Archives for February 10, 2003

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'Positive nutrition' claims top slot

While new product introductions launched on the back of key nutritional claims continue to decline significantly in the US, products with 'added value' could lead the way towards success, writes market analyst Mintel this week.

Galaxy beginning to see results

Dairy alternatives producer Galaxy Nutritional Foods is still making losses, reporting a loss of $744,437 for the third quarter of 2003, compared to...

Confectionery: sugar free, innovation to drive sales

The International Sweets and Biscuits Fair (ISM) held last month in Cologne, Germany, clearly illustrated the key confectionery trends, write market analysts Euromonitor. Particularly evident, the dichotomy between fun sugar confectionery aimed at...

Battling biology for a thinner population

Eating 100 fewer calories a day could help prevent weight gain in the average individual, says one team of researchers in this week's Science, while others argue that fighting the epidemic is much more difficult : a fight against years of genetic...

Melatonin - time for a full review

UK scientists claim that funding should be provided to back proper testing of the supplement melatonin, used to relieve jet lag symptoms, so that it can be widely used by the public.