Unilever to create “green energy” at ice cream factory
Unilever is to create “green energy” at its Ben and Jerry’s ice cream factory in Holland by installing a bio-digester which converts natural waste products into gas.
Archives for January 21, 2011
Versatile vegetarian vitamin D targets global deficiencies
Lallemand Bio-Ingredients is promoting a new vegetarian form of vitamin D it says can make a considerable dent in global deficiencies in the ‘sun vitamin’ due its functional food flexibility.
Oystar merges three US operations to form $250m company
Packaging giant Oystar has merged three of its North American operations to create Oystar North America, a move that will make it one of the largest suppliers of packaging machinery in the US, according to the company.
Abolishing milk quotas could put squeeze on organics
A new economic study indicates that the abolition of milk quotas in the EU could have a significant negative impact on the profitability of organic dairy farming.
Cheese industry pledges to do more on sodium reduction
US cheese companies have agreed to step up efforts to reduce the sodium content in cheese and educate consumers about the limits of sodium reduction.