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Nestle Waters springs for Henniez

Chr Hansen probiotics launched in Italian cheese

Inbev refocuses towards profitability

Unilever continues to reduce salt

Good-for-you ready meals drive category, Datamonitor

 
   
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DEFRA to review organic standards committee

Health focus drives whey and lactose demand

EU proposals could lead to higher water prices

Salt reduction does not reduce food safety, say scientists

 
 

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Nestle Waters springs for Henniez
Nestle will expand its dominance in the bottled water market after today agreeing to the acquisition of a majority share in Switzerland-based Sources Minérales Henniez... Read


Chr Hansen probiotics launched in Italian cheese
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... Read


Inbev refocuses towards profitability
Inbev lifted its organic revenues by 8.2 per cent during the first half of the fiscal year to €6.7bn as the group continued to restructure its international beer operations towards stronger growth... Read


Unilever continues to reduce salt
Unilever has developed more salt-reduced products for its UK noodle range without affecting taste, the company announced today... Read


Good-for-you ready meals drive category, Datamonitor
The ready meals market is anything but on its way out, as manufacturers tap into healthy trends and revitalise products once seen as favoured by 'couch potatoes' and people with no time to pay attention to proper... Read


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DEFRA to review organic standards committee
The UK's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has announced a review of its Advisory Committee on Organic Standards (ACOS), which is expected to pave the way towards future development and governance... Read


Health focus drives whey and lactose demand
The global market for whey and lactose ingredients will increase by 20 per cent as the dairy industry focuses more on healthy and nutritional products, a new report forecasts... Read


EU proposals could lead to higher water prices
A new EU report could result in food processors and other industries paying more for the amount of water they use... Read


Salt reduction does not reduce food safety, say scientists
Cutting the salt content of processed foods has no impact on the risk of food contamination, report scientists today... Read

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Weekly comment

Food prices and the death of the productionist model

Last week saw a string of communications about food price rises: first warnings were aired about wheat, then meat, then dairy. It's a vertiginous view from the heights of the commodity markets, and it's clearer than ever before that we need to re-jig our basic food supply systems if we are to feed the world in the future. Read



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Food prices and the death of the productionist model
Last week saw a string of communications about food price rises: first warnings were aired about wheat, then meat, then dairy. It's a vertiginous view from the heights of the commodity markets, and it's clearer... Read


Timing wrong for Danisco sugar-ingredients split
Danisco's board yesterday rejected a proposal to cleave the company into two businesses, one for sugar and the other for ingredients, because of on-going EU sugar reform. But the plan remains on the table for the... Read


Coca-Cola to close concentrates plant
Coca-Cola said yesterday it would shut down one of its three ingredients plants in Ireland and cut 166 people from its workforce... Read


Line designed for high speed coffee capsule packaging
A customised packaging line is designed to produce coffee capsules, a huge growth area in the market... Read


DSM gains application IP rights for asparaginase use
DSM Food Specialities has reached an agreement with Frito-Lay and Proctor & Gamble that gives it intellectual property rights to use asparaginase in food products... Read

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