
conventional foods, but the US government should scrutinise more
closely the safety of new biotech products, the investigative arm
of Congress has said.
The trend away from traditional eating patterns and towards
undisciplined dietary chaos continues to gain pace in the Western
world. According to new study from market analysts Datamonitor,
breakfast, lunch and dinner are no longer...
Japan's scandal-ridden Snow Brand Milk Productshas unveiled a
revival plan including financial aid and job cuts as it aims to
stay afloat after posting another record loss in the latest
business year.
Shares in Japan's scandal-ridden Snow Brand Milk Products Co soared
more than 11 per cent on Tuesday after investors saw signs of a
practical revival plan
UK Soil Association announced this week that organic standards have
been completely redesigned and re-written in a clearer language and
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