Archives for August 12, 2004

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Takeda to sell off vitamins joint venture

Japanese pharmaceutical firm Takeda will sell off its stakes in five non-core joint ventures, including the vitamins business that it operates with Germany's BASF, according to reports.

Tagatose chocolate has low GI

Food makers will be encouraged to use a low-calorie sweetener supplied by Danish ingredients firm Arla Food Ingredients with a new study showing a chocolate bar made with the prebiotic ingredient is very low in glycaemic load (GL) and glycaemic index...

Dansk Droge sets sights on Polish market

Danish supplement maker Dansk Droge is set to increase its share of the Polish market with the acquisition last week of Poland-based distributor Amis Medica.