As supply and demand issues for non-GM lecithin propel ingredients
manufacturers to push alternatives onto the market, Danish
emulsifier firm Palsgaard launches citric acid ester as a lecithin
replacer.
Harrods is set to open a late-night gourmet food and drink outlet
opposite their flagship Knightsbridge store to tap into the booming
convenience food sector.
Rewe, Europe's fourth biggest retailer, plans to invest around €220
million into Bulgaria over the next three to five years as entry
into the Eastern European market eases.
The aesthetic demands of food retailers is leading to the mass
standardisation of fruit and vegetable produce sold in supermarkets
and causing obscene amounts of food waste, according to a UK
pressure group.
Private equity sets its sights on the food industry once again,
with France's Activa Capital injecting equity between €5 and €10
million in organic food firm Pro Natura.
The Philippines is developing a genetically modified (GM) coconut
with at least as much lauric acid as canola to allow it to hold
onto its leading share of the world's vegetable oil market.
A North Carolina-based soybean processor has tapped into the
lucrative trans-fat free oil market through a patent process that
also retains the nutritional benefits of soy.
A series of five EU-funded projects announced today in the UK are a
sign that the bloc is moving to rebuild public confidence in its
food industry and is willing to invest more in research
anddevelopment for the sector.
Russian scientists say they have devised a cheaper and more
sustainable way of producing the common sugar substitute xylite, or
xylitol, by using left over grains from the brewing and spirits
industries.
UK sweetener supplier Tate & Lyle announces it will host a
series of presentations to American investors over the coming days,
news that sees the firm's shares jump.
Calls for hard legislation to replace voluntary codes on salt
removal likely, even though Burger King denies rumours it has
pulled out of government and industry link-up to remove salt from
food formulations.
With bird flu creeping up on the EU, the bloc's members have been
jolted into a more active response to the danger, which not only
threatens human health, but also the poultry processing sector's
livelihood.
The crusade to end world hunger has been a bitter failure. But with
the world set to sweep away a crooked food trading system, there is
a chance to get it right - if only we could revive the FAO from
dormancy.
Freshly created AarhusKarlshamn, a merger between former vegetable
fats competitors Aarhus and Karlshmans, completes the building
blocks of its new structure.
Cargill intends to ramp up production of Vistive, a low-linolenic
soybean-based oil, following growing interest in the food industry
over trans-fat reduced products.
Energy costs and European supply issues herald price increases for
the popular beverage ingredient citric acid, with major
manufacturer Jungbunzlauer announcing a price hike for citric acid
and trisodium citrate.
International coffee roaster Douwe Egberts is set to follow
Nestlé's lead by launching an ethical coffee brand in the UK in
order to tap into the country's lucrative ethical consumer trend.
Soy ingredients supplier Solae is the latest firm to be hit by
soaring costs for natural gas as the company announces price
increases for its line of soy lecithin products.
Nestlé, the world's largest direct coffee buyer, will launch its
first certified fair trade brand across the UK this month as
consumers place ever more importance on ethical shopping.
Raw material costs start to bite as alginate supplier International
Specialty announces price rises on all its alginates-based products
from 1 November this year.
Ishida Europe has donated a state-of-the-art packing machinery line
for a new technical food training centre at the University of
Lincoln's Holbeach campus in the UK.
Changes to Australia's food code continue, with the nation's food
agency calling on companies and organisations to comment on a host
of new proposals, including applications from DSM Nutritional and
Danisco Australia.
From food allergies to food waste, the EU injects millions of euros
into five new research projects that are set to bring a range of
benefits to the food industry.
Major food grade carrageenan supplier FMC BioPolymer passes
spiralling energy prices onto the market, announcing a price hike
for its pharmaceutical and food brand products by 5 to 10 per cent.
The EU fines for member states exceeding their milk production
quotas highlight a problem in the system, but there are more
pressing issues for now, says the director general of Dairy UK to
DairyReporter.com
The UK branch of dairy processor and ingredients supplier Arla
Foods told investors yesterday that it is still on track to reach
revised profit targets for the year, boosted by its brands
performing well.
Fiber sells if intake is linked to benefits such as energy
management, weight management and digestive health in popular foods
such as bread, cereal and pasta, claims a new report.
Dairy alternatives have continued to soar this year thanks to
private label and consumer health trends, but their market share is
not yet a huge cause for concern in the dairy industry.
Ahold's acquisition of 56 stores in the Czech Republic is part of
the company's plans to expand its position in central Europe
following its complete withdrawal from the Spanish and Asian
markets.
Knowledge gained from modern physics will help food scientists
construct the rational design of complex food materials for new
food products, say Nestle scientists.
A follow-up study to the UK's farm scale evaluations (FSE) of
genetically modified crops has found that the impacts on wildlife
observed in the initial results can persist for two years, reports
CORDIS.
UK food agency alerts both food colour manufacturers and the
European Commission after local authority detects the banned food
dye Sudan 1 in a batch of legal Sunset Yellow food colour.