Ingredients

Festive cheer

Festive cheer

The range of Anchor extra thick cream with alcohol from Thomas
Lowndes, a subsidiary of Allied Domecq, is being relaunched this
Christmas with new packaging and a new addition.

Milk for energy

Milk for energy

New Zealand dairy company Fonterra has developed an energy bar
prototype said to far exceed similar products on the market.

Plant growth

Plant growth

J. Rettenmaier & Söhne (JRS), a global manufacturer of
insoluble dietary fibre, has opened a new production plant for the
manufacture of colloidal systems in Weissenborn near Dresden,
Germany.

The Finnish product

The Finnish product

Arca Systems has won a long-term contract with Valio, the biggest
dairy in Finland, to supply new combination crates for dairy
products at a value of €2.2 million over a five year period.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

The Finnish-ed product

The Finnish-ed product

Finnish packaging provider Huhtamaki has supplied Unilever with a
line of innovative packaging for its Carte d'Or ice cream yoghurt,
recently launched in a number of European countries.

Extra cheesy

Extra cheesy

Invensys APV's re-developed Curdmaster cheese tank is now said to
allow cheese manufacturers to reduce cheese fines in whey by up to
35 per cent, creating a major boost for productivity.

Allied Domecq chills out

Allied Domecq chills out

Allied Domecq, the world's second largest spirits producer, has
teamed up with Parmalat UK to launch a range of premium dairy
desserts featuring three of its brands - Malibu, Tia Maria and
Harveys Bristol Cream.

Dairy innovations

Dairy innovations

Fun, convenience and health are the clear drivers of innovation in
the food industry, as the latest review of new products from
Mintel's Global New Product Database shows.

Unilever chills out

Unilever chills out

Unilever is to target the chilled dairy market in a number of
European countries from September as it pushes aggressively into
sectors with significant growth potential.

M&S wraps up

M&S wraps up

Marks & Spencer is the first retailer in the UK and Ireland to
use LeanCover by Ecolean for butter wraps.

Health trend continues

Health trend continues

The latest round-up from Mintel's Global New Products Database
shows the popularity of health positioned foods is far from waning
with food manufacturers competing in the innovation stakes.

Beer with a flake?

Beer with a flake?

Scottish Courage has launched Newcastle Brown Ale ice cream. A bold
move, but one which could benefit both the brewer and its dairy
partner, according to Datamonitor.

Organic growth

Organic growth

US-based yoghurt firm Horizon Organic has unveiled three new
yoghurt products made especially for babies and toddlers, young
children and teens.