Expo East opens fall shows
Natural Products Expo East opens today in the new Washington, DC, Convention Center, bringing together suppliers and manufacturers of the rapidly expanding natural and organic foods industry.
Archives for September 3, 2003
Spicing up the pepper market
The International Pepper Community (IPC) - gathered in India this week - has agreed to tackle falling pepper sales, aiming to get quality standards accepted by importing and exporting countries all around the world. IPC hopes on NPD and medicinal market.
Human body may contain hidden obesity treatment
Adding a naturally occurring gut hormone to the diet could help treat obesity, suggest UK researchers writing in today's issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Request for phytosterols in milk
The Australian and New Zealand markets could soon see cholesterol-lowering milks on sale, as the region's food agency considers comments on a request from Parmalat Australia.
Alliance sources Sytrinol
SourceOne Global has formed an alliance with KGK Synergize for the exclusive worldwide distribution rights for the cholesterol-lowering product Sytrinol.
Food bar market set to soar
The $3 billion market for food bars is expected to more than double by 2007, largely due to the popularity these items enjoy among US women, according to a new report from MarketResearch.com.
Kraft sticks to first of health promotion promises
Kraft Foods said today it has named 10 experts to its 'Worldwide Health & Wellness Advisory Council', first announced in July as part of the company's much hyped plan to help address the rise in obesity.
EU rejects Austrian GM-free zone
In a landmark decision, the European Commission has blocked the first attempt by an EU region to turn itself into a statutory GM-free zone. The EU body ruled that governments that tried to ban genetically-modified crops would be in breach of EU law,...