News On Ingredients

October 04, 2007

Wild expands, aims to create flavor campus

Wild Flavors will next week expand into new facilities opposite its current location, a move that reflects the flavor manufacturer's fast pace of growth.The new building in Erlanger, Kentucky, will initially house additional offices, but will soon also...

October 01, 2007

Wild to go public

Wild is looking to go public - an announcement that could shake up competitors if the German flavour powerhouse capitalizes on investment and fine tunes its operations. "My main concern is to secure the future of the company, which my parents fou...

September 24, 2007

Nutraceuticals could bridge gap in healthy snacks

More than 20 percent of American consumers indicate they are now seeking healthier snacking options, according to Datamonitor - spelling opportunity for healthy ingredient manufacturers.Consumer priorities are slowly shifting towards better-for-you fo...

September 24, 2007

Japanese researchers identify ideal frying conditions for crispy, low fat batter.

Researchers at Tokyo University of Technology have studied how the structure of the batter molecules changes during the frying process. They discovered that altering the water content and frying time they were able to create perfect conditions to crea...

September 24, 2007

Common food additives may cut acrylamide formation in potato chips

Common food additives like calcium chloride and l-cysteine could reduce the formation of acrylamide in potato chips by about 85 per cent, according to a new study."This research presents a technology to inhibit acrylamide formation in fried potat...

September 20, 2007

Sustainable Palm Oil coming soon

The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) says it is on the cusp of delivering on its promise to put sustainable oil on the market, and will be unveiling its certification system at its next meeting in November. The palm oil industry has been he...

September 19, 2007

DSM and AVEBE announce strategic partnership

Royal DSM N.V. and AVEBE U.A. today announce that the business group DSM Food Specialties and AVEBE Food have entered into a strategic partnership. The combination of DSM’s enzyme expertise and AVEBE’s starch knowledge will lead to new opportunities ...

September 17, 2007

National Starch warns on price increase starches

National Starch Food Innovation has become the latest ingredients firm to signal a price rise in the face of rising raw material costs, with starches for food, beverage and pharmaceutical use set to become more expensive.

September 17, 2007

Symrise AG acquires Unilever Food Ingredients Business in UK

Flavor and fragrance manufacturer Symrise has acquired Unilever’s non branded food ingredients business in the UK. The food ingredients portfolio comprises dry seasonings and wet pastes. The turnover of this non core business for Unilever UK was 5m€ i...

September 14, 2007

Avebe heeft elke aardappel nodig

Avebe heeft dit seizoen alle aardappelen nodig, concludeert Jos Steenhuis, NAV-lid afdeling Veenkoloniën, na het gesprek met grondstoffendirecteur Addy Risseeuw. Hoe meer aardappelen Avebe verwerkt, hoe beter de fabrieken worden benut. Dat zorgt voo...

September 13, 2007

KMC: potato starch market prediction fall 2007

Very low grain harvests and an increasing interest in crops for bio-ethanol has sent world market grain prices sky-high. Starch potato farmers in the EU are consequently putting heavy pressure on the starch factories to obtain higher prices for their ...

September 12, 2007

ADM, Cargill announce leadership shifts

The two leading US agricultural processors, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) and Cargill, yesterday announced new appointments and leadership reshuffling.ADM has appointed a number of senior executives in its Commercial and Production Group, which is resp...

September 03, 2007

Bestuursvoorzitter Gert Hein de Heer vertrekt bij zetmeelconcern Avebe.

De Heer is op 1 juni dit jaar aangetreden bij Avebe en is op 1 augustus de vorige bestuursvoorzitter Okke Koo opgevolgd. Raad van Commissaris voorzitter Hans Hoekman zegt dat er geen verschil van mening is over de koers van Avebe. “De beslissing van ...

September 01, 2007

Novozymes launches Acrylaway to Reduce Acrylamide In Food

Novozymes launches Acrylaway (asparaginase) to reduce acrylamide which is formed when starchy foods are baked, fried or toasted at high temperatures. Acrylamide is under suspicion of causing cancer.

August 30, 2007

DSM agrees on asparaginase application rights with Frito-Lay and Procter & Gamble

Worldwide licencee for PreventASe™ DSM Food Specialties, Frito-Lay and Procter &Gamble have reached an agreement on the Intellectual Property rights to apply asparaginase in food products in order to reduce acrylamide levels. The reduction is cata...

August 29, 2007

Cargill to double canola production in Canada

Cargill is to build a second canola processing plant in Canada in a move to meet growing demand for tans fat-free oil, the firm announced yesterday.The new plant will be located adjacent to Cargill's existing operation in Clavet, Saskatchewan, and is ...

August 24, 2007

Syral mag delen Tate & Lyle overnemen

De Europese Commissie is akkoord met de overname van bedrijfsonderdelen van zoetstoffenfabrikant Tate &Lyle door het Franse Syral. Syral is actief in de productie van en de handel in zoetstoffen en bijproducten van mais en tarwe. Syral is eigendo...

August 23, 2007

Grote brand legt productie bij Aviko/Rixona stil

Om kwart over één vannacht, woensdag 22 augustus, meldde een medewerker van het bedrijf Aviko/Rixona in Warffum (productie aardappelgranules) dat er brand was uitgebroken. De brand bleek te woeden in de productie-installatie. De inzet van de brandweer ...