Chicago Sweeteners to distribute fat replacer
Chicago Sweeteners is to become the distributor for FiberGel Technologies' Z-Trim as the company starts to scale up production of the fat replacer.
Archives for January 19, 2005
First Chr Hansen food colour plant in China opens
Number one natural colours firm Chr Hansen makes inroads into the lucrative Chinese market, this week unveiling a new food colour factory to meet a rise in local demand, and marking the first step in a raft of investments in the region.
Stronger yields in 2005 for vegetable oils
Supplies for a range of vegetable oils used extensively by the food industry are likely to improve for 2004/05 year on stronger yields for peanuts, soybeans and rapeseed oil.
Buyer found for Smucker's foodservice business
Food company J.M. Smucker said yesterday that it had found a buyer for its US foodservice and bakery products businesses, plus its Canadian Gourmet Baker operations.
Food industry wants trans fat and allergen labeling syncronized
Representatives of the food industry yesterday filed a letter with the FDA demanding that the government harmonizes the date for trans fat labeling with the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act.
Europe's food agency maps out 2005
As Europe's food agency finally makes the permanent move to Italy, a framework plan for 2005 consolidates the key objectives for the EU's major risk assessor.
Cosmeceuticals making small dent in beauty sector
Cosmeceuticals, or supplements that target skin health and beauty, are seeing fast growth in Europe since emerging as a new concept but much of the growth so far has come from a handful of brands, reports Dominique Patton.