Single human gene codes for individual taste profiles
Scientists blow food formulation wide open, confirming the influential role genetics plays in the taste profile of individuals, reports Lindsey Partos.
Archives for February 23, 2005
Wild Oats loses out to new stores and rewards program
Natural and organic food chain Wild Oats yesterday blamed a greater than expected take up of its holiday rewards program and ongoing expenses related to the opening of new stores for a wider-than-predicted quarterly loss.
Russian ingredient prices stable despite Asian supply concerns
Supply problems in Asia - mostly as a result of the political and economic fallout of December's devastating tidal wave - have not as yet hit prices for key herbs and spices imported into Russia, according to the company Vremea. Angela Drujinina reports.
JM Smucker's earnings profit from Multifoods purchase
The acquisition of Multifoods boosted the Q3 earnings of leading producer of jams, jellies and preserves JM Smucker, according to results out last Friday.
Degussa breaks up ingredients unit in fruit system sale
Flavours and texturants firm Degussa will shrug off its fruit preparation business to an American equity company in a sale that prepares the ground for a total divesture of its remaining food ingredients unit.
Nestlé expands ice cream lines in China
Suppliers of ingredients to the developing ice cream market in China will welcome news that Nestlé, the world's number one food maker, will deepen penetration and sharpen competitiveness in this burgeoning market through new launches.
Codex role in global food safety rules underlined
Underlying the destructive power of foodborne disease against the backdrop of the increasingly complex food industry, the head of a food safety centre warns the rise in demand for food carries an "invisible price tag".
Wheat experts push biotech need
Biotechnology is the key to the future of a competitive wheat industry, said experts at a conference this weekend, according to a report by Reuters.