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UK food and drink makers to cut water use

Riggs launches new depositor for hand finished products

Sweet foods contain hidden salt risks

ASA warns GM ban retaliation

Cranberry extracts show promise against gullet cancer

 
   
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Dunkin' Donuts moves into mainland China

Berry extracts better than whole fruit for obesity: study

Chiquita banana prices still on the up

NutraCea to build first wheat bran plant

 
 

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UK food and drink makers to cut water use
A group of leading UK food and drink manufacturers is pledging to reduce water use under a new programme designed to improve their environmental credentials and cut costs... Read


Riggs launches new depositor for hand finished products
UK-based food equipment firm Riggs Autopack is introducing a spot depositor for ready meal, bakery and dessert products that require accurate hand finishing... Read


Sweet foods contain hidden salt risks
An industry body yesterday said consumers are unaware of the high salt content on some sweet products such as popcorn, cereals and hot chocolate, sparking calls for reformulation and improved labelling... Read


ASA warns GM ban retaliation
The American Soybean Association has warned there could be "massive retaliation" on Europe if the bloc does not speed up a system for approving GM crops... Read


Cranberry extracts show promise against gullet cancer
An increased intake of fruit and vegetables may cut the risk of Barrett's oesophagus, a precursor to oesophageal cancer, suggests a new study form California... Read


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Dunkin' Donuts moves into mainland China
Only one year after moving into Taiwan, US bakery firm Dunkin' Donuts plans to open 100 new shops in Shanghai and the surrounding provinces over the next ten years, the company announced last week... Read


Berry extracts better than whole fruit for obesity: study
Purified forms of extracted anthocyanins from berries may decrease obesity, but the whole fruit doesn't produce the same benefits, suggests a new study with mice... Read


Chiquita banana prices still on the up
Banana prices in all markets continue to rise for Chiquita as the company attempts to counter increasing industry costs... Read


NutraCea to build first wheat bran plant
NutraCea is entering into an alliance to construct a new flour mill in Indonesia that will incorporate the firm's new stabilized wheat bran technology... Read

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Probiotics, friend or foe?

The headlines are sensationalist: twenty-four people have died in a probiotic trial. Therefore, probiotics may be fatal. Throw those yoghurt shots away! Read



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New SIG Combibloc machine speeds up filling
A new filling machine designed by SIG Combibloc can fill cartons 20 per cent faster than its predecessor, says the Swiss company... Read


Key Technology sorter removes lettuce cores, boosts shelf-life
US-based Key Technology has developed a new sorter designed to remove the core from lettuce heads, saving on labour costs and increasing the product shelf life... Read


Salt reduction and labelling efforts need to go further
Reformulation in the food industry reduced British salt intake by 2,000 tonnes last year, says research, but specialists insist consumption continues to exceed recommendations... Read


Cadbury to protect Ghanaian chocolate production
Cadbury today launched a fund to aid its cocoa suppliers in Ghana, after research suggested that average production in the region is now 40 per cent lower than the potential yield... Read


Challenges ahead for CHR Hansen sustainability
CHR Hansen says that investment in production equipment efficiency, and changing employee attitudes to natural resource use, remain the key drivers in its company-wide sustainability drive... Read

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