Shiru - a startup producing proteins via microbial fermentation - has teamed up with texturizing ingredients specialist CP Kelco to explore label-friendly replacements for methylcellulose and other highly functional ingredients.
“Inflation has been dramatic in the locust bean gum market and we do believe the situation is now at a tipping point for customers,” says CP Kelco, a leading supplier of hydrocolloids and other texturizing ingredients.
CP Kelco, a global producer of hydrocolloid solutions, completed new production capabilities in its Okmulgee, Okla., plant for manufacturing KELCOGEL gellan gum.
Effective July 1, CP Kelco will raise prices on Genu Pectin products up to 10%, due to the cost increase of citrus peel, a key raw material used in pectin production.
CP Kelco has announced an investment to expand its manufacturing facility in Limeira, Brazil, to meet growing demand for pectin in the South American food and beverage market.
Much of the media debate about sustainable food sourcing concentrates on cocoa, palm oil and soy. But how sustainable are gums and hydrocolloids, which are used as gelling agents, thickeners and stabilizers in everything from ice cream to jam?
A new stabilizer system based on carrageenan and gellan gum may open up the beverage white space of pH 5- 5.9, allowing for the stable formulation of real milk and real fruit juices, says CP Kelco.
CP Kelco is raising prices for its entire ingredient portfolio by up to 10 percent, a move the company says is necessary due to the higher marketplace demand putting a squeeze on supplies.
As food companies increasing turn to the culinary world for innovative ideas, hydrocolloid company CP Kelco explains how the food industry and chefs complement each other.
At a recent conference on hydrocolloids the discussions were
dominated by health and price. In the first in a special
series, FoodNavigator examines the potential opportunities and
challenges for pectin for health.
CP Kelco is exploring alternative uses for its UK xanthan gum plant
having completed the first phase of its closure after cost
pressures compromised its viability forcing it to cease production.
A manufacturer of pectin-derived hydrocolloids claims that its
ingredients could be used as a more cost effective means of
preserving functionality in yoghurts.
Leading supplier of pectin and xanthan gum CP Kelco will next month
consolidate its Canadian food business through an Ontario-based
specialty chemical distributor, a move the firm says will not
disrupt supplies to customers.
Hydrocolloid firm CP Kelco is the latest ingredients firm to pass
rising costs onto the market, announcing yesterday that it is to
raise prices across all of its product ranges.
Leading pectin and xanthan gum supplier CP Kelco is to acquire Gold
Millet, the second largest producer of xanthan gum in China, the
firm told FoodNavigator-USA in an exclusive interview.
CP Kelco, now part of the JM Huber Corporation, has launched
Kelocogel HS-B gellan gum - a competitively priced alternative to
improve the suspension of soy, cocoa and minerals in soy-based
beverages.
High energy costs bite into margins for the number one pectin
player CP Kelco with the company passing the prices onto the
market, announcing increases for a range of hydrocolloids in its
portfolio.
Gellan CP Kelco, bought by JM Huber last month, has launched
Kelcogel HM-B gellan gum, a hydrocolloid system designed to provide
suspension of cocoa and minerals in ready-to-drink dairy based
beverages, writes Philippa Nuttall.
CP Kelco, bought by JM Huber last month, has launched Kelogel HM-B
gellan gum, a hydrocolloid system designed to provide suspension of
cocoa and minerals in ready-to-drink dairy based beverages.
Food processors looking to boost sales in reduced-fat fried foods
are currently in the sight of hydrocolloid supplier CP Kelco that
has adapted an existing oil barrier coating technology.
Number one global xanthan gum supplier CP Kelco is on the auction
block as majority stakeholder merchant bank Lehman Brothers opts to
sell its slice in the leading hydrocolloid company, reports
Lindsey Partos.
After a heated tug of war with the board, the man who last year
took speciality chemicals company ISP private has abandoned efforts
to gain control of US chemicals company Hercules.
Competition in the biogum sector is set to hot up with the news
today that US company CP Kelco is looking to boost production
capabilities to reinforce its position in the biogums marketplace.
