Kraft: innovation, portability and health drive growth in core categories
US food company Kraft Foods has a recipe for financial growth that is feeding Wall Street's appetite, Reuters reports.
Archives for March 11, 2002
Green tea helps cartilage health
The catechins found in green tea may benefit arthritis patients by reducing the degradation of cartilage, according to an in vitro study conducted at the University of Sheffield Medical School in the UK.
Purity for sodium benzoic, DSM opens new facilities
DSM Special Products, a part of Dutch-based DSM Fine Chemicals group, announced this week that it has started producing benzoic acid products, Purox B and Purox S, at its new facilities in Rotterdam (Netherlands).
UK food industry: unsung success story?
In a bid to emphasise the importance of the UK food industry the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) this week announced a new awards scheme to promote the findustry's commitment to the community.
Coffee, the latest success story
Coffee was flavour of the weekend as scientists met in Florida recently not only to share the latest research into this popular drink but to enjoy latest consumption statistics.
FTC clears sale of Leiner Davis to DGF Stoess
After a year of negotiations the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finally approved a new deal that allays anticompetitive fears over the proposed acquisition of Goodman Fielder subsidiary Leiner Davis Gelatin by German gelatine giant DGF Stoess....
UK to discuss folic acid fortification
It seems that on an almost daily basis new evidence arises to reveal the benefits of folic acid to our health. Discussions about the implications of fortifying a nation's food with folic acid are currently taking place both in Europe and North...
Prebiotics enhance our immunity, new research
Prebiotics, the increasingly popular health ingredient, have been found to bring about changes in the population and metabolic characteristics of the gastrointestinal bacteria; modulate enteric and systemic immune functions; and impart resistance to...