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Barry Callebaut gets reduced fat chocolate patent

Barry Callebaut gets reduced fat chocolate patent

20 Feb 2015

Barry Callebaut has announced that the European Patent Office has awarded it a patent on reduced fat chocolate. With this patent, Barry Callebaut said that it continues to broaden its innovation-based product offering of reformulated products. The comp...

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DSM publishes yogurt report

DSM publishes yogurt report

19 Feb 2015

DSM has published the results of a survey it conducted on the international perception of yogurt amongst 6,000 men and women  in Brazil, China, France, Poland, Turkey as well as the USA. Among its conclusions are that, encouragingly for yogurt manufact...

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Q’SAI opens US subsidiary

Q’SAI opens US subsidiary

19 Feb 2015

Celebrating 50 years serving the healthy lifestyles of the Japanese, health and wellness company Q’SAI has announced the formation of Q’SAI USA, a new United States wholly owned subsidiary that will soon introduce American versions of healt...

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Arla reports “complex” year

Arla reports “complex” year

19 Feb 2015

Arla has issued an update on how it sees the market and its performance ahead of publication of its annual results later this month. 2014 was a complex year, the company said. The farmer-owned company achieved one of its best results ever in a market i...

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Salt of the Earth launches umami ingredient

Salt of the Earth launches umami ingredient

18 Feb 2015

Salt of the Earth has launched its Umami-Essence Sea Salt ingredient which is especially designed for a comprehensive range of sauces. Using Umami-Essence Sea Salt in a new or existing product formulation can help dramatically decrease sodium levels—in...

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Mondelez acquires ‘free-from’ snack company

Mondelez acquires ‘free-from’ snack company

18 Feb 2015

Mondelez International has announced the acquisition of Enjoy Life Foods, a private U.S. snacking company said to be the market-leading brand in the fast-growing “free from” segment with more than 40 products including cookies, chocolate, s...

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TOMRA is European Business Award finalist

TOMRA is European Business Award finalist

18 Feb 2015

Sorting solutions company TOMRA has been named as a Ruban d’Honneur recipient and one of ten finalists for the 2014-15 European Business Awards in the category “The Business of the Year with Turnover of €150m or higher.” The European Business Awards re...

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Biesterfeld takes over MIAVIT distribution

Biesterfeld takes over MIAVIT distribution

18 Feb 2015

Biesterfeld Spezialchemie of Hamburg has taken over the distribution of vitamin and mineral substances from MIAVIT, a company based in Essen, in Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Ukraine. “The cooperation with MIAVIT adds customised vitamin and min...

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EFSA: Allura Red safe at current levels

EFSA: Allura Red safe at current levels

17 Feb 2015

Following the adoption by the EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food (ANS) in 2009 of a scientific opinion on the re-evaluation of Allura Red AC (E 129) used as a food additive, in which the Panel concluded that, at the high le...

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Sales, profits rise at IFF

Sales, profits rise at IFF

17 Feb 2015

International Flavors & Fragrances has reported a fourth quarter sales increase of $30.9 million, or 4%, to $756.1 million from $725.2 million in the prior year quarter. Local currency sales increased 7%. Adjusted operating profit increased $20.6 m...

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Fonterra commissions Dutch plant

Fonterra commissions Dutch plant

17 Feb 2015

Fonterra has commissioned its new dairy ingredients plant in Heerenveen, in the north of the Netherlands. The plant produces whey and lactose specialty ingredients that will be used in high-value paediatric, maternal, and sports nutrition products by F...

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BioGaia sees sales grow 22%

BioGaia sees sales grow 22%

16 Feb 2015

Probiotics company BioGaia has announced its full-year financial results. “A sales growth of 22% (including licence revenue from Nestlé 53 %) and an operating margin of 26% for the full year 2014, can only be summed up as a successful year,” said Peter...

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