Archives for October 3, 2006

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Cargill's Horizon Milling enters Canada with acquisition

By  staff reporter

Horizon Milling, a subsidiary of US agri giant Cargill, has strengthened its position in the Canadian bakery ingredients market through the recent completion of an agreement to purchase the grain-based foodservice and industrial businesses of Smucker...

Crust freezer handles delicate foods

By  Ahmed ElAmin

A new crust freezer on the market has been designed to hand delicate foodstuffs such as fish,other seafood and items such a mushrooms.

Herb-infused oils enter US market as functional flavors

By  Lorraine Heller

A new line of fresh herb-infused oils has been introduced into the North American market, designed to add flavor and functionality to a number of processed foods, including dressings, snacks and meat products.

Hide decontamination technique cuts pathogen risk

By  Ahmed ElAmin

Decontamination techniques developed by government scientists for the meat sector has helped to dramatically lower the incidence of foodborne diseases, says the country's agriculture department.

Flavoured camel milk hits the Middle East

By  staff reporter

The launch of a date-flavoured Camel milk drink could strengthen the development of this product as a viable segment of the global dairy industry.

'Origin' chocolate fillings target luxury niche

By Catherine Boal in Munich

European ingredients firm Puratos is the latest company to tap into the trend towards product traceability with a new range of origin-specific chocolates hailing from prime cocoa growing areas.

GM bacteria could naturally sweeten dairy

By  Stephen Daniells

By adding a novel genetically engineered bacterial strain to dairy, the fermentation process is limited to converting lactose to glucose, a technique that could remove the need to add sweeteners to dairy products.