Archives for November 17, 2003

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Cash injection for taste technology

Massive savings for food manufacturers and new formulations for health foods could be just around the corner as ground-breaking research into how to trick the taste buds receives a cash injection from three leading ingredients companies.

Cereal Bar Breakthrough for Cargil

In response to increasing demand from food manufacturers and consumers, the merged organisation of Cargil-Cerestar is launching a new cereal bar into the burgeoning snacks market.

Crisps take an exotic turn

A kaleidoscope of flavours has hit the potato snack market, reports Mintel's gnpd (Global New Products Database) this month.

Northern lights down

UK food processor Northern Foods has blamed a drop in pre-tax profit on tough trading conditions in the first half of the year. The group is taking stock of the situation and a full review of the company's structure is being carried out to ensure a...

In the bag

Waste in the food supply chain is a major issue for manufacturers - billions could be saved each year if unnecessary and unsustainable expenditure was kept to an absolute minimum. This topic was touched upon at the recent Australian Institute of...

A-maizing concepts

New research confirms that consumers are becoming more switched on to issues of environmental sustainability. But will sustainable food concepts such as maize-based packaging catch the public's imagination?

Del Monte's PET

Global fruit juice manufacturer Del Monte has become the first company to launch a 330ml PET bottle for 100 per cent ambient fruit juices in the UK.