Archives for November 22, 2002

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IBCI enters second round of testing for microbial agents

International BioChemical Industries has said that it has moved into the second round of testing in a cooperative effort with a global food and beverage company after initial testing for its antimicrobial agents proved effective.

Brown-Forman to give marketing boost to Finlandia

Finlandia, the Finnish vodka produced by Altia, is already the world's third-largest premium imported vodka brand, but it is set to improve its position even further following the transfer of the brand's marketing to Brown-Forman, the group behind...

Spain awards food industry innovators

The Spanish Ministry of Agriculture has this week presented its second annual food industry awards, recognising the achievements of companies in the fields of export, innovation, technology, the environment and rural development.

Hydrocolloid expansion for Cargill

US agri-giant Cargill, the new owner of French starch company Cerestar, made further steps to increasing its texturiser business when the company announced this week its intention to form a 50/50 joint venture with Chinese company Shandong Huanghelong...

High-efficiency food size tester

Key Technology, the US-based food equipment provider, has launched the new Farmco Precision Size Grader for high-efficiency, accurate sizing.

Unilever sells US distributor

Anglo-Dutch group Unilever has sold its US-based distributor Iberia Foods to the Brooklyn Bottling Group for an undisclosed sum. The unit distributes and markets a wide of Unilever and other branded products to the Hispanic American community.

Snow Brand officials go down

Five former officials at the now-defunct Japanese company Snow Brand Foods conspired to falsely label imported beef products as domestic beef and swindled an industry body out of millions of yen in a government buyback scheme, so a Japanese court...

'Tis the season...to spend lots of cash

Christmas in the UK is a time of tradition - turkey, mince pies, carol singing... and huge amounts of over-spending. The latest report from market analysts Mintel reveals that Britons are likely to continue this last tradition this year, with consumer...

Go-ahead for chocoholics

More research to suggest that chocolate could be of benefit arrived this week with scientists in the US suggesting that dietary flavonols found in certain chocolates and cocoa could improve blood vessel function.