Managers at Estonia's Estmilk dairy group have warned that the
company is on the verge of collapse after its Russian shareholder,
Nutritec, failed to inject funds into the ailing firm.
Greenpeace Russia has published a list of companies it claims are
using genetically modified (GM) ingredients in foods produced and
sold in Russia, but a lack of funds means that it may not be able
to achieve its goal of spreading...
As the European dairy market sees some areas close to saturation,
investing in innovation will play a key role in facing off the
competition and broadening market share, writes Lindsey
Partos.
The Nordic Committee on Food Analysis (NMKL) has identified flame
atomic absorption spectrometry after microwave digestion as a
viable means of determining sodium content in foodstuffs.
Developing food and non-food products from under-utilised
agricultural materials such as cheese whey is the goal of a new
centre opened recently by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS).
Wineries are getting bigger and their businesses are therefore
exposed to greater risk. In a bid to help producers achieve greater
consistency, Danish ingredients firm Chr Hansen has created blended
yeasts, writes Philippa Nuttall.
New opportunities have emerged for British wheat growers after an
industry association used a new classification system to
successfully negotiate the export of UK wheat to Egypt, the world's
second largest buyer, reports Chris...
The massive sudan 1 food product recall in the UK demonstrates that
the food industry has traceability mechanisms in place, but
suggestions that the large majority of industry professionals are
unaware of new EU food safety rules...
As players in the food ingredients industry strive to add value to
their portfolio and fight off pressurised margins, a new initiative
in the US aims to bring a raft of new solutions to food makers.
Food makers and their suppliers will be wise to continue their
drive into Asian markets, with a new report revealing the region
will grow to achieve a 41 per cent slice of the global food retail
market in 2020, a leap from 33 per...
Arla Food Ingredients seeks entry into the high growth European
sweetener market, making a bid for regulatory approval of its low
calorie, milk derived ingredient tagatose, reports Lindsey
Partos.
Russia's consumer protection agency has refused to extend the
production licences for a number of energy drink brands produced by
the Czech firm Pinelli on the grounds that they could be harmful to
consumers' health, reports...
Ochakovo, one of Russia's best known brewers, has launched itself
into the wine market in an ambitious move to revive the flagging
fortunes of the country's wine industry, writes Angela
Drujinina.
Russia's rice producers are set to benefit from a new increase in
the duties levied on imported rice set to come into force at the
beginning of April, three months after the last duty regime ended.
But Russian rice importers...
EU agriculture commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel yesterday spoke
out against special arrangements for the new member states when the
EU adopts final proposals for sugar reform later this year,
reports Chris Mercer.
Equity firm-owned Symrise continues declared ambitions to become a
top three flavour player, announcing the acquisition of British
flavour manufacturer Flavours Direct, writes Lindsey Partos.
Chr Hansen plans to use this year's Cheese Industry Conference to
showcase the technology that it believes can improve production for
high volume manufacturers, Philippa Nuttall reports.
Facing the pressure of squeezed margins ICI-owned starch supplier
National Starch passes price rises onto the market, announcing an 8
to 10 per cent price hike for its tapioca based modified food
starches,reports Lindsey Partos.
Finnish vegetable oil maker Suomen Rehu strengthens market
synergies buying a majority stake in rapeseed and soy oil firm
Mildola Oy, writes Lindsey Partos.
EU Agriculture Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel has dealt a blow
to sugar reform lobbyists across Europe and developing countries by
voicing her opposition to special arrangements for different states
when proposals are adopted later...
Orange prices for fruit juice producers look destined to remain
high as March reveals yet another dip in the forecast for
production in Florida for the 2004-05 season.
Ishida Europe is about to unveil a range of multihead weighers
specially designed for wet or sticky foods and claimed to be the
fastest and most accurate available, Simon Pitman reports.
Several leading figures in the UK dairy sector have had an
industry-wide plan to lower salt levels in cheese approved by the
Food Standards Agency (FSA), but is this simply a token gesture to
appease healthy food campaigners, Tom...
EU environment experts opt to delay a vote on the entry of a GM
sweetcorn into the European food chain, revealing ongoing divisions
between member states over biotech food ingredients,writes
Lindsey Partos.
The UK food watchdog has extended the already massive recall of
food products contaminated by the harmful, and illegal, red food
dye sudan 1: but the tailing off of figures suggests the recall may
have reached its peak, reports Lindsey...
Friesland Foods, the Dutch dairy group, is to expand its
ingredients operations in Indonesia through the acquisition of a
number of assets from a local rival - a move that will allow the
group to grow its business there at a fraction...
Cereal and snack producer Kellogg will have the edge over
arch-rival General Mills over the next few years as superior
innovations in the premium health sector and a more focused product
portfolio drive the firm forward, writes Chris...
In light of the current debate about the regulation of children's
food, Moscow-based market analysts Comcon carried out a survey of
Russian babies' eating habits, revealing that processed food
products are firmly on the...
Russia's consumer rights authority has released details of new
legislation designed to regulate the market for foods targeted
specifically at children in response to claims by manufacturers
that the lack of government rules was...
Chr Hansen's innovative Eastern European marketing campaign, which
kicks off today, should help the Czech Republic's dairy sector find
new ways of adding value to their products, writes Anthony
Fletcher.
Russia's ketchup market, one of the largest in the world, is
beginning to attract the attention of a number of international
players keen to take advantage of the sauce's perennial popularity.
But while Heinz is perhaps...
UK sugar and dairy powder firm Napier Brown Foods confirmed rumours
this week that it is in discussions that could lead to a possible
takeover, writes Lindsey Partos.
As a pending sale looms in the background, and after a patch of
fading sales and tighter margins, Danish vegetable fats supplier
Aarhus United is on the up, with the company marking improved
growth for 2004, writes Lindsey Partos.
Genaissance Pharmaceuticals, Monsanto and the Agricultural Research
Service (ARS) have formed a triple alliance to draw up a genetic
map of the soybean, the companies announced today, writes
Philippa Nuttall.
New regulations will tighten error margins on food nutrition labels
as a new study claiming many UK foods, including biscuits and
pizzas, are significantly higher in fat and sugar than their labels
suggest, threatens to further dent...
Pressure groups plan to use this year's Food Allergy Awareness Week
to promote the need for clear and effective product labeling to the
food industry as the allergy labeling legislation deadline
approaches, Philippa Nuttall reports.
Drinks manufacturers competing for market share in coffee products
will welcome new technology from Swiss scientists that should shed
light on the complex roasting process associated with the appeal of
coffee aromas.
In the wake of the sudan 1 crisis that led to nearly 600 food
product recalls in the UK in recent weeks, Brussels gives a helping
hand to the food industry, publishing a guidance document to assist
all players in the food chain to...
Glisten, the acquisitive UK confectioner, has reported strong first
half figures reflecting its rapid growth, but highlighted the
increasing cost of integrating its growing number of niche
businesses as it seeks to turn itself into...
Consolidation continues for the food ingredients slice of the
industry chain as US ingredients behemoth Cargill enters the pectin
market for the first time, announcing the acquisition today of
insolvent citrus product supplier Citrico,reports...
Soon-to-be-sold ingredients unit at Degussa, Germany's third
largest chemical company, fails to impress in 2004 with sales
falling by 4 per cent, contributing just under 5 per cent of total
sales to overall €11.2 billion turnover...
A new report suggests that Americans are waking up to the health
benefits of cultured dairy products - and in particular probiotic
shots - as part of the wider trend towards functional foods,
reports Jess Halliday.
Foss has launched four new analysing solutions for food production
applications, each harnessing the company's NIR-based technology
aimed at providing more accurate feed-back for various processing
techniques.
Four savory enhancers produced by food technologists Senomyx were
awarded FEMA GRAS last week. The flavor enhancers are aimed at
companies wanting to reduce the amount of monosodium glutamate
added to their foods.
