Food ingredients company Applied Food Sciences says it has begun
shipping its green coffee bean extract product, Green Coffee
Antioxidant, said to be several times more powerful than green tea.
Da Vinci Gourmet, maker of flavored syrups for specialty coffee and
tea drinks and sodas, is introducing a sugar-free, low carbohydrate
chocolate sauce.
Franco-German pharmaceuticals company Aventis continues the
divestment of French speciality chemicals company Rhodia with the
announcement on Tuesday that it has reduced its stake from 25.2 per
cent to 15.3 per cent by selling 17.8...
Can gelatine play a role in preventing and treating degenerative
arthritic disease? New research from Germany supports previous
evidence and suggests that gelatine could stimulate collagen
synthesis in cartilage cells.
Sales for US food ingredients company Corn Products International
were on target for the first quarter of 2003 ended 31 March 2003
with the company announcing on Tuesday that sales had risen 23 per
cent, lifting earnings and increasing...
Californian vitamin manufacturer Pharmavite announced last week
that Proctor & Gamble has licensed use of the Olay trademark to
Pharmavite to manufacture and market a vitamin line designed to
address women's health and beauty...
SupplySide West organiser Virgo Publishing has announced the five
members of a new Scientific Advisory Board that will evaluate
proposals for scientific presentations at the SupplySide West show
in October.
Sweet Success Enterprises continues preparations for the spring
2003 re-launch of its Sweet Success diet meal replacement beverage
with the announcement of crucial agreements with key vendors.
New methods for the detection of enterotoxins from Bacillus
cereus have been developed by European scientists. The
discovery paves the way for the identification of genes responsible
for the production of emetic toxins (vomiting toxins).
Entente cordiale between leaders in France and Great Britain
may well have been strained in recent weeks over the war in Iraq,
but elsewhere, in laboratories in the UK and France, scientists
have shown a united front in their aim...
A combination of caffeine and the herb ephedra alters
cardiovascular response prior, during and after exercise, according
to researchers who will report on a small study at an Experimental
Biology meeting next week.
The Natural Products Expo Asia event, scheduled for June at the
Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, has been rescheduled
for December as a result of the SARS outbreak.
A new study aiming to reduce fatigue during chemotherapy treatment
suggests that a properly administered nutritional protocol
including the use of turmeric-based supplements may significantly
enhance patients' quality of life.
The natural antioxidant Pycnogenol, a European pine bark extract
made by Horphag Research, has been included in the new Twinlab
product, Dia-Balance for Eye Health, designed for diabetics and
pre-diabetics.
Hawaii company Mera Pharmaceuticals has reached a deal with
national grocery chain Albertson's, that will see Mera's
astaxanthin supplement AstaFactor available in approximately 1200
of Albertsons' Sav-On and Osco drugstores.
With sales of probiotic drink Yakult boosted by rumours that it
could help prevent people catching the SARS virus, Quality of Life
Labs is perhaps hoping to see the same, and is donating bottles of
its AHCC to Hong Kong residents...
British manufacturer of carbohydrate ingredients Tate & Lyle is
to expand the capacity of its krystar crystalline fructose plant in
Lafayette, Indiana by 20 per cent. Due to be completed by August
2003, the company said that no...
Demand for cosmeceutical products in the US is expected to increase
8.5 per cent per year to $5.1 billion in 2007, propelled by a
stream of new and advanced age-defying product introductions,
suggests a new report.
The death of three hunters from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is likely
to heighten fears that people in North America are contracting a
new form of the fatal brain disorder from deer, reports the New
Scientist.
Ingredients company Solae, the result of a joint venture by US
soybean giant Bunge and ingredients company DuPont Protein
Technologies, celebrates its official launch this week, and sets
out to reach its sales goal of $800million...
Canadian beverage company Leading Brands has entered into license
agreements to introduce two new energy drinks to the US. It is also
to develop a nutritional drink over coming months.
Colorado-based Aloecorp, a supplier of Aloe vera raw materials, has
formed a partnership with Brown Chemical Company, a distributor of
raw material ingredients to the cosmeceutical, nutraceutical and
pharmaceutical industries.
As the recent DEA ruling banning hemp products for human
consumption sinks in, another industry member says it is confident
that there will be a 'pro-hemp victory in the 9th circuit court'.
The National Nutritional Foods Association reports back from its
lobbying day last week, which demonstrated the industry's
resistance to changes to DSHEA.
Cargill Sweeteners North America, a subsidiary of agro-giant
Cargill, has formed a marketing alliance with sugar beet processor
Wyoming Sugar to sell and distribute sugar products to food and
beverage manufacturers. The agreement...
Why can vitamin A help immune systems to fight back when under
attack by some food-poisoning organisms but not, for example, the
common cold? Researchers in the US try to unravel the mystery.
Linnea, the Swiss manufacturer and distributor of botanical
extracts for the dietary supplement, pharmaceutical and cosmetics
industries, has extended the range of products available to
customers in the US.
ChampionLyte says it is in the final stages of negotiations with a
former Snapple executive to head up the company's soon-to-be-formed
beverage division.
Whole Living subsidiary The Brain Garden launched its Food First
Program last weekend, an educational program about diet and
obesity, which the company hopes will drive sales of its key
products.
Nestle USA has responded to recent controversy over the damage done
to children's health by soft drinks by promoting vending of its
Nesquik drink in schools.
Improving food safety 'the natural way' would certainly appeal to
the increasingly health vigilant consumer. Scientists in the UK
have been looking at a variety of natural antimicrobials that could
extend food shelf-life...
US-based ADM Specialty Ingredients is restructuring its sales and
marketing organisation "to better serve customer needs for
comprehensive and innovative food ingredients".
Danish ingredients company Danisco announced this week that it is
use new production facilities in Denmark to produce Natamax - a
natural, biological preservative.
Lifeline BioTechnologies announced last week that it had sold its
subsidiary, Virtual Apothecary, as part of a new strategy to focus
on its products. The company is also looking for acquisitions.
An Ohio dairy is recalling 150 half gallons of one of its products
because it contains excessive levels of vitamin A and D that could
present a health risk.
How to tackle 'Generation Y', or the 'Net generation', and even
'tribal groups'? Such an array of segmentation, far from benefiting
marketers, is limiting their ability to consistently target the
youth...
Food ingredients giant Danisco invests further in Mexico, and
pectin, with the announcement this week that is to construct a DKK
40 million production plant for speciality pectin in Tecomán,
Mexico.
