Takasago opens new culinary center for savory flavors
Takasago has opened a new culinary center as part of its Rockleigh, New Jersey facility, to concentrate on the development of savory flavors, the company has said.
Archives for October 10, 2011
Bakery ingredients group CSM issues profit warning
Dutch bakery ingredients supplier CSM has issued a profit warning, claiming it will not meet its earnings expectations due to lower spending from recession hit consumer.
Walmart closures over wrongful labelling, China
Walmart has been ordered to temporarily close ten of its stores by Chinese authorities due to allegedly mislabelling regular pork as organic pork.
Blowfill investment sees CCA slash Australian PET use
Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) has opened two new blowfill lines costing AUS $35m at its Australian bottling facility in Adelaide, in a move that it said would significantly reduce its use of PET resin and energy.
New joint venture between McCormick and Kohinoor Foods: India
Global spice and flavour giant McCormick has signed a joint venture contract with India’s leading basmati rice production company Kohinoor Foods, forming a new company in India.
Purac launches online beverage fortification tool
Purac has designed an online calculating tool designed to help research and development (R&D) teams formulate stable calcium fortified beverages.
Cargill earnings down 66% on global economic turmoil
Cargill has reported a ‘tough quarter’ for Q1 2012 with dramatically tighter margins, citing global economic turmoil and volatile commodity markets.
Leprino Foods gears up for November launch of monster dairy
A monster dairy processing facility claimed to be one of the “largest, most modern and technologically advanced plants in the world” is scheduled to open in the first week of November, family owned pizza cheese giant Leprino Foods has confirmed.
Givaudan confident price hikes will offset crippling input costs
Flavours and fragance house Givaudan, while posting third quarter results, said its decision to increase its prices will soften the impact of higher raw material input costs for products such as citrus and orange oil in 2011 and fully cover them in 2012.
RTE foods opening up the Indian market for Synthite
The burgeoning ready-to-eat (RTE) segment in India is creating a flourishing opportunity for bio ingredient and spice extract players like Kochi-based Synthite Industries.
Ethical labels: poll finds Fairtrade most widely recognised mark
New research indicates that Fairtrade is the most widely recognized ethical label globally, said the organisation behind the standard.
Sweet taste modulator may help provide 'true' sugar taste with zero calories: Senomyx
Small molecules that modulate the human sweet taste receptor could help to provide zero-calorie foods and drinks that have "the true taste of sugar", say industry scientists.
Solae finds a small but growing market for bars and beverages in India
The market for protein bars and ready-to-drink beverages in India is still too small to be financially significant, but it is expected to grow gradually over the next decade, claims Solae.
UK researcher: EFSA voodoo lily weight loss approval is “strange”
A leading UK nutritionist says a 2010 European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) approval of a weight loss health claim for the Asian botanical, konjac mannan, defies the clinical data assessed.
Hershey seeks stronger foothold in health & wellness market with more cocoa-based functional foods
More functional foods capitalizing on the health benefits of cocoa should hit shelves next year as confectionery giant Hershey seeks to gain a stronger foothold in the health and wellness market via its new Apure subsidiary.