Condemned for contributing to the worsening health problems in the
population, food makers are under orders to slash salt levels in
their processed food formulations but replacing this cheap flavour
enhancer is a challenge for food...
Givaudan, the world's number one fragrance and flavour player, saw
sales in its flavour division slipping by 6.5 per cent for the
first quarter, impacted by a loss of products and a fall in prices,
writes Lindsey Partos.
Chr Hansen last week launched an ingredient aimed at meat producers
whose foods suffer from a lack of flavor after functional blends
and water are added to optimize their recipes, writes Philippa
Nuttall.
Ambitious Irish ingredients and flavours firm Kerry sees costs
rising for the year and sales inching up by just over 1 per cent
for 2004, the company reports today.
Irish food group Kerry joins the growing competition in the dynamic
Chinese food market, this week announcing a €20 million investment
programme to expand its presence there.
A breakthrough into the US market boosts the bottom line for UK
natural flavours firm Treatt that saw sales for the year across the
Atlantic rising by over 40 per cent to €10 million, parallel to a
sales dip elsewhere, writes Lindsey...
Scientists have unveiled the first artificial throat for the food
industry that could lead to reduced development costs and faster
flavour development for food makers, writes Lindsey Partos.
Belgian ingredients group Orafti has walked away with three awards
at this year's Ingredients Russia 2004 exhibition, more than any
other company, but major international groups did not have it all
their own way, with a number...
Danisco has taken up the low-carb, low-sugar baton and run with it,
developing a line of flavours aimed at food manufacturers
developing artificially sweetened and reduced sugar beverages and
dairy products.
Bolt-on acquisitions move ambitious Israeli flavours firm Frutarom
a step closer to its ambitions to reach the top ten flavour club
with the firm closing down on the purchase of IFF's fruit
preparations business in Europe.
Ending months of speculation, the flavours and texturants units at
Degussa, Germany's third largest chemicals group, are up for sale
as the firm looks at selling the food ingredients arm or finding a
partner for its business.
Number one flavour group Givaudan sees beverage and dairy sales
pulled down in Europe but despite slow-down in flavour operations
sales for the division offset a dip in fragrance for nine months to
September.
In a bid to help food makers correctly label their food products,
Australia and New Zealand's independent statutory authority this
week underlines the legal requirements for flavours used in foods.
Ambitious Israeli flavours firm Frutarom has bought the European
natural fruit preparations business from the world's number two
flavours player just months after completing on the Swiss botanical
extracts firm Emil Flachsmann.
Cost-cutting measures are paying off for the world's largest
fragrance and flavour company with Givaudan pulling in a
double-digit growth in profit for the first half of 2004.
Food makers are criticised again for the high salt content in food
products as campaign group CASH (Consensus Action on Salt and
Health) publishes new survey saying sandwiches on sale at retail
outlets are so salty they should carry...
Acquisitive ingredients firm Kerry will spend €170 million on four
bolt-on flavour acquisitions announced yesterday as the €3.7
billion Irish company continues to consolidate its position in the
highly competitive flavours market....
US colours and flavours group Sensient continues to feel the impact
of soft markets in North American food and beverage segments,
particularly synthetic colours, posting a further drop in income
for the first quarter of 2004. Pressure...
Pinpointing growth areas in the food industry, leading US flavours
company International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) is to break
ground on a new facility in the bakery and savoury application
areas.
Eager to grab a slice of the steadily growing market for natural
alternatives to hydrolysed vegetable protein (HVP) seasonings, UK
company Overseal Foods has launched a line of yeast products under
the brand name Yesto-Seal.
Coconuts are commonly associated with the exotic and tropical
terrains of the Carribean. Recently however, a food technology
group in the UK have developed a new baked coconut flavouring,
which the company claims will guarantee 100...
Ireland's Kerry group has continued its rapid expansion programme,
a new purchases in the US will see the group add a speciality sauce
maker and a fruit flavour producer to its fast-growing portfolio.
DSM Food Specialties will be presenting a number of products this
November at FiE when it launches new ingredients claimed to enhance
the bakery, dairy, vegan and confectionery industries.
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.
New flavour encapsulation technology could provide product
developers with a new tool to prolong shelf life, claims flavours
company International Flavors & Fragrances.
Five Japanese companies have said they will recall a wide range of
food products which were made using banned flavouring agents
acetaldehyde, propionaldehyde and castor oil.
Irish food ingredient and dairy company Kerry continues to move
forward with the group reporting on Tuesday a 22 per cent leap in
2002 profits after tax to €189 million thanks to a strong
perfomance across all businesses.
The latest visit to Mintel's Global New Products Database shows no
slowdown in the number of innovative dairy-based food products
being launched across the world - cheesy ice cream being just one
of them.
Swiss flavours company Givaudan has signed an agreement to acquire
International Bioflavors - a leading US producer of natural cheese
and dairy flavours.
Convincing our taste buds that summer is, in fact, an all year
event has long been the challenge of food scientists. A new range
from flavour manufacturers Ungerer seeks to do just that.
Higher volume food and beverage flavour product sales to existing
customers contributed to a net increase for the third quarter for
flavours company Technology Flavors & Fragrances.
New report reveals that growth in value-added products designed for
specific applications is set to drive the food additives market in
the US. Flavours will gain nearly fifty per cent of the market,
with alternative sweetners revealing...
Leading US flavour company International Flavors & Fragrances
(IFF) this week reported an increase in sales for the second
quarter 2002 with figures exceeding previously announced
expectations. In Europe strong fragrances sales...
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...
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...
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.
