Kraft sells pizza business to Nestlé to fund Cadbury offer
Kraft has sold its frozen pizza business to Nestlé to help fund its offer for Cadbury after Nestlé pulled out of the bidding for the British confectioner.
Archives for January 5, 2010
No evidence for sugar addiction in people, claims professor
There is no evidence that sugar-addictive behaviors suggested by animal studies exist for humans, claims the author of a new scientific review published in Clinical Nutrition.
Alert widens over iodine-tainted soya milk
Ireland has become the latest country to issue a food safety alert over iodine-contaminated soya milk from Japan believed to have sickened 10 people in Australia.
Sugar beet pectin edges closer to wider use in foods
A non-chemical and food acceptable process for sugar beet pectin may enhance its emulsifying performance, according to new research from Japan and the UK.
Fedima to pre-empt retailers with baked goods’ carbon calculations
The European bakery ingredients sector has made sustainability its highest priority, as political momentum gathers for a carbon taxation system and the labelling of carbon footprint on finished products.
Kellogg’s settles Rice Krispies immunity claims dispute
The Kellogg Company has settled a dispute with the Oregon Department of Justice and Attorney General John Kroger over immunity claims it was making for its breakfast cereal, Rice Krispies.
Companies buying into sustainability to boost value
The number of top publicly-traded US companies reporting on sustainability climbed by more than a third in the past 12 months, according to a report by the Social Investment Forum (SIF).
Well-informed consumers can drive food change, Defra
Consumer power packs a punch when it comes to making food production more sustainable and healthier, says Defra chief, as the government publishes its priorities for changing the food system by 2030.