Organic sweetener from Cerestar
French starch company Cerestar, recently taken over by US agribusiness giant Cargill, has launched a range of new organic sweeteners that target the bio-organic processed foods market.
Archives for August 22, 2002
IFT: Strategic Plan
The US Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) announced this week that it is to embark on a process of change which will fundamentally redesign the institute, its structures, and operations.
Globalisation warning from FAO
The increasing globalisation of the food industry is creating huge corporations with the power to harm farmers and food suppliers in many countries, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) warned this week.
Asda confirmed as the shoppers' favourite
Asda, the UK supermarket chain, has belied its occasionally downmarket image to emerge as the UK's favourite supermarket chain in a recent survey.
Polish acquisition the start of a new era for Belvedere
Belvedere, the French wine and spirit distribution company, has registered a 59 per cent rise in sales to €106.8 million in the first half of the year, helped by the €8.2 million acquisition of the Polish distillery Starograd Gdanski.
Clover signs ingredients agreement
Australian natural food ingredients producer Clover Corp announced this week that it has teamed up with the Food Spectrum Group to enhance the marketing and development of its dietary supplements, reports IndustrySearch.com.
Britain, France head list of Europe's drinkers
Starting young is the key to life-long alcohol consumption, which is why consumers in Britain and France are ahead of the rest, according to the findings of a recent report by market research group Mintel.
Self-GRAS test for Cargill ingredient
Cargill's Health and Food Technologies unit has completed a self-GRAS determination for the use of AdvantaSoyClear as a source of concentrated soy isoflavones in foods such as beverages, nutrition bars, yoghurt, meal replacements and confectionery.