Sauce pellets for added convenience
Frozen sauce pellets are feeding a demand for convenience foods that consumers can just throw into a frying pan from the freezer, according to Kevin Delahunt of Sargento Foods Inc.
Archives for July 1, 2008
New crisp and crunch snack textures for value added products
National Starch has identified a range of different crispy and crunchy textures for crackers and snacks to help food manufacturers meet consumer demand for gourmet, indulgent and healthy products.
Bunge leads innovation with low-trans fat technology
Bunge North America has been awarded the 2008 IFT Food Expo Innovation Award for its trans fats reduction solutions.
Brief relief for palm oil prices on swelling stocks
Swelling domestic stocks for Malaysian palm oil, widely used by bakers, left crude palm oil futures closing lower on Monday, offering a slight relief for prices.
Niutang sets up sucralose sales office in UK
Sweetener manufacturer Niutang Chemical is opening an office in the UK in a bid to expand its share in sucralose, aspartame and folic acid in this important geographical market.
Fonterra eyeing further global growth
After a busy period of expansion for Fonterra, the New Zealand-based dairy cooperative says it remains far from finished with its global consolidation plans as it looks to key markets such as Asia to target growth.
France approves beta-glucan claim
A beta-glucan health cholesterol-lowering health claim has been approved in France, making it only the second disease reduction claim permitted in a country notorious for conservative food laws.
Blue California nears self-affirmed GRAS stevia launch
Ingredients group Blue California says it expects to obtain self-affirmed generally regarded as safe (GRAS) approval for its stevia-derived sweetener compound by next month.
News briefs: Bakery acquisitions
This week, Flower Foods bakery continues its geographical expansion plans with its acquisition of ButterKrust bakery, and Kellogg acquires a major Chinese cookie company.