Archives for March 30, 2009

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Dispatches from Reformulation Symposium

Supermarket reports challenges of saturated fat reduction

By Jess Halliday

Balancing saturated fat as a proportion of total calories, and the natural variation of fat levels in meat, are amongst the challenges faced by Waitrose suppliers in developing food products with lower saturated fat products.

Focus on nanotechnology at Anuga

FoodProductionDaily.com caught up with Professor Horst-Christian Langowski, director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging (IVV), at the Anuga FoodTec show in Cologne to discuss the perceived risks and ongoing research into...

Education central to nutrition label success - dietician

By Neil Merrett

American attitudes to nutrition labeling have been thrown under the spotlight with new research suggesting just a fraction of a consumers pay attention to dietary information available at some major restaurants.

EC approves Ebro sugar business sale to ABF

By Sarah Hills

Associated British Foods’ €385m acquisition of the Spanish sugar company Azucarera Ebro has been given the go-ahead by the European Commission.

Putting the WOW into low fat foods

By Dispatches from Reformulation Symposium

Leatherhead Food International's Head of Innovation explains progress made towards using WOW emulsions in reduced fat products, and challenges that still need to be overcome.

DSM builds China presence

DSM has linked with the North China Pharmaceutical Group Corporation in three separate projects that will see DSM take a minority 10 per cent share in the Chinese company.

The promise of Afghan pomegranates

By Shane Starling

A scheme that aims to replace poppy plantations with pomegranate orchards in war-ravaged Afghanistan is winning support with up-market UK retailer Waitrose throwing its weight behind the project.