Muntons spies more demand for malt
Muntons says it is seeing record demand for its malt and malted ingredients, which it attributes to growing industry awareness of their manifold technical uses in food products.
Archives for August 4, 2010
Cocoa smuggling undermines Ghana’s aim to boost production
Ghana’s drive to boost cocoa production to 1m tonnes by 2012, is being frustrated by smugglers, warn government agencies.
India opens up Isomalt use for more foods
The Indian Ministry of Health has approved the use of Beneo’s low GI Isomalt sweetener in a raft of new food categories, including Indian sweets and more Western-style foods.
Treatt launches sweet spearmint flavour ingredient
Treatt has launched a new flavour ingredient for the drinks market that the company claims offers a sweeter alternative to conventional spearmint oil.
Givaudan on track with targets as H1 sales increase
Givaudan has reported a strong first half performance, with results boosted by the successful integration of Quest International as well as continued growth in developing markets.
Stevia pioneer recounts first encounter
Jim May of SweetLeaf tells how he came across the sweet leaves from Paraguay almost three decades before they captured the imagination of the mainstream food industry.