Cargill: industrial chocolate expands
Wilbur Chocolate, a unit of agribusiness giant Cargill said on Monday that it has purchased rival Peter's Chocolate from Nestle USA, making it the top US supplier of chocolate to confectionery makers and bakers.
Archives for October 14, 2002
Instant success for rare Auld Acquaintance
The 1968 limited edition of Bunnahabhain Auld Acquaintance Scotch whisky is expected to sell out within months of its release - just like its two predecessors.
Fish destroys cancer powerhouse
In the news on Monday we reported on the launch of a new European-funded project to investigate the cancer-preventing powers of garlic. Today we report that scientists in Oslo, Norway reveal that the fatty fish could have the power to destroy cancer...
'Rip-off Britain' still hitting consumers
Britain has the highest prices for any EU country when it comes to a variety of everyday food products, with prices more than double those in Portugal, the cheapest country in the Union.
Danes cheesed off by feta ruling
Feta cheese is the latest food product to be protected by EU law, joining the ranks of Champagne, parma ham or Newcastle Brown Ale. The ruling that only Greece makes real feta cheese is a major blow for producers in Denmark, where 'feta' is also...
Process berries and boost the benefits
Research into the coloured compounds, called anthocyanins, found in strongly coloured berries will provide new insights into the role of these compounds in the prevention of cardiovascular disease, claim scientists from the food chemistry...
Spice soothes radiotherapy
An Oxford University scientist has invented a new non-toxic compound therapy, based on the Indian spice turmeric, that has shown positive results in the treatment of radiotherapy-induced side effects.