Archives for April 7, 2004

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Vietnamese dairy readies for growth

Vietnam Dairy Products (Vinamilk) has been given approval by Vietnamese authorities to merge with Saigonmilk. Vietnam Dairy Products already holds a 20 per cent stake in the company which manufactures both soy and milk products.

British pigs to China

A British Pig Executive (BPEX) delegation is visiting Beijing at the end of the month to encourage British exports to China, the world's biggest market for pork.

Toffee ingredients firm to offer low trans fat version

Anticipating growing pressure on UK food manufacturers to cut the trans fats from food products, UK fudge and toffee ingredients firm Food Design joins the growing number of ingredients companies to offer alternatives, launching a replacement fat for...

Germans warned over use of Parmesan name

The EU Commission has issued a final warning to the German government over the use of the Parmigiano Reggiano name for certain cheese products. German producers have been using the name in spite of EU legislation which restricts the use to cheese made...

Space, the future for yoghurts

A link up between US space technologists and the leading Swedish-Danish dairy firm Arla Foods could lead to new knowledge about how to provide humans with calcium and yoghurt bacteria.