Broccoli to combat breast cancer
Researchers in the US have developed a new compound, designed from a known anti-cancer agent found in broccoli, that shows potential for preventing breast cancer.
Archives for August 18, 2002
No end in sight for supermarket consolidation
The growing levels of consolidation in the European food retailing sector are continuing to drive sales growth, with turnover forecast to rise 17 per cent between 2001 and 2006, according to a report published recently by Mintel's Retail Intelligence...
Goodman Fielder sells milling operation
Australasian food group Goodman Fielder ended months of speculation on Friday by selling its flour milling and mixing business to GrainCorp and US grains giant Cargill for A$200 million (€110 million).
Ahold takes control in Latin America
Royal Ahold, the giant Dutch retailing group, has taken 100 per cent control of Disco Ahold International Holdings (DAIH), the joint venture which it operated in Latin America with the Velox Retail Holdings group.
Enzymes sweeten up
Enzyme company Novozymes has announced the development of a new enzyme for syrup production. According to the company Liquezyme X allows manufacturers to improve syrup production with fewer chemicals at lower cost.
Coke, Nestlé tackle milk market
Choglit - no, not the name the European Commission wants producers of non cocoa-butter chocolate to adopt but the name of a new drinks brand produced jointly by Coca-Cola and Nestle and launched in the US earlier this month.
DSM expands lactoferrin production
Dutch life science company DSM, together with Agennix, a US developer of recombinant human lactoferrin, has opened a new manufacturing facility on DSM's fermentation site in Capua, Italy.
New analyser from Stable
Stable Micro Systems launches powder flow analyser to help manufacturers avoid problems such as batch and source variation of ingredients, caking during storage, bridging in hoppers and sticking during production.