Danisco is on the acquisition trail with rumours suggesting the
Danish ingredients giant is preparing to buy the food additive arm
of ailing French chemicals business Rhodia.
In response to an increasing worldwide demand for pectin, Danish
ingredients company Danisco is to expand its Czech production
capacity by 40 per cent to accommodate an expected growth rate of
5-6 per cent on the world market.
Set against the backdrop of difficult trading conditions for
branded food manufacturers, raw material prices and a negative
currency impact played down first half figures for ingredients
giant Danisco.
Ongoing consolidation of European food product companies means that
today's flavour firms will principally achieve market gains through
product innovation. Aiming to hit the top five flavour slot,
Danisco has a new president...
More than three years after Danish ingredients company Danisco
filed an application to the EU for approval of its fat replacer
salatrim, the Commission finally rubber stamped the product on
Tuesday. The move clears the way for Danisco...
Leading ingredients firm Danisco has announced its second licensing
deal for the Howaru probiotic strain with Chile's biggest dairy
processor Soprole. The agreement looks set to generate significant
interest among food makers...
Danish food ingredients group Danisco has denied rumours
circulating in the local press that it is in talks to sell its
stake in US biotech company Genencor.
The sugar content of foods is of increasing concern to consumers.
Food ingredients suppliers are constantly making moves to meet
these new needs. Danish ingredients company Danisco announced this
week that it has launched a new technology...
The volatile vanilla market has seen food manufacturers turning to
synthetic substitutes as prices per kilo soar from double to treble
figures in recent years. Danish ingredients giant Danisco - a
leading extractor of vanilla in the...
The frustration of suffering the drip-drip effect of an ice lolly
on a hot summer day may well be over as food ingredients giant
Danisco hails the launch of the non-drip ice lolly, Ice Dreams.
As savoury marinades and cooking sauces gain in popularity, some
industry forecasters are predicting that the next product to fly
off grocery shelves will be dipping sauces. Meeting the trend, food
ingredients company Danisco has...
As the weight of obesity in western society lies, some might argue,
paradoxically side by side with our increasing desire towards all
that is 'healthy' and 'natural', does this mean we are losing sight
of the debate...
Danish ingredients company Danisco said on Monday that its output
last year hit a record high exceeding its European Union quota by
more than 17 per cent.
Expanding ingredients company Danisco strengthened its position in
Asia this month when the company announced that it has set up its
flavour headquarters for the Asian region in Singapore.
The American arm of Danish food ingredients company Danisco this
week announced the launch of a flavour concept designed to target
the ice cream and frozen novelty segment and to maximise on the
persuasion techniques of children.
The acquisition of the Belgian-based flavour house Perlarom has
enhanced Danisco's position in the premier league of European
flavour houses, the Danish company reported this week. In May this
year Danisco acquired the Perlarom...
