Danisco prepares for sugar reform to hit
Danisco has unveiled a series of closures to safeguard its sugar activities in the face of widespread regulatory reform and increasing competition.
Archives for February 10, 2006
Bunge profits plunge after "difficult year"
The world's biggest oilseed processor Bunge has announced a fall in sales this year, as the company emerges from a "difficult year," which saw profits hit by a "weak operating environment" in Brazil.
Ingredients crucial to Raisio's FY 2005
Raisio has reported results for full year 2005 that are more or less on a par with the previous year. While Raisio Nutrition was impacted by one-off costs and write-downs, Life Sciences performed better as ingredients showed respectable growth.
Quest heralds major flavour breakthrough
Quest claims it has achieved its biggest flavour breakthrough in a decade with ImpaQ, a solution designed to tackle food and beverage taste issues linked with salt, fat and sugar.
Batch sifter designed to meet food safety standards
A dust-tight batch sifter, constructed with stainless steel housing, is designed to meet the most stringent food, dairy and pharmaceutical standards, according to its manufacturer.
Syngenta follows WTO GM ruling with strong results
Syngenta's announcement of a 9 per cent sales increase last year comes just days after the WTO ruled that the EU was wrong to bar entry to GM crops and foods.
Why we like fatty food
A study attempting to find out exactly why we prefer fatty foods could help manufacturers to design tasty, low-fat foods that are less likely to make people overweight.