Leading Brands launches range of energy drinks
Leading Brands, the Canadian food and beverage brand management company, is launching a range of Optimized Performance drinks, designed to enhance hydration and performance in athletes.
Archives for April 18, 2002
Novartis profits rise but functional food arm declines
Novartis, the Swiss pharmaceuticals group, has reported a 20 per cent rise in first-quarter profits, exceeding analysts' forecasts, however this was largely a result of strong growth in pharmaceuticals and US business, while the Health and Functional...
Continued strong growth forecast for US organic foods sector
A new report estimates that there will be significant, sustained growth in America's natural and organic foods categories for several years to come owing to the "mainstreaming" of the sector currently worth $15 billion (€16.84bn).
Major funding from NZ company for research on milk-based health ingredients
New Zealand's biggest company, the dairy foods processor Fonterra, is backing a medical consortium to develop milk-based "bioactives", in the aim of gaining a share in the global functional foods market, reported the New Zealand Herald this week.
New gene which could explain dietary link to prostate cancer
A team of cancer researchers at John Hopkins University have identified a new gene, which could help explain the dietary links to prostate cancer. The gene could have a vital role in the breakdown of fatty acids found in dairy products and beef, foods...
Researchers identify protein that overcomes hormone resistance
Researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center have identified a protein that enables the body to overcome resistance to the hormone leptin - the findings could help scientists move one step closer to creating a drug therapy to help prevent and...
Kings wins contract to supply raw materials for Pilot Therapeutics
The British company has signed an agreement with Pilot, a US-based specialty pharmaceutical company, to source and process the specialty oil ingredients used in its botanical drugs and OTC products.
Heinz baked beans deemed equivalent in nutritional value to fresh fruit
There is controversy in Britain's medical world over the government's new backing of Heinz canned products, which will be labelled as counting towards the recommended daily intake of fruit and vegetables. The British Dietetic Association will enable...