News On Ingredients

November 29, 2010

AVEBE posts net result of 2.8 million Euro

During the 2009/2010 financial year, AVEBE posted a net result of 2.8 million Euro, whilst net turnover amounted to 521.8 million Euro.

November 25, 2010

Cosun investigates the potential sale of Unifine Food & Bake Ingredients

Royal Cosun announces that it has decided to investigate the potential sale of Unifine Food & Bake Ingredients (Unifine F&Bi), its pastry ingredients business.

November 22, 2010

Potato Starch Manufacturer Avebe: Campaign going well

Potato starch manufacturer Avebe reports that due to better weather conditions in the first half of October the potato harvest is well underway. Many storage barns have been filled over this period.

November 21, 2010

RDO-Calbee employees win top productivity award from Calbee

Calbee Foods Co. of Japan has awarded its top productivity prize to employees at its United States joint-venture RDO-Calbee Foods.

Eindrapport taskforce verantwoorde vetzuursamenstelling

November 16, 2010

Task Force Verantwoorde Vetzuursamenstelling haalt doelstelling

Tijdens het jubileumcongres van het Voedingscentrum is de eindrapportage gepresenteerd van de Task Force Verantwoorde Vetzuursamenstelling. Uit de rapportage blijkt dat de Task Force de gestelde doelen heeft behaald.

November 15, 2010

AVEBE Launches non GMO waxy potato starch ELIANE™ for Low Fat Mayonnaise

Health and wellness trends encourage consumers to look for lower fat and reduced cholesterol versions of familiar full fat products

November 14, 2010

Novidon ontvangt subsidie voor project "aardappelRasp"

Gedeputeerde Staten van de provincie Groningen hebben besloten een bijdrage van 79.486 euro te verlenen aan Novidon, dat gespecialiseerd is in het verwerken en opwaarderen van side stream zetmeel.

November 11, 2010

Steeds meer diefstallen frituurvet België

In België wordt steeds vaker gebruikt frituurvet gestolen. Van het vuile vet wordt biodiesel gemaakt.

November 10, 2010

Wendy's launches new Natural-Cut Sea Salt French Fries

Wendy's announces the launch of its new natural-cut fries with sea salt in the United States (nationwide), marking the first complete redesign of the company's classic fries in its 41-year history.

November 05, 2010

The Netherlands Commits to Solely Using Sustainable Palm Oil by 2015

By the end of 2015, all palm oil used in The Netherlands will be sustainable, as certified by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO).

October 23, 2010

Monsanto joins fitfrying.com to highlight qualities Vistive Gold low saturate soybeans

Monsanto has recently joined a partnership, www.fitfrying.com. Fitfrying is a collaborative effort of nonprofit and for-profit companies with a mission to guide industry-wide, healthier frying efforts.

October 20, 2010

Crisp Sensation: a new low fat Snack coating for microwave and oven

Crisp Sensation Holding SA has developed a new technology for a snack coating, that has been scientifically proven to retain its crispness after preparation in both microwave and combination ovens.

October 18, 2010

Potato Starch manufacturer Avebe is expecting a substantial lower crop

AVEBE recognizes this year’s Western European weather conditions of a cold spring, hot and dry early summer and wet late summer, being unfavorable for starch crops to grow, inevitably leading to lower yields.

October 17, 2010

Avebe verwacht aanzienlijk lagere opbrengst bij zetmeelaardappelen

De weersomstandigheden in West Europa dit jaar - een koud voorjaar, een warme en droge start van de zomer en een natte nazomer - zijn ongunstig geweest voor het groeiseizoen van zetmeelaardappelen

IOM report: Front-of-Package Nutrition Rating Systems and Symbols

October 13, 2010

IOM: Front of Pack Labels should focus on Calories, Saturated Fat, Trans Fat and Sodium

Nutrition rating systems and symbols on the fronts of food packaging would be most useful to shoppers if they highlighted four nutrients of greatest concern – calories, saturated fat, trans fat, and sodium – says a new report from the Institute of Med...

October 12, 2010

Bunge expands canola processing capacity in Canada

Bunge North America, the North American operating arm of Bunge Limited (NYSE: BG), announced that it plans to more than double the capacity of its canola processing plant in Altona, Manitoba.

October 06, 2010

Bunge Opens Ingredient Innovations Center in Bradley, Illinois

Bunge North America, the North American operating arm of Bunge Limited (NYSE: BG), announced the opening of the Bunge Ingredient Innovation Center (BIIC) for Edible Oils &Carbohydrates in Bradley, Ill.

October 01, 2010

Corn Products International Completes Acquisition of National Starch

Corn Products International, Inc. (NYSE: CPO), a leading global provider of agriculturally derived ingredient solutions to diversified industries, today announced that it has completed its acquisition of National Starch