Kraft's tax rebate strengthens finances
Kraft Foods has recorded stable first quarter results, masking falling operating income with a favourable tax settlement and raising prices to combat spiralling production costs.
Archives for April 19, 2006
Codex meeting to debate standards on food additives
Representatives from around the world will meet next week in the Hague, the Netherlands to hash out a common agreement on international standards on food additives and contaminants.
Danisco taps growing concern over trans fats
Danisco claims it has developed the ingredients to help food makers use trans-free fats without losing functionality.
Syngenta records small drop in first quarter sales
Swiss biotech giant Syngenta has attributed a fall in reported first quarter sales of 5 per cent, or 1 per cent in constant exhange rates (CER), to a strengthening of the dollar.
Certification boost for ethical food makers
New third-party verification that food has been produced sustainably could help food markers tap the growing trend towards ethical consumerism.
Palm oil price to climb higher on European demand
Malaysian palm oil prices are expected to edge up by 2-5 per cent in the near future on the back of growing demand in Europe for alternative fuels, suggests a report.
New trial to probe calcium's role in weight, bone loss
Researchers from Florida State, armed with cutting-edge technology, are undertaking the largest and longest clinical trial to study the effects of calcium in postmenopausal women.
Timing more important than fat in sterol yoghurts
Plant sterol (PS)-enriched yoghurts better lower cholesterol levels when consumed at mealtimes than between meals, regardless of the fat content of the drink, says research from Unilever.
Poultry immunity test serves as early warning system
A new immune system test could help poultry producers improve the resistance of their flocks to disease.
Heinz edges closer to frozen foods sale
Leading manufacturer Heinz, which put its frozen foods business up for sale last autumn, may have found a buyer for the vegetarian frozen food range McCartney's.
Probiotic culture tested against poultry pathogens
Some commercial processors are testing a probiotic bacterial culture that can sharply reduce pathogens such as Salmonella and Campylobacter says the University of Arkansas.