Archives for July 21, 2004

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Carb craze could boost low GI fibres

Fibre suppliers are hoping to benefit from sustained interest in carbohydrate intake among European and US consumers, which is currently driving leading food makers to reformulate a wide range of their product lines.

Billion euro ingredients purchase for British Sugar owner

With impending sugar reform set to slash the bottom line for the owner of British Sugar, UK food and ingredient group Associated British Foods, the company is driving further into the ingredients business with the decision to buy the yeast, bakery...

Food authority issues warning over low-cal sweetener

The Australian food watchdog has issued a warning over a low-cal sweetener that could harm consumers who are intolerant to the fruit sugar fructose, advising these people to avoid the novel food ingredient tagatose, produced by Arla Food Ingredients,...

Health brings new openings for cocoa milk?

There could be growing opportunities for makers of chocolate milk in health positionings, in particular in the Nordic countries. Danes, for example, are consuming more of this product than ever before, and new product introductions are increasingly...

Proliant and Hilmar tie the knot after 13 years

For the past 13 years, Proliant Dairy Ingredients and Hilmar Cheese have worked together to develop whey protein and lactose products. Hilmar now hopes to increase its presence in the functional foods field by purchasing Proliant Dairy Ingredients...

Consumers to grab low-fat foods as obesity grows?

Openings for low-fat, weight-conscious foods are growing with new findings suggesting US consumers believe they are to blame for being obese. While confusion exists over artery-clogging trans fatty acid, soy foods come out on top with the health...