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Borregaard launches application-specific vanillin

09-Oct-2009 - Borregaard is launching four new vanillin ingredients for use in chocolate, bakery, dairy, and sweets, which are said to be better tuned to the taste of the product.

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Avebe wins big Valley prize

09-Oct-2009 - Avebe has won the 2009 Food Valley Award for its Etenia line of starches from potatoes, said to be an alternative to gelatine and an E-number-free natural texturiser.

Brits’ love of chocolate feeds sales growth

09-Oct-2009 - British people spend more money on chocolate than any other Europeans – and sales continue to grow, according to new figures from Mintel.

Kraft plans R&D centre for ex-Danone biscuit unit

09-Oct-2009 - Kraft plans to invest €15m in a new innovation centre for biscuits in France following the acquisition of the Danone biscuit business two years ago.

CSM pins bakery growth hopes on new ingredients

08-Oct-2009 - CSM expects new products to drive its bakery ingredients business to achieve a newly set organic growth target of 1- 2 per cent above the market.

Firmenich plans post-recession with partnerships, innovation

08-Oct-2009 - Sweet goods, snacks and soups were amongst the categories that performed well for Firmenich in a recession struck year in which sales fell 4.3 per cent overall

Zero waste a target for all, says Envirowise

07-Oct-2009 - Every company should be aiming at zero waste from their factory or production process, said speakers at the Sustainability Round Table – and better resource use can bring cost savings.

ADM buys Czech oilseed plant

07-Oct-2009 - Archer Daniels Midland has made a new move to increase its precence in the Eastern European oilseed processing by acquiring assets of ViaChem Group in Olomouc, Czech Republic.

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Chinese market opens up to acrylamide enzyme

07-Oct-2009 - DSM has obtained approval for its Preventase acrylamide mitigating enzyme portfolio in the high potential chinese market.

Synergy develops tomato saving natural flavours

06-Oct-2009 - Ingredients supplier Synergy is launching six natural tomato flavourings that promise to cut tomato use and capture complex tastes.

Government support for UK food sector is 'a strategic priority': FDF

06-Oct-2009 - The next UK government must recognize that the food sector is “a strategic priority” by delivering greater “cohesion, clarity and consistency,” in policy-making, said the Food and Drink Federation (FDF).

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Northern Foods results match expectations

06-Oct-2009 - The first six months of 2009 will match ‘management expectations’ for Britain’s Northern Foods, with strong performance in chilled products offsetting a decline in frozen.

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Balchem hires de Boer to build Euro business

05-Oct-2009 - Balchem Corporation has hired a new European sales manager to manage its European choline business, and introduce new products and technologies.

New carrageenans to help jelly withstand the heat

05-Oct-2009 - Danisco is introducing two new carrageenan ingredients for use in powdered jellies and hot milk-based powdered desserts, said to provide a gelatine-like texture but withstand warm conditions better.

Survey shows huge lack of salt content awareness

05-Oct-2009 - The UK’s Food Standards Agency is launching a new campaign to encourage people to check salt levels on food labels, as 77 per cent of people are not aware that bread and breakfast cereals are amongst the most laden products.

Nestle stops sourcing milk from Mugabe farm

02-Oct-2009 - Nestle has said it will stop buying milk from a Zimbabwe farm appropriated from white owners and now run by Grace Mugabe, as the dairy board will resume start buying the farm’s milk instead.

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New funds for UK bee research

02-Oct-2009 - A new £1m grant has been awarded to two UK research centres to investigate the decline of honeybee populations.

Rice and pasta receive recession fillip

02-Oct-2009 - Higher prices in 2008 did not curb Brits’ appetite for rice and wheat-based pasta in 2008, despite the recession’s effects on shopping budgets, according to Mintel.

Meta-analysis supports safety of soy, red clover

02-Oct-2009 - Phytoestrogens like soy and red clover isoflavones pose no safety issues with regards to heart health and breast cancer risk, according to a new meta-analysis from Austria.

New yoghurt cultures target texture

01-Oct-2009 - Chr Hansen is introducing a new trio of yoghurt cultures said to deliver more texture and to cover different needs in the global market as widely as possible.

New enzyme to help brewers through recession

01-Oct-2009 - Danisco is launching an upgraded version of its Laminex Super brewing enzyme to help ease bottlenecks during the wort separation stage of brewing, which could ultimately help brewers to reduce costs.

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FrieslandCampina reveals cheese biz buyer

01-Oct-2009 - FrieslandCampina has announced that it has signed an agreement in principle for DeltaMilk to buy its Bleskensgraaf gouda cheese plant.

New partnership to yield biobased succinic acid

30-Sep-2009 - CSM and BASF have joined forces to develop biobased succinic acid and expect to start producing commercial volumes and quality in 2010.

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Cargill and Hojiblanca bottle olive oil together

30-Sep-2009 - A new bottling plant in Spain has been inaugurated by JV partners Cargill and Hojiblanca, supplying olive oil for private label.

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Stevia: Succeeding in an emerging market

30-Sep-2009 - A sustainable supply chain, adherence to quality standards and alliances with flavour companies are all keys to success in the increasingly competitive stevia sweeteners market, says Sneha Pasricha of Frost & Sullivan.

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