Archives for May 6, 2004

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Food prices continue to rise on world grain shortage

Food makers and ingredients firm across the world are currently affected by the rising world price for basic food commodities. In each of the last four years world grain production has fallen short of consumption, forcing a drawdown of stocks for...

Milk ingredient targets stress management

French dairy ingredients firm Ingredia is targeting the growing market for stress management products with a rebranded milk-derived ingredient, said to be more effective than herbals and other supplements currently available.

Functional foods market as strong as ever

Opportunities for food manufacturers and ingredients firms are set to burgeon in the UK functional food marketplace with new Mintel research forecasting that the £835 million market will double in the next five years to £1.7 billion. While heart...

New research doubles protein and oil content in corn

With global corn stocks at 20 year lows and prices slated to continue their upward rise in 2004 the prospect of a new technology that doubles the protein and oil content of corn while cutting the carbohydrate levels should be well received by the...