Finnish dairy company Valio this week said sales of its
lactose-free milk drink, launched in Sweden last month, have far
exceeded expectations. If the pace holds up, annual sales could
reach five times the initial goal.
Leading nutritional experts yesterday called for new initiatives to
tackle iron deficiency among young children after a conference
heard that one in four infants over six months old is
iron-deficient in some parts of the UK. Iron...
Finnish dairy company Valio is launching its patented lactose-free
milk in Sweden, following the success of the product on the home
market. The company claims that unlike low-lactose milk, its
lactose-free milk tastes exactly the...
Spanish maker of choline salts Algry Quimica has launched a choline
chloride conditioned with Aerosil 200 pharma grade to avoid lumping
and provide free circulation in manufacturing equipment.
Swedish company Ceba Foods launched a non-dairy alternative to milk
and soya drinks on the Spanish market this week. Oatly Organic is
free from lactose, milk protein and soya, and the company claims, a
more wholesome accompaniment...
US flavoured milks company Bravo! Foods International has
introduced Slammers Reduced Fat Fortified Milk, its first
nutritionally enriched flavoured milk range.
Bristol-Myers Squibb company Mead Johnson Nutritionals has
submitted its intent to launch its latest product, Enfamil
LactoFree Lipil infant formula, to the US Food and Drug
Administration. The company is aiming to introduce the new...
A recent study in US schools shows that students' milk consumption
and nutrition status can be significantly improved by increasing
the range of flavours on offer and the quality of milk provided in
schools.
Grits, a breakfast favourite throughout much of the southeastern
United States, are now a healthier way to start the day thanks to
the addition of calcium, at least according to Quaker Oats.
New Zealand firm A2 has said it has evidence of a possible link
between heart disease and the milk protein A1. Leading dairy
company Fonterra has however disputed the findings and claims there
is a need for further research.
Women who consume a large amount of dairy foods may reduce their
risk of ovarian cancer, finds a recent study. Researchers at the
University of Hawaii in Honolulu found that women with the highest
intake of dairy products were 54...
Children who avoid drinking cows' milk are twice as likely to
fracture bones than their milk-drinking counterparts, according to
researchers at the University of Otago in New Zealand. The
researchers advise children who do not...
A new poll sponsored by the US company McNeil Nutritionals has
discovered that while many Americans know what lactose intolerance
is, most of them are still unaware that avoiding dairy products is
not the only way to treat the problem.
Milk drinking among American teenagers has increased for the first
time in six years, claims a new report, which finds that effective
marketing of flavoured milk could help improve the diets of many
teenagers.
Calcium is known to help combat the risk of colon cancer, but
recent research in the US has shown that low fat dairy foods are
just as effective as calcium supplements.
Milk enriched with conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), a so-called
'good fat' which could help fight cancer and heart disease, could
soon be gracing supermarket shelves, say scientists in Canada.
SoyToy is a home soymilk maker which can produce two quarts of milk
in just 25 minutes, offering a healthier and cheaper alternative to
off-the-shelf brands, its creator claims.
Gregg Engles, chairman and chief executive officer of Dean Foods,
the biggest US dairy processor, has said he is confident that the
recent acquisition of soy food producer White Wave will prove an
excellent investment as the market...
Children who drink flavoured milk drink more milk and therefore
have higher calcium intakes than those who do not, finds a study
published this week. And contrary to popular belief, the beverages
do not raise levels of fat and sugar...
Lifeway Foods, the US functional foods maker, has announced a boost
in net income of 36 per cent for the first quarter ended 31 March
2002 to $447,558 or $.10 per share versus a net income of $328,713
or $.08 in 2001.
Consumers in the south east of England are now able to buy organic
milk from US group Horizon Organic Holding in stores owned by the
Sainsbury's and Tesco groups. The rollout is part of Horizon's
strategic partnership with...
The US Department of Agriculture is expected to be asked at
upcoming consumer input sessions why soy milk has not been included
in school lunch choices.
People who drink a glass of full fat milk everyday may be less
likely to suffer from asthma than those who drink a less fatty
dairy alternative. A recent study in Australia found that dairy
products contribute to the high asthma prevalence...
Sumitomo Corporation, one of Japan's leading trading houses, is to
stock a range of nutritious plant-based dairy alternatives produced
by the US group Galaxy Nutritional Foods, and the company said it
expected Japanese sales...
A new range of organic milk and butter products under the brand
name MU has been launched into the Canadian market by Sunrich
Valley, a newly created division of Stake Technology.
Organic milk producers in the UK are to seek a new consumer sector
with "a paler shade of green" to multiply their current one per
cent share of the £3 billion (€4.85bn) annual milk market by five,
reports The Scotsman.
Enfamil LIPIL, an infant formula with DHA and ARA - two nutrients
naturally found in breast milk - has been shown to improve visual
development in infants, according to a new study funded by the
National Institute of Child Health...
New evidence unveiled this week at the annual meeting of the
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology shows that
children with food allergies are not consuming the recommended
number of servings of vital foods. In particular,...
Horizon Organic Holding Corporation, which claims to be the world's
leading producer of organic dairy products, reported record sales
and profits for the final quarter and full year 2001.
The benefits of a healthy diet and regular exercise have long been
promoted by the health industry, but new research presented to the
American Society for Bone and Mineral Research shows that a good
calcium intake and physical activity...
The French organic dairy products market is set to grow rapidly in
the coming years as dairies raise production levels, according to a
new report from Organic Monitor.
The Ross Products Division of Abbott Laboratories has announced
plans to launch an infant formula supplemented with two fatty acids
that function as nutritional building blocks in brain and eye
development.
The British organic dairy products market is to show healthy growth
in the coming years however oversupplies are set to continue,
market analysts Organic Monitor report this week.
The U.S. ethical nutrition market is divided into four very
distinct categories: the infant formula market, adult enteral
formula, parenteral formula and ethical nutrition supplies and
equipment markets.
Whey derivative producer Borculo Domo Ingredient introduced a new
range of brandnames at the Food Ingredients Europe 2001 exhibition
in London last week.
The market for soyfood products in the U.S. has experienced strong
and steady growth during the past 20 years and in 2000 grew by 21.1
per cent to reach US$ 2.77 billion (3.06 billion euros).
The US National Medical Association (NMA), the professional
organisation of African American physicians, launched a new calcium
education campaign at their annual meeting in August, to encourage
american adolescents to recognise the...
The results of a national vending machine pilot test in American
middle and high schools released on September 10 show that milk is
a hit with kids as long as it is offered when, where and how they
like it.
