DSM Food Specialities and starch specialist Avebe have entered into
a strategic partnership to develop innovative ingredients to
enhance creaminess in food products, particularly in the dairy and
bakery sectors.
Royal DSM and Avebe Food will jointly develop and market a natural
ingredient the two companies claim will act as a fat
replacer, adding creaminess and other texture
qualities to foods.
Welch's claims to have launched the first fruit snacks made with
yogurt and live probiotic cultures, taking advantage of consumers
demanding healthier, convenient snacks.
A snack bar which can stay moist and chewy for up to 24 months
without the need for artificial preservatives has been developed by
scientists in California.
Associated British Foods (ABF) has dipped its foot into the growing
market for natural and organic products, reaching agreement to
acquire 20 per cent of W Jordan & Son (Silo) Ltd.
Chr Hansen is adding a new culture to its SafePro range aimed at
countering the threat of listeria in foods, this time targeted at
killing listeria in ready-to-eat products.
Sara Lee will "take price increases as necessary" in order
to offset increasing raw material costs in its bakery segment, the
company said yesterday in its annual analyst meeting.
Danisco believes its new range of ingredient blends called
Powerflex, intended to keep tortillas soft and fresh no matter what
the shelf-life requirements, could help open up new global markets
for the food product.
The growing online market for used processing and packaging
equipment has received a further boost, with US-based DoveBid
creating a new auction facility for companies.
NEC Corporation claims to have developed what it is calling the
world's first radio frequency identification (RFID) device that can
both read and write tag data on multiple frequencies.
Two of the largest US popcorn makers have removed diacetyl
from their brands, as doctors report that the chemical
may now cause a fatal lung disease in consumers as well as factory
workers.
Bagasse, a previously useless waste product from sugar cane, can
now be used to make biodegradeable packaging for food products in
Thailand, its manufacturers claim.
A cheese containing a Chr Hansen probiotic has been launched in
Italy, a move which reinforces the growing trend for
companies to use probiotics outside of the traditional yoghurt pot.
Freisland Foods Domo and Nandi Protiens are introducing a new range
of whey protein concentrates for low-fat yoghurt and other food
categories - the fruit of a partnership to leverage new protein
technology to quickly meet new market...
DSM has announced that its PreventASe acrylamide-reducing enzyme is
the first to be used in a retail products, with a Christmas biscuit
manufacturer launching biscuits with 70 per cent less acrylamide in
German supermarkets next month.
Kraft explains its approach to health and wellness in the second of
a series of FoodNavigator-USA.com articles examining the practices
of major US food firms in the face of a growing need to address
human nutrition.
Proteins from tartary buckwheat and common buckwheat helped reduce
cholesterol levels in rats on a high cholesterol diet by at least
25 per cent, report Japanese researchers.
DSM Food Specialities has reached an agreement with Frito-Lay and
Proctor & Gamble that gives it intellectual property rights to
use asparaginase, the enzyme that underlies its
acrylamide-reducing PreventASe preparation, in food...
Syngenta has developed a variety of sugar beet for cultivation in
tropical climates that is expected to boost output and farmer
income, and has initiated two products to develop its use for food
and biofuel in India.
Arla Foods has installed antivirus protection on
all its production and processing networks, in a bid to
protect its computer systems from viruses and hackers, the dairy
company said.
US-based Dunkin' Brands has developed a new oil in order to create
trans-free fat bakery products without sacrificing quality, flavour
and taste, the company said this week.
Ingredient firm Danisco has said that its Litesse polydextrose
ingredient has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) for use in almost all food and beverage categories.
Associated British Foods (ABF) has forged an agreement with Chinese
sugar group Hebei Tian Lu, which is expected to revolutionise beet
sugar production technology and boost yields.
Encapsulation of conjugated linoleic acids (CLA) using whey protein
led to better stability of the ingredient and consumer acceptance
when used in dairy, says a new study.
Some manufacturers are deliberately 'hoodwinking' consumers over
salt content, claims a new report from UK regulators that says more
action needs to be taken for salt reduction targets to be met by
2010.
A new mark required on the packaging of Chinese food exports from
next month will allow importers to tell certified products from
fakes, according to food safety officials.
A new range of labels are beneficial for the pocket as well as the
environment, its UK supplier claims, as they don't need the paper
traditionally used for lining.
Mastertaste has developed a new line of natural botanical extracts
using a process that allows for specific aromatic factions to be
isolated, then blended into a custom solution for use in beverage
or dairy products.
Net sales for Sara Lee increased 7.1 per cent to $12.3bn (€9.1bn)
for the fiscal year 2007 from $11.5bn (€8.5bn) the previous year,
the company has said.