Orafti buys Belgian rice ingredients
Belgian ingredients company Orafti is to acquire Remy Industries, a Belgium-based producer of food ingredients made from rice, the company announced this week.
Archives for November 26, 2003
Better sterol sales lift Forbes' capital
Strong growth in revenues has improved working capital at phytosterol maker Forbes Medi-Tech this year, which should help further growth in the nutraceutical activities.
Bulk oil margins eat into Aarhus bottom line
Danish oils and fats company Aarhus United saw third quarter profit falling by over 50 per cent as reduced margins, lower exchange rates, a decline in bulk oil sales and heightened competition, ate into the bottom line.
Multivitamin found to slow death from HIV
A supplement containing vitamins and minerals may help to slow the progression to death of some of the 40 million people infected with HIV worldwide, according to a new study.
Lonza signs agreement with Canadian plant extracts
Canadian life science company, Fytokem Products Inc., a developer of therapeutic plant extracts and bioactive molecules, announced that it has signed a product development and licensing agreement with Lonza Inc., the US subsidiary of Swiss chemicals...
A tastier soy-based bread
The US Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has developed a new dough formulation to eradicate the musty, 'beany' aftertaste of some soy-based breads; a problem that has eluded food technologists since the 1970s.