Archives for April 2, 2003

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Introducing Solae soy

A brand new ingredients company is to hit the marketplace. Backed by US soybean giant Bunge and ingredients company DuPont Protein Technologies, Solae, touting itself as 'one of the world's premier developers and marketers of branded, plant-based,...

Bullying French unions fined

The European Commission for the first time imposed fines on farmers unions yesterday. Six French federations in the beef sector received a total of €16.7 million in fines for taking part in an agreement to set a minimum price for beef and to suspend,...

Nestlé tops growing Russian chocolate market

Nestlé is the most popular chocolate producer in Russia, but other international companies still play second fiddle to the numerous local (or even regional) producers there. But the market is set to grow over the next five years, helped by increased...

Innovative packaging - wrapping up the market

Innovative or unusual packaging can certainly help a product to stand out from the crowd. Our latest look at the Mintel Global New Products Database focuses on just a handful of the new shapes and materials being used to market food products the world...

FDA urges global food suppliers to register

Food producers across the globe are being urged to register as soon as possible with the US Food and Drug Administration in order to comply with a soon-to-be-law on security and bio terrorism.

Kerry, keeps on growing...

Burgeoning Irish ingredients, flavours and consumer foods group Kerry continues on the path to growth this week with the announcement that it has acquired two food ingredients businesses in the US for $67 million (€61.9m).