Archives for April 12, 2004

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Corn Products continues to add value for growth

Burgeoning ingredients firm Corn Products International will drive harder into the nutritional ingredients market signing on a deal to acquire a 75 per cent stake in prebiotic supplier GTC Nutrition.

Soy link up for sales growth

Global manufacturer and marketer of soy protein products signs agreement with a leading distributor to represent its line of soy protein products throughout the US.

The path to sugar rich beet

Scientists in the US are well on the way to developing sugar beets with improved seedling vigour, higher sugar content, and enhanced disease resistance.

Folate fights the blues

Evidence continues to mount suggesting a link between various stages of depression and low blood levels of the B vitamin folate, according to research funded by the Agricultural Research Service in the US.