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Good networking

Good networking

Europe has launched a new functional food network for the European
food industry in a bid to strengthen innovation in this burgeoning
area.

Firm gels for perfect flans

Firm gels for perfect flans

Our glimpse of imminent product launches at the upcoming Food
ingredients Europe exhibition in Frankfurt this November continues
with UK starch business National Starch launching Advanta-Gel, an
instant structurising starch.

Emmi on track

Emmi on track

After a year of acquisitions and the launch of numerous innovative
products, Swiss dairy group Emmi is well on track to meet its
growth targets for 2003.

Capping up

Capping up

Alcoa is to launch three new pieces of capping equipment at Pack
Expo Las Vegas, which will be held 13 to 15 October 2003. One
capping machine, one elevator sorter and two rotary cap sorters
have been added to the Alcoa CSI capping...

Agent for change

Agent for change

The common food ingredient pectin may be more valuable than thought
as it has significant prebiotic properties, claims a US scientist.

Healthier ice cream

Healthier ice cream

CoolBrands International has teamed up with Atkins Nutritionals to
manufacture an expanded lineup of Atkins Endulge premium ice cream
products in the United States and Canada.

Speedy stacker

Speedy stacker

SWF claims that its newl AS 100 accelerated product stacker
achieves stacking speeds of more than 95 lifts per minute. The
system is said to be easily integrated with most case
opening/sealing systems.

The whey forward

The whey forward

As the industry turns to new income sources, dairy companies are
fast turning whey into value-added food ingredients for the food,
dietary supplements and nutraceutical industry, claims a new
report.

Slimmed milk

Slimmed milk

An ultra-lean organic milk will hit the supermarket shelves in
Denmark as an innovative dairy comes up with a full tasting
product.

DSM to buy Roche division

DSM to buy Roche division

Ending months of speculation Dutch life science products company
DSM announced today that is to pay CHF 3.5 billion (€2.4 billion)
for Roche's vitamins and fine chemicals division.
When Roche launched the sale of the division...

HOWARU, asks Woolies

HOWARU, asks Woolies

Danish ingredients company Danisco announces it is to license its
HOWARU probiotics brand directly to a retailer, the upmarket South
African chain Woolworths.

Milk for everybody

Milk for everybody

Those who are unable to drink milk because of lactose intolerance
may be missing out on getting an adequate amount of calcium and
other essential nutrients.

Perfect pasteurisation

Perfect pasteurisation

The Classica Group believes it has successfully demonstrated the
effectiveness of its microwave pasteurisation technology for
extending the shelf life of packaged fresh waffles and french
toast.

New designs on wine

New designs on wine

Just a few weeks after the launch of Franklin Estates' Australian
wine in cans in the UK, another Antipodean winery is taking a
similar stance and introducing its wine in a single serve Tetra
Prisma carton.

Milk debate Down Under

Milk debate Down Under

The food safety agency of Australia and New Zealand has opened
channels for public comment on a number of possible changes to its
recently implemented Food Standards Code.

Milk to the rescue

Milk to the rescue

The US Food and Drug Administration has said that it is safe to
spray lactoferrin, a milk protein, on to beef carcasses to fight
disease-causing bacteria such as E. coli 0157:H7.

Whey to go

Whey to go

One of the most important issues in cheese making is the reduction
of fat and cheese fines in whey.