Archives for February 17, 2003

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Food safety system heading for Europe

Aquentium, has filed a trademark application for #1 Patriot Food Safe Fruits and Vegetables, its food safety process for the protection of fresh food products, with the United States Patent Trademark Office and is planning to license the process on a...

FDA to rule on Kerry proposal

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that a petition has been filed by food ingredients company Kerry to amend current food regulations.

Barry Callebaut extends speciality business

Swiss chocolate group Barry Callebaut has extended its already substantial presence in the gourmet and speciality product market with the acquisition of Luijckx, which makes ready-to-use products for the catering sector.

Loders defends patent

Nutritional lipids company Loders Croklaan USA is set to hit the courts with the news this week that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against US company Natural.

New structure for Rhodia Food

French ingredients company Rhodia Food is to reorganise activities "in line with the requirements and trends of the food industry", the company said this week.

Danone interested in Numico?

Dutch nutrition company Numico is struggling to stay afloat at the moment, but rumours in the Dutch press suggest French dairy giant Danone could be interested in a bid. An odd choice for the French company which has been streamlining its business in...

The natural way...

Speciality chemicals company Cognis announced today that its agreement with Norwegian firm Natural for the licence to its Tonalin brand conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) went into effect this weekend.