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juli 01, 2010
Tate & Lyle focuses on Specialty Food Ingredients, sells sugar division
Tate &Lyle PLC (“Tate &Lyle”) announces today it has signed an agreement for the sale of its EU Sugar Refining operations (“EUS”) to American Sugar Refining, Inc. The consideration is £211 million payable in cash, subject to closing adjustment...From the archive
juni 27, 2010
BASF buys Cognis
BASF SE has reached an agreement with Cognis Holding Luxembourg S.à r.l. controlled by Permira Funds, GS Capital Partners and SV Life Sciences to acquire the specialty chemicals company Cognis for an equity purchase price of €700 million. Including net...From the archive
juni 22, 2010
Piden prohibir grasas trans en alimentos en el Reino Unido
El organismo que regula los alimentos y fármacos en el Reino Unido está pidiendo que en Inglaterra se eliminen de los alimentos los ácidos grasos trans. Estos compuestos son un tipo de grasas insaturadas presentes principalmente en productos que han s...From the archive
juni 22, 2010
FDF responds to new NICE guidelines
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) responded to the publication earlier today of the NICE guidance on opportunities to improve the diet in the United Kingdom. Julian Hunt, FDF's Director of Communication states: "We are surprised that NICE has...From the archive
juni 10, 2010
DSM Food Specialties awarded for PreventASe acrylamide mitigation enzyme
DSM Food Specialties has won the 2010 Frost &Sullivan award for Product Differentiation Excellence with its unique solution for acrylamide mitigation – PreventASe. An enzyme preparation, PreventASe is recognized the best-in-class to mitigate the fo...From the archive
juni 04, 2010
AVEBE mag deel Meelunie verkopen
Avebe mag een deel van dochterbedrijf Meelunie verkopen aan Hoogwegt. De Nederlandse Mededingings Autoriteit (NMa) heeft geen bezwaar tegen de verkoop. Zetmeelconcern Avebe blijft voor 40 procent eigenaar van Meelunie en verkoopt de overige aandelen ...From the archive
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juni 02, 2010
HPMC in batter helps make crispier, healthier fried products
Adding the hydrocolloid HPMC to a batter can reduce the uptake of oil during frying and enhance the ‘crunch’ on eating the crispy crust, says new data from Europe. Scientists from TI Food and Nutrition, Spain’s CSIC, and TNO Quality of Life examined th...From the archive
februari 19, 2010
Avebe schort aanvraag voor veldproef genaardappel op
Avebe dient geen nieuwe aanvragen in voor veldproeven met het genetisch veranderde aardappelras Modena.De reden is dat de bestaande aanvragen nog steeds niet zijn gehonoreerd.Avebe voert een aantal jaren veldproeven uit met het genetisch veranderde aar...From the archive
januari 28, 2010
Novozymes among world’s 100 most sustainable companies
Once again this year Novozymes has been named in the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World. The ranking was announced today in Davos, Switzerland, at the World Economic Forum.The listing of the top 100 most sustainable corporations in t...From the archive
januari 27, 2010
Flavor manufacturer Rudolf Wild GmbH takes first step towards public listing
After nearly 80 years as a successful family business Rudolf Wild GmbH &Co. KG will begin a new phase: The owner, Dr. Hans-Peter Wild, has now taken the first step on the way to becoming a public company – a decision initially taken in 2008. As of...From the archive
januari 20, 2010
Avebe begint met schuuraardappelen
De campagne van Avebe vordert gestaag. Deze week zijn de laatste aardappelen die zijn opgeslagen in bulten verladen en de eerste schuuraardappelen bij boeren opgehaald.Het winterse weer heeft bij de verwerking niet geleid tot grote problemen. De fabrie...From the archive
januari 05, 2010
Food labels to show 'carbon footprint' under Government plans
Hilary Benn, UK's Environment Secretary, said in future people will have to eat less “carbon intensive” foods like red meat or excessively packaged products to make sure Britain meets targets to cut greenhouse gases.To help consumers do this, new “gree...From the archive
december 21, 2009
Avebe halverwege met verwerking zetmeelaardappelen
Avebe heeft ruim de helft van alle zetmeelaardappelen verwerkt.Dat meldt een woordvoerder van het aardappelzetmeelconcern. "De verwerking verloopt voorspoedig."De kwaliteit van de aangevoerde aardappelen was de afgelopen maanden goed, zegt de...From the archive
december 08, 2009
Emsland Stärke processed 100 tonnes amylopectin potatoes this fall
The skin is light brown, the meat luscious and yellow: from the outside alone, this new potato looks like any other. But on the inside, it is different. Its cells produce pure amylopectin, a starch used in the paper, textile and food industries. The ne...From the archive
december 04, 2009
Aardappelzetmeelmarkt kan met 20% krimpen
Telers van zetmeelaardappelen moeten rekening houden met krimp. Dit blijkt uit berichten van verwerker Avebe. Telers moeten rekening houden met 20% minder aardappelen. In 2012 vervalt namelijk de EU-premie die Avebe ontvangt. Van laagwaardige zetmeelma...From the archive
november 16, 2009
Starch manufacturer Avebe reports profit of EUR 3.1 million
Potato Starch manufacturer AVEBE has concluded the financial year 2008/2009 with a net profit of EUR 3.1 million. These results are reflected in the annual report that AVEBE is sending this month to the cooperative members."The annual results for ...From the archive
oktober 19, 2009
Tate & Lyle survey reveals that health and wellness remains front of mind for European consumers
Research released today by Tate &Lyle shows that consumers continue to see health and wellness as an important issue and will pay more for foods that display health benefits on their labels. The findings are part of Tate &Lyle’s ongoing resea...From the archive
oktober 18, 2009
Granaten in aardappels bij Avebe
In een partij aardappels bij de Avebe-fabriek in Ter Apelkanaal zijn zaterdag enkele granaten gevonden, waarschijnlijk afkomstig uit de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Na de ontdekking is de munitie aan de kant gelegd. Het Explosieven Opruimingscommando (EOC) uit...From the archive