Refrigerated dough fuels growth for Ralcorp
US-based cereal and snacks firm Ralcorp has recorded improved sales driven by refrigerated dough operations in its first quarter (Q1) results.
Archives for February 8, 2012
How does Walmart’s new logo fit with other front-of-pack claims?
Walmart’s new front-of-pack label might have stricter nutrition criteria than many others currently in use, but how does it fit in with other logos in the grocery store?
Pineapple ‘waste’ could provide bromelain extract for ingredient use
Waste from pineapple processing could provide a range of value added ingredients for the food industry, including a new source of the enzyme bromelain, say researchers.
Sugar industry claims corn refining companies are ‘running away’ from false advertising charges
Attorneys for the Sugar Association have accused individual member companies of the Corn Refiners Association (CRA) of running away from charges of false advertising, in papers filed in a federal court.
Beef segment strains Tyson results
US meat processing giant Tyson Foods has reported a 48% drop in Q1 net income, despite $8.3bn in sales, up 9.4% from last year.
Ashland says new cellulose gums could provide guar gum alternatives
Ashland Specialty Ingredients has introduced two new cellulose gum products to provide alternatives to guar gum, for which the food industry has seen tight supply and higher prices since late 2010.