Anglo-Dutch food consumer product group Unilever said on Monday
that it is on target to meet second-quarter earnings estimates
despite the drag on overall revenue from poor ice cream sales in
Europe.
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.
UK dairy foods group Dairy Crest is to pump £41 million (€64m) into
expanding and upgrading its cheddar-making plant in Cornwall,
according to a report from the BBC.
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.
Probiotics can prevent the diarrhoea symptoms associated with the
use of antibiotics, according to a study published in this week's
British Medical Journal.
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.
Children who drink flavoured milk are less likely to drink
carbonated soft drinks than those who do not, while at the same
time improving their nutritional intake, new research shows.
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.
British company Volac International is forming a joint venture
company with Dutch group D.O.C Kaas. The new business will use
cutting edge technology to process whey for the health food and
animal feed ingredients markets.
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...
Meiji Dairies Corp has announced its group net profit fell 45.4 per
cent from the previous year to ¥2,093 million (€18.2mn) in the year
ended in March.
A batch of Promise brand milk powder produced by US nutritional
product manufacturer Wyeth-Ayerst has been withdrawn from sale
after it was found to contain high levels of nitrite.
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 US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is to amend the food
additive regulations regarding the pre-market notification process
for food contact substances (FCSs) established by the Food and Drug
Administration Modernisation Act...
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
Scandal-tainted Japanese milk processor Snow Brand has confirmed
that, following a merger with two other Japanese farm cooperatives,
it is to close down five plants with the loss of 1,000 jobs.
UK Soil Association announced this week that organic standards have
been completely redesigned and re-written in a clearer language and
are now available in ready-to-file chapters.
A UK project is to bring together commercial and consumer interests
to provide folate-rich and enriched foods with specified benefits
for optimal function and health.
US food technology company Spherix, the owner of the new sweetener
tagatose, announced this week that the company is to obtain its own
source of production for non-food uses of the product
UK milk processor Robert Wiseman Dairies has reported a decline in
pre-tax profit after losses and costs associated with
reorganisation and an inquiry by Britain's Office of Fair Trading.
Danisco, the Danish company which claims to be the world's leading
supplier of flavours to the coffee industry, has launched a new
concept - Danisco Seasonal Coffee Flavours.
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.
Japanese dairy product maker Snow Brand Milk Products, which has
been at the centre of a number of scandals in recent months, said
it is negotiating with its main lenders on steps to strengthen its
financial standing.
Britain's Food Standards Agency has decided not to recommend that
folic acid is added to flour to reduce the risk of babies being
born with defects like spina bifida.
Horizon Organic of Colorado, USA, claims it is the first company to
launch an organic flavoured milk in a single-serve format using a
Tetra Prisma aseptic carton from Tetra Pak
