Link between fats and allergies in children
A perceived increase in allergies among children in the industrialised world has been blamed on everything from environmental pollutants tosanitizing...
Archives for June 12, 2001
Peanut butter is trans fat free
According to a study conducted by the US Agricultural Research Service (ARS), peanut butters do not contain trans fats. Recurring rumours that commercial...
New study on B2B ingredient trading by Promar
According to Promar International, the food and agribusiness consulting group, taking pains to understand the fundamental issues associated with buying...
Wessanen buys health food company
Dutch food group Wessanen NV said on Wednesday it had agreed to buy German health food company Corposan Holding .Wessanen did not disclose how much...
Foreign investor not Interbrew, Dooson claims
South Korean food and beverage company Doosan Corp said on Wednesday its talks to sell a stake...
Kraft raises $8.7bn from IPO
Kraft Foods Inc., the largest U.S. food company, raised $8.7 billion on Tuesday in the second-largest U.S. initial public offering ever, winning investor...
New Internet foodservice resource
The NPD Group, Inc., a marketing consulting group, has launched its new Web-based resource for the foodservice industry, NPDFoodworld(SM). With...
Tesco expanding in Thailand
The British supermarket company Tesco is pursuing its expansion in Asia, investing up to US$178.5m to build nine new supermarkets in Thailand under...
Golden Vale snubs Kerry offer
Irish food group and takeover target Golden Vale said on Wednesday that cost pressures would result in lower margins in the first half but that the outlook...