US food ingredients company Applied Food Sciences announced last
week that it has begun shipments of its green coffee bean extract
product - Green Coffee Antioxidant (GCA) - to customers.
Lower sales volumes and higher selling expenses resulted in a drop
in net sales for the first quarter ended 31 March 2003 for US
company Technology Flavors & Fragrances (TFF).
A new alternative to the traditional egg wash for bakery products
has hit the market with ICI subsidiary National Starch &
Chemical launching Versa-Sheen glazing agent.
In the face of mounting pressure and a distinctly aggressive
attitude from the US sugar industry, the UN Food and Agriculture
Organisation (FAO) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) went
ahead on Wednesday and published a report...
Sales for US food ingredients company Corn Products International
were on target for the first quarter of 2003 ended 31 March 2003
with the company announcing on Tuesday that sales had risen 23 per
cent, lifting earnings and increasing...
The US sugar industry, in Rome this week, will continue its crusade
against a recent report from the World Health Organisation that
suggests a severe reduction in sugar could help stem the global
rise of obesity-linked diseases.
Is cynicism towards biotech foods largely a European 'problem'? New
research from the US suggests that the tide could be turning with
the American consumer, traditionally more accepting of genetically
modified foods, becoming...
North American Bakers Yeast division of Canadian company Lallemand
is due to complete its newly constructed yeast plant in Memphis,
Tennessee by the end of the month.
US cranberry juice manufacturer Northland Cranberries, that
recently made a bid for rival Ocean Spray, on Monday reported a
rise in second quarter net income compared to the same period in
2002.
Following hot on the heels of last week's announcement that net
income for the first quarter is set to exceed projections,
privately owned US agribusiness Bunge said yesterday that it now
owns 100 per cent of French oil processor...
Last week we reported on the emergence of a new ingredients company
Solae, born from the funds of agribusiness Bunge and DuPont Protein
Technologies. Buoyancy continues for Bunge with the company
announcing on Monday an increase in...
Giant flavour house International Flavors & Fragrances
continues to reorganise activities after acquiring, and
integrating, Bush Boake Allen with the news this week that it has
axed 150 jobs as part of a savings drive.
The United States and western Europe combined account for 58 per
cent of the global market of the flavour and fragrance industry,
highlights a recent article from Frost and Sullivan analyst Vivek
Tapuria. But with growth slackening,...
Dutch ingredients company CSM completes the acquisition of Carpro,
increasing its market penetration in North America. The acquisition
of Carpro - a US manufacturer of bakery supplies in the United
States - brings the H.C. Brill and...
