Whey solid production plant in California
Japanese trading company Mitsui & Co, together with Land O' Lakes, the Minnesota-based farmer-owned dairy cooperative, have opened a €151 million cheese and dairy products plant in Tulare County, US.
Archives for July 14, 2002
Flavoured milks boast increase in market share
Milk drinking among American teenagers has increased for the first time in six years, claims a new report, which finds that effective marketing of flavoured milk could help improve the diets of many teenagers.
Balchem and National Starch joint venture in Asia
Balchem Encapsulates has named National Starch and Chemical Company (NSC) as its exclusive sales and marketing arm for its Vitashure wellness ingredient product line to the food and nutritional supplement markets in the Asia Pacific region.
Rhodia strengthens food business in Japan
French food ingredients company Rhodia, through its subsidiaries Rhodia Food and Rhodia Japan, announced this week that it has formed a joint venture with Organo Corporation, a supplier of processing food products , to develop and sell food...
Body shape and fat distribution - impact on diabetes risk?
Take a look in the mirror, what do you see? An apple, a pear? Obesity is a growing problem in Europe and currently one of the main risk factors for Type 2 diabetes. Scientists have suggested that the type of fat in your diet may have an effect on how...
Drug giant to become even bigger
Pfizer, the world's largest drug firm, is to acquire smaller rival Pharmacia for $60 billion in stock, published reports said on Monday, creating an industry behemoth with a broad array of best-selling products.