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The benefits of a probiotic witch hunt
28-Sep-2009 - Get your pitchforks ready! There are evil-doers out there! We’ve been conned: Probiotics don’t work. Dannon’s settling out of court, EFSA’s rejecting health claims, and the media is starting a witch hunt.
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How Mugabe’s milk could sour Nestle's image
28-Sep-2009 - Nestle is being slammed for sourcing milk from a Mugabe-owned farm in Zimbabwe. In a world where both business and information are globalised, any big business practices deemed unacceptable – wherever they take place – are liable to unleash a furious consumer reaction.
Kraft reportedly prepares hostile bid for Cadbury
28-Sep-2009 - Kraft Foods is reportedly preparing a hostile bid for Cadbury three weeks after the confectionery company rejected a £10.2bn ($16.7bn) offering.
Taste tipped to top the agenda at Stevia World Europe
28-Sep-2009 - Ahead of the Stevia World Europe conference in Frankfurt in November, business research firm KnowGenix has compiled a report detailing the quality, sustainability and taste issues that stevia still faces.
Here’s the scoop: Ice cream is next for stevia
25-Sep-2009 - Stevia could soon be adopted by ice cream manufacturers, claims a partnership of ingredient developers which believes it has overcome the technical challenges of producing frozen desserts using the natural sweetener.
Organic food not too expensive, insists Soil Association
25-Sep-2009 - The Soil Association (SA) has denied that organic food is too expensive, pointing out that many organic products are cheaper than their branded non-organic equivalent.
New company to bring innovation to meat processing
25-Sep-2009 - Vitiva has joined forces with Icelandic natural extract specialist Food Quality Inc to launch a new company targeting the meat processing sector
National Starch creates animal free emulsifier for instant foods
25-Sep-2009 - National Starch has developed a new fat encapsulation system for instant desserts or other dried products that replaces animal derived ingredients like sodium caseinate.
Global food use of bulk and high intensity sweeteners
24-Sep-2009 - Some 70.4 million tonnes of sweeteners were used by the global food and beverage industry in 2008, including sugars. But which sweeteners are most used, in volume terms?
Synergy launches Thai-inspired pastes
24-Sep-2009 - The popularity of Thai foods has led Synergy to develop and range of clean-label pastes for the food manufacturing industry.
Emulsifier alternative slices cost of bread production
24-Sep-2009 - DSM Food Specialties says it has developed a new enzyme preparation which will offer bread manufacturers a "cost-effective and sustainable alternative" to emulsifiers CSL and SSL (calcium and sodium stearoyl lactylate).
News in brief
High street pizzas found too fatty
24-Sep-2009 - A survey from UK consumer watchdog Which? has found that most of the pizzas sold in high street restaurant chains are unhealthy, containing high levels of saturated fat, fat and salt.
Free-from foods packed with salt, CASH finds
24-Sep-2009 - A survey of UK supermarkets’ own-brand gluten-free, wheat-free and dairy-free foods has found more than half had higher salt levels than standard versions, raising concern for the intake levels of coeliacs and others who avoid certain foods.
PureCircle reviews ‘transformation’, eyes long term
23-Sep-2009 - PureCircle has reported a huge boom in sales in the “transformational” 2009 financial year, and has credit facilities that will allow it to expand as stevia sweeteners move towards the big time.
Afriplex expands emulsions capacity
22-Sep-2009 - South African plant extract company Afriplex has expanded its existing emulsion facility in response to increasing demand for beverage emulsions.
Functional system enables dairy-free pizza toppings
22-Sep-2009 - Cargill new functional system to replace dairy proteins in cheese analogues for pizzas, there by reducing food firms’ vulnerability to dairy price fluctuations.
Global dairy industry signs sustainability pledge
22-Sep-2009 - Dairy industry associations from around the world are coming together to sign a pledge to reduce carbon emissions and address climate change.
Danisco combines emulsifiers, gums & systems
21-Sep-2009 - Danisco is merging its emulsifiers and gums & systems divisions under one Enablers umbrella so it can tap a bigger pool of resources for innovation and operations.
Euromonitor advises on emerging markets strategy for soft drinks
21-Sep-2009 - Euromonitor predicts that Africa and the Middle East present the best opportunities for soft drink manufacturers as global sales growth slows.
No sign of a baobab boom - yet
18-Sep-2009 - Baobab was hailed as this year’s 'hot new superfruit'. So why have no new products containing the fruit have been launched in Europe so far?
News in brief
FSA advises on sustainable fish choices
18-Sep-2009 - The UK’s Food Standards agency is sticking by its advice for people to eat at least two fish portions a week, of which one should be oily – but is highlighting the need for sustainable choices.
Red wine powder gives the benefits without the booze
18-Sep-2009 - The health benefits of wine could be available to those who prefer not to drink alcohol, says a German team who are adapting the by-products of red wine production to make a powder for use in yoghurts and chocolates.
Venture capital drought will stymie innovation, warns expert
18-Sep-2009 - Lack of regional investment in food start-ups could mean few private equity investment opportunities in three or four years’ time, says a UK specialist – and that could impact innovation long term.
Xylitol still disappoints Danisco
17-Sep-2009 - Danisco sold ‘somewhat disappointing’ volumes of xylitol at the start of its new financial year, but says the sweeteners division is on track for recovery thanks temporary closure of xylitol plants and inventory reductions.
Private equity spies opportunities in small consolidators
17-Sep-2009 - Consolidation in the food sector during the recession is throwing up opportunities for private equity to invest in smaller companies – if they have a unique product and a diverse customer base.
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