News briefs: Kraft Foods and Fonterra
This week, Kraft posts a slight rise in first quarter sales, while Fonterra gets Vatican approval to expand its presence in South America.
Archives for April 29, 2008
Montezuma starts shift to green packaging
British chocolatier Montezuma is one of the latest confectionery companies to promote its green credentials by introducing recycled and recyclable packaging.
Danisco sponsors research on dietary fibres
Food ingredients, sugar and industrial bioproducts firm Danisco is sponsoring a professorship in healthy dietary fibres, which could help to develop foods with health-promoting benefits.
Danisco debuts cheese-making aid
Danisco has launched a proprietary fermentation-produced chymosin (FPC) it says is less sensitive to price fluctuations than calf-stomach derived versions.
Low-fat foods drive emulsifiers, other ingredients
Food ingredients that are key to low-fat foods are seeing the fastest growth in their sectors as the health and wellbeing trend continues, finds a new report.
Machine-makers highlight hygiene at Interpack
Easy-clean design is a major priority for designers of processing equipment, say companies at Interpack introducing their latest innovations to the market.