Honey carbohydrates have prebiotic properties
Complex sugars found naturally in a New Zealand variety of honey appear to have prebiotic effects, offering food makers a natural gut health ingredient.
Archives for March 25, 2005
AIM Global awards star of Metro's RFID Future Store
Dr Gerd Wolfram, the executive project manager of the Metro Group Future Store Initiative, the Metro Group's innovative RFID project, is set to receive a prestigious award from AIM Global.
EU struggles to control grain surplus
A bumper harvest across Eastern Europe has forced the European Commission to intervene, buying up and moving large amounts of surplus stocks to prevent Europe-wide market disturbance, reports Chris Mercer.
Automated pallet software promises to cut supplier costs
A new software module that automatically works out how mixed consignments can best be arranged on pallets has been developed for the food industry.
Atkins gives low-carb a low-g makeover
Atkins Nutritionals is hoping to offset the consumer drift away from the low carb lifestyle by incorporating a glycemic measurement into its programme which indicates the immediate effect different types of carbohydrates have on a person's blood sugar...
Brazilian drought drives up soy prices
Food makers using soybeans suffered further price increases last month as a worsening drought reduced production in Brazil.