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十月 19, 2007
UK fast food peppered with salt
A probe into the culinary offerings of the UK's favourite fast food restaurants has found "shockingly high levels of salt in some family, individual, and children's meal options", which in many cases could result in kids receiving well over ...From the archive

十月 19, 2007
Wild promotes diacetyl-free flavors on industry concerns
Flavor firm Wild reports seeing a surge in interest for its diacetyl-free butter flavors, following rekindled concerns in recent months surrounding the safety of the ingredient.The group, which originally launched its flavors around four years ago, sai...From the archive

十月 19, 2007
Food colours go natural
Following the Southampton study that cast safety suspicions over certain artificial colourings, ingredients firms are redoubling their development and communication efforts to highlight alternatives from other sources.The FSA-funded study conducted at ...From the archive

十月 14, 2007
UK considering Trans fat ban
The food industry faces a government inquiry into its role in Britain’s surging obesity and heart disease rates with ministers considering a ban on trans fats as the first decisive step. The inquiry, ordered by Alan Johnson, the health secretary, fo...From the archive

十月 01, 2007
Wild to go public
Wild is looking to go public - an announcement that could shake up competitors if the German flavour powerhouse capitalizes on investment and fine tunes its operations. "My main concern is to secure the future of the company, which my parents fou...From the archive

九月 19, 2007
DSM and AVEBE announce strategic partnership
Royal DSM N.V. and AVEBE U.A. today announce that the business group DSM Food Specialties and AVEBE Food have entered into a strategic partnership. The combination of DSM’s enzyme expertise and AVEBE’s starch knowledge will lead to new opportunities ...From the archive
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九月 17, 2007
Symrise AG acquires Unilever Food Ingredients Business in UK
Flavor and fragrance manufacturer Symrise has acquired Unilever’s non branded food ingredients business in the UK. The food ingredients portfolio comprises dry seasonings and wet pastes. The turnover of this non core business for Unilever UK was 5m€ i...From the archive

九月 14, 2007
Avebe heeft elke aardappel nodig
Avebe heeft dit seizoen alle aardappelen nodig, concludeert Jos Steenhuis, NAV-lid afdeling Veenkoloniën, na het gesprek met grondstoffendirecteur Addy Risseeuw. Hoe meer aardappelen Avebe verwerkt, hoe beter de fabrieken worden benut. Dat zorgt voo...From the archive

九月 13, 2007
KMC: potato starch market prediction fall 2007
Very low grain harvests and an increasing interest in crops for bio-ethanol has sent world market grain prices sky-high. Starch potato farmers in the EU are consequently putting heavy pressure on the starch factories to obtain higher prices for their ...From the archive

九月 03, 2007
Bestuursvoorzitter Gert Hein de Heer vertrekt bij zetmeelconcern Avebe.
De Heer is op 1 juni dit jaar aangetreden bij Avebe en is op 1 augustus de vorige bestuursvoorzitter Okke Koo opgevolgd. Raad van Commissaris voorzitter Hans Hoekman zegt dat er geen verschil van mening is over de koers van Avebe. “De beslissing van ...From the archive

八月 30, 2007
DSM agrees on asparaginase application rights with Frito-Lay and Procter & Gamble
Worldwide licencee for PreventASe™ DSM Food Specialties, Frito-Lay and Procter &Gamble have reached an agreement on the Intellectual Property rights to apply asparaginase in food products in order to reduce acrylamide levels. The reduction is cata...From the archive

八月 24, 2007
Syral mag delen Tate & Lyle overnemen
De Europese Commissie is akkoord met de overname van bedrijfsonderdelen van zoetstoffenfabrikant Tate &Lyle door het Franse Syral. Syral is actief in de productie van en de handel in zoetstoffen en bijproducten van mais en tarwe. Syral is eigendo...From the archive

八月 23, 2007
Grote brand legt productie bij Aviko/Rixona stil
Om kwart over één vannacht, woensdag 22 augustus, meldde een medewerker van het bedrijf Aviko/Rixona in Warffum (productie aardappelgranules) dat er brand was uitgebroken. De brand bleek te woeden in de productie-installatie. De inzet van de brandweer ...From the archive

八月 17, 2007
Avebe zet in op Europese vergunning voor amylopectineaardappel
Avebe bereidt zich voor op het aanvragen van een toelating in de Europese Unie voor de genetisch gemodificeerde amylopectineaardappel waar het bedrijf al enkele jaren aan werkt. Avebe volgt met interesse de toelatingsprocedure van BASF voor de geneti...From the archive

八月 13, 2007
Chips face 'monster price hike'
Prices of potato crisps, margarine, bakery goods, frozen chips and other foods could be set to jump, due to rising costs of a key ingredient.The cost of sunflower oil has risen to a 20-year high and looks likely to climb higher, because of poor growin...From the archive

八月 08, 2007
WILD targets UK market for natural colours
The growing demand for natural products has an impact on the ingredients business. WILD, the largest privately owned supplier of natural ingredients for the food and beverage industry, perceives huge potential in the market for natural colours. In orde...From the archive