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Food sector at the forefront of sustainability, says Oxfam
20-Nov-2009 - Food and beverage manufacturers are driving sustainability in the supply chain, says an Oxfam specialist, but they face more risks in catering to demand for ethically-produced products than retailers.
Dispatches from FIE
Bailiffs confiscate Aker krill products at FIE
19-Nov-2009 - The ongoing feud between the world’s biggest krill oil suppliers, Neptune Technologies and Bioresources and Aker Biomarine, has intensified after Aker products and materials were cleared from its stand by a German bailiff at the Food Ingredients Europe (FIE) trade show in Frankfurt, Germany.
Food firms: cash number one barrier to innovation
19-Nov-2009 - More than one in two food and beverage businesses cite cash as the number one barrier to innovation, finds a survey of decision-makers.
The changing face of omega-3 supply
18-Nov-2009 - The omega-3 marine-sourced supply chain is changing as the success of the ingredient attracts new players. Bjorn Refsum, managing director of leading supplier, EPAX and sales manager, Baldur Hjaltson, discuss how these changes are affecting the market with Shane Starling.
News in brief
FSA announces GM steering group members
18-Nov-2009 - The FSA has named the group members of a steering group that will shape and manage forthcoming consumer dialogue work on genetic modification (GM) in food.
Beneo Institute seeks to give functional foods “new oxygen”
17-Nov-2009 - The Beneo Group today launched the Beneo Institute – a new arm of its operation that will assist its customers innovate in increasingly complex and strict regulatory environments.
GAT Food Essentials wins functional food microencapsulation award
17-Nov-2009 - Microencapsulation specialist GAT Food Essentials has won the 2009 Frost & Sullivan European Functional Food & Beverage Microencapsulation Technology Innovation Award in recognition of its new water-in-oil-in-water technology.
Weekly comment
Alleviation of hunger should top CSR agenda
17-Nov-2009 - Climate change dominates the CSR agenda but new USDA figures on food insecurity are a sharp reminder that alleviating poverty and hunger should always be the top priority.
News in brief
Fortitech aims to develop Russian fortified foods market
16-Nov-2009 - Fortitech Europe said it has teamed up with distributor, KUK, to develop fortification opportunities with food and beverage manufacturers in Russia and Eastern Europe.
Naturex launches brain health botanical
13-Nov-2009 - French botanicals supplier Naturex has launched an American ginseng extract, which a yet-to-be-published clinical trial has indicated can boost short term brain health and preserve mental alertiveness.
News in brief
Natreon and pharma firm team up for diabetes project
13-Nov-2009 - Supplement ingredient supplier Natreon said it has teamed up with the European pharmaceutical specialty company CM&D Pharma to form Puredel with the aim of delivering Ossulin, a new oral insulin product.
Barry Callebaut profits grow as chocolate market shrinks
13-Nov-2009 - Chocolate maker Barry Callebaut has reported increased profits and sales volumes for the full 2008/09 fiscal year, despite shrinking global chocolate consumption.
Omega-3 emulsion could boost stability of functional drinks
12-Nov-2009 - Dairy and beverage manufacturers can incorporate long-chain omega-3 fatty acids into their products without compromising taste and stability with a new high concentration omega-3 emulsion, claims supplier Lipid Nutrition.
Opportunity remains in dairy bioactives despite departures
12-Nov-2009 - Some companies are abandoning research into dairy bioactive ingredients because of high costs and regulatory uncertainty but market growth is still expected to be high, according to new research.
Sales success for new Danone bone health yoghurt
10-Nov-2009 - Early sales figures for Densia yoghurt suggest that Danone has found a winning niche in the bone health market.
Marine collagen big in Japan now going west
10-Nov-2009 - Chinese supplier Fenchem said its new collagen peptide extracted from fish scales, an ingredient used in the joint health food and drinks market in Japan, is aimed at food and supplement manufacturers in the US and Europe.
New NI lycopene targets beverages and bars
09-Nov-2009 - BASF is building the use of its nature identical lycopene by introducing a new cold-water dispersible version for use in beverages and food applications.
Ageing concerns to stimulate brain food market, report
06-Nov-2009 - Rising concerns over dementia, Alzheimer’s and cognitive decline means the brain health functional foods category should be set for strong growth over the next few years, claims a report looking at anti-ageing foods.
News in brief
Blood pressure management ingredient receives industry accolade
06-Nov-2009 - DSM’s lactotripeptide blood pressure management ingredient, tensVida, won the Outstanding Application in Nutraceuticals category at this year’s European Outsourcing Awards.
Huge scope for anti-ageing ingredients, says new research
05-Nov-2009 - The global anti-ageing food market shows huge potential, with an increasing number, size and variety of companies registering an interest in moving into the sector, claims a new report.
Bioscience brings growth for Chr Hansen
04-Nov-2009 - Chr Hansen’s refocus on bioscience over the last four years, and a pipeline of new products, has yielded yet another year of growth in both sales and profits that defies the economic downturn.
DSM contracts suspended in China
03-Nov-2009 - DSM has said that it intends to look for new partners in China for its nutritional products and anti-infectives, after its contracts with North China Pharmaceutical Group Corporation (NCPC) were suspended.
Paper proving source of antioxidants for Swiss firm
02-Nov-2009 - A Swiss company extracting what it claims are antioxidant polyphenols from pulp and paper processing waste is to scale up the project to offer the product as a functional food ingredient.
Talking point
Will health claims doom innovation in Europe?
30-Oct-2009 - Hope that the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) might moderate its clinical-trial weighted approach for general health claims in the EU dried up on October 1, when it rejected 70 per cent of 500+ dossiers, including 181 of 181 probiotic dossiers.
Use sustainable palm oil or suffer consequences, warns WWF
28-Oct-2009 - Many manufacturers and retailers are not using sustainable palm oil as much as they should to stimulate supply and lead to long-term environmental benefits, says a damning report from the WWF.
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