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Danisco makes soy creamy like dairy

By  Clarisse Douaud

Danisco has launched a line of ingredients it says enables manufacturers to offer up soya desserts as a viable alternative to dairy desserts by giving them an equally creamy texture.

CSM sells US gluconic acid business

By  Lorraine Heller

European bakery supplier CSM has sold the customer base for its US gluconic acid business, a move due to be followed by the imminent shutdown of its production facility.

Surplus jellyfish seen as additive source

By  Stephen Daniells

Controlling exploding jellyfish populations may present the food and cosmetics industries with interesting new additives, suggests new research from Japan.

Weekly comment

M&A: Urge to merge

Mergers and acquisition activity is always ongoing in every segment of industry, but this summer looks to be a particularly hot one for food and beverage manufacturers.