Archives for December 4, 2003

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Right on track

Belgian ingredients company Puratos has adopted electronic data interchange (EDI) technology provided by Covast. The EDI Accelerator and Microsoft BizTalk Server pilot programme is designed to minimise waste in the supply chain and coordinate...

Bunge sheds baking business

Hot on the heels of weak third quarter results, US agri-giant Bunge said on Tuesday that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its bakery business to US company Dawn Food Products for $76 million in a bid to focus on the core business of edible...

The potential for prebiotics

Regular consumption of the sugar replacer Isomalt appears to have a prebiotic effect on gut bacteria, according to preliminary findings of a study being carried out in Germany.

New yeast products from Overseal

Eager to grab a slice of the steadily growing market for natural alternatives to hydrolysed vegetable protein (HVP) seasonings, UK company Overseal Foods has launched a line of yeast products under the brand name Yesto-Seal.

The knock-on effects of 9/11

No industry was left unaffected after the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001. In the food industry, rafts of legislation have been passed to ensure the safety of supply. In the US, Congress passed the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism...

Skane dairy to add Reuteri to milk products

Leading Swedish dairy firm Skanemejerier has gained the rights to use BioGaia's probiotic Reuteri bacteria in milk products for launch on the Scandinavian market at the end of next year.

Protein packing

Whey proteins remaining after cheese-making are now being added as a key ingredient to new nutritious snack foods in a new process devised by the Agricultural Research Service.