A new fragrance confectionery that claims to leave the consumer smelling like roses has hit the shelves recently, according to ConfectionaryNews.com.
German company Lanxess has developed a new natural citrus flavour for US soft drinks that it claims targets shelf life as well as taste buds, according to BeverageDaily.com.
Currently only 2% of alcoholic drinks are packed in PET but Euromonitor expects cost and environmental considerations to drive that figure up over the next few years, according to BeverageDaily.com
Givaudan says it is increasing investment in taste technology to address food manufacturers’ ‘sweetness challenges’, according to FoodNavigator.
Public health will lose again as Food Standards Australia New Zealand Authority (FSANZ) is set to approve GE crops designed to survive spraying with a new range of toxic herbicides, according to GE FREE NZ.
Auckland-based Living Cell Technologies Limited, a company developing cell implant therapy to treat diabetes, says it has entered into an agreement to raise A$3 million through a placement of shares to Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory, Inc from Japan.
While a search of Mintel’s Global New Products Database (GNPD) could only identify five US products featuring the fruit concentrate, several of the nation’s biggest food manufacturers have requested samples, with many looking to combine it with stevia in a bid to capitalise on its all natural credentials, Paul Paslaski, vice president sales & marketing USA, at monk fruit processor BioVittoria, told FoodNavigator-USA.com.
Consumers may consider organic cookies, yogurt and potato chips to be tastier, healthier and lower in calories because they carry an organic label, according to FoodNavigator-USA.com.
A Pakistani import-export company specialising in fruits such as grapes, mangoes, apples and mandarins has entered into an agreement to sell world class Royal Gala apples produced in New Zealand in Pakistan, according to Dawn.com.
Fonterra is about to start offering industrial cheddar cheese at its electronic auctions from July 19, according to an NZPA story carried in the NZ Herald.
US exports to China has reached a new record-high of US$91.9 billion last year even as the trade deficit between the two countries widened, according to EmpoweredNews.net.
Rising fuel prices, tumbling freight rates, piracy and now radiation fears will make this year one of the most difficult in decades for the maritime industry, forcing some shipping companies out of business, according to a Reuters report carried by mb.com.ph.
Award-winning New Zealand vanilla company Heilala Vanilla is celebrating sweet success after cracking the tough American market.
NZ carpet-maker Cavalier Bremworth’s export business has grown by 75% in the past year to offset a flat domestic market, according to BusinessDay.co.nz.
Global container volume saw a strong rebound in 2010, marking an estimated 560 million TEU, up an all-time high of 14.5% year on year after experiencing an 8.9% decline in 2009, the first ever drop, according to the Shipping Gazette.
A new fragrance confectionery that claims to leave the consumer smelling like roses has hit the shelves recently, according to ConfectionaryNews.com.
Currently only 2% of alcoholic drinks are packed in PET but Euromonitor expects cost and environmental considerations to drive that figure up over the next few years, according to BeverageDaily.com
Rising fuel prices, tumbling freight rates, piracy and now radiation fears will make this year one of the most difficult in decades for the maritime industry, forcing some shipping companies out of business, according to a Reuters report carried by mb.com.ph.
