After recording disappointing margins last month, CSM subsidiary
Purac announced yesterday it will switch lactic acid production
from Europe to Thailand, the US and Brazil.
DSM is set to launch a casein ingredient aimed at regulating
glucose levels in type-2 diabetics, which can be added to a wide
range of functional foods and beverages to stop post-meal spikes.
A high level report from the UK's House of Lords has said advice on
peanut consumption by pregnant women and children to reduce allergy
risk could be counterproductive, and calls for urgent withdrawal
pending review.
Danisco is preparing to introduce a partially depolymerised guar
gum to the market following a positive safety call from EFSA,
tipped to bring new functionalities and a range of texture
possibilities.
Rising costs and shrinking supply of sugar molasses are driving up
the cost of yeast extract production, says Bio Springer, which is
today announcing a double digit price increase for its extracts as
of next year.
Exter Aroma is relaunching its flavour collection under six ranges,
offering a more comprehensive range and positioning as a flexible
market player that can respond to product development requirements
quickly.
Palsgaard is the latest company to develop an ingredient solution
that reduces the need for expensive commodities, with an
emulsifier-stabiliser technology that calls for less milk solids in
ice-cream.
German malting company Weyermann is posed to tap the trend towards
organic colourings by introducing an organic version of its Sinamar
natural liquid malt colour.
The UK's FSA has issued its harshest judgement on the food
industry's use of artificial colour and preservatives yet,
following the publication of the Southampton study at the beginning
of the month, and is calling for action...
The future of research into the ability of phytochemicals to treat
modern disease lies in Asia because of restrictive laws and
"cynicism", a UK based research company has said.
It is not so much what is going into products, but the manner in
which they are produced that dominated the
debate at Wild's industry convention in Heidelberg, Germany.
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) says it is on the
cusp of delivering on its promise to put sustainable oil on the
market, and will be unveiling its certification system at its next
meeting in November.
Innovation in by emulsifier producers is good example of how
ingredients producers can revive a mature market by catering to
changing conditions and demands, says Frost and Sullivan in a new
briefing paper.
DSM Food Specialities and starch specialist Avebe have entered into
a strategic partnership to develop innovative ingredients to
enhance creaminess in food products, particularly in the dairy and
bakery sectors.
More than a thousand new food products claiming to be additive- and
preservative-free have been launched in the UK this year, according
to Mintel, representing almost a quarter of all launches and nearly
three times as many as any...
Jungbunzlauer has announced price increases affecting citric acid,
sodium citrate, gluconates and xanthan gum as it offsets its own
costs, an adjustment seen as aiding economic stability in the
marketplace.
Vegetarian is an outmoded term for products that do not contain
meat, yet meat-free does not communicate positive advantages of
plant-based products, says Prosoy, which believes careful
positioning could draw in more consumers.
National Starch Food Innovation has become the latest ingredients
firm to signal a price rise in the face of rising raw material
costs, with starches for food, beverage and pharmaceutical use set
to become more expensive.
Symrise has acquired Unilever's UK non-branded food ingredients
business in a bid to reach further into dry seasonings for the
chilled foods, culinary and snack food sectors.
ABF-owned Ohly has completed the expansion of its yeast-extract
facilities in the US and now claims to be the only company offering
the triumvirate of baker's, brewer's and torula yeast extracts to
the market.
UK supermarket ASDA has declared that it will swallow some of the
costs associated with rising food prices. Where increases are
unavoidable it will balance these out in the shopping basket by
keeping non-commodity-linked foods as...
Hydrocolloid supplier CP Kelco has announced it is to shutter its
xanthan gum plant in the UK, which has been squeezed by cost
pressures into an unprofitable market.
Chr Hansen is adding a new culture to its SafePro range aimed at
countering the threat of listeria in foods, this time targeted at
killing listeria in ready-to-eat products.
The European Commission has named research-performing small and
medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as 'the entrepreneurial stars of
Europe', and hopes to raise €800m of extra funds for them.
Danisco believes its new range of ingredient blends called
Powerflex, intended to keep tortillas soft and fresh no matter what
the shelf-life requirements, could help open up new global markets
for the food product.
A new review of research on the safety of aspartame has concluded
that suggestions of adverse effects have 'no credible scientific
basis' - findings that add weight to the argument of those who
stand by the sweetener's...
Hydrocolloid supplier CP Kelco has announced it is to shutter its
xanthan gum plant in the UK, which has been squeezed by cost
pressures into an unprofitable market.
DSM has today announced it will restructure manufacturing at its
Nutritional Products arm in China, a move it called a "big step" in
its plan for Asian expansion.
Chr Hansen has announced the sale of its excipients and coating
division in the US, in a move designed to further focus its
business on its core food ingredients activities.
The European Commission has launched an inquiry into allegations
that Chinese suppliers are dumping citric acid onto the market and
causing material injury to the European industry.
Western citric acid producers are again hiking up their prices as
they struggle to meet costs, but they repeat their warnings that
the industry may soon be facing shortages.
Orafti has announced a price increase for its Beneo fibre
ingredients in response to increasing raw material and energy costs
- a measure it says it has tried to stave off as long as possible
but which is now inevitable.
Freisland Foods Domo and Nandi Protiens are introducing a new range
of whey protein concentrates for low-fat yoghurt and other food
categories - the fruit of a partnership to leverage new protein
technology to quickly meet new market...
Cost recovery and the on-going development of a stream-lined,
customer-oriented working method led Kerry's ingredients division
towards a first half 2007, on both sides of the Atlantic.
DSM has announced that its PreventASe acrylamide-reducing enzyme is
the first to be used in a retail products, with a Christmas biscuit
manufacturer launching biscuits with 70 per cent less acrylamide in
German supermarkets next month.
Novozymes has today announced the launch of an asparaginase enzyme
aimed at reducing the formation of acrylamide called Acrylaway -
another landmark along the road to reducing levels of the
carcinogen in baked and fried foods.
A tax on tinned tuna could lead to an increase in consumer health
benefits when implemented in conjunction with a subsidy for canned
sardines, a study has said.
The ready meals market is anything but on its way out, as
manufacturers tap into healthy trends and revitalise products once
seen as favoured by 'couch potatoes' and people with no time to pay
attention to proper healthy...
DSM Food Specialities has reached an agreement with Frito-Lay and
Proctor & Gamble that gives it intellectual property rights to
use asparaginase, the enzyme that underlies its
acrylamide-reducing PreventASe preparation, in food...
Syngenta has developed a variety of sugar beet for cultivation in
tropical climates that is expected to boost output and farmer
income, and has initiated two products to develop its use for food
and biofuel in India.
Associated British Foods (ABF) has forged an agreement with Chinese
sugar group Hebei Tian Lu, which is expected to revolutionise beet
sugar production technology and boost yields.
Syral is set to unveil its new sales and industrial organisation in
October, following the acquisition of Tate & Lyle starch assets
that is currently underway, and says it will be able to respond to
customers' changing sweetener...
Reducing fat intake continues to be the main priority of consumers
looking to improve their diets, according to a new report from
market analyst Datamonitor.
Some manufacturers are deliberately 'hoodwinking' consumers over
salt content, claims a new report from UK regulators that says more
action needs to be taken for salt reduction targets to be met by
2010.
A link between the aspartame and formaldehyde by an organic group
has been dismissed as scaremongering in a statement issued by the
New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) this week.
Avebe is launching a new range of starch ingredients called Etenia,
intended to be used as gelling agents in dairy and other food
products but with clean-label and vegetarian-origin benefits to
boot.