Archives for August 26, 2004

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Tesco, Sainsbury rejig milk supply arrangements

Tesco, Britain's number one food retailer, and J Sainsbury, the third largest supermarket operator, have streamlined their milk supply operations, reducing the number of suppliers from three to two. The moves echo a similar streamlining by Asda...

Novel peptides herald next generation foods

Dutch ingredients company DSM revealed yesterday that its muscle recovery ingredient PeptoPro will be marketed in a new range of products worldwide by Europe's biggest sports nutrition company Haleko.

Europeans sceptical about 'ethical' claims

Consumer demand for ethical products is growing steadily across Europe and the major food manufacturers and retailers have inevitably begun to step up their product offering in this area. But a new study of consumer attitudes suggests that the food...

Fermented milk lowers BP

Drinking a fermented milk everyday reduced blood pressure in men with hypertension, report Japanese researchers.

Palm oil demand prompts new European venture

Premium Nutrients, a Malaysian producer of oils and fats, is looking to step up its investment in the EU over the next three to four years, with a resulting 10 per cent increase in turnover to around RM56 million in 2005.