Alcohol for bone health
Moderate alcohol consumption could help protect women against osteoporosis, say researchers from a British hospital.
Archives for July 1, 2004
Danone launches new, magnesium-rich milk drink
French firm Danone, one of the world's top ten food and drink companies, has launched a novel dairy concept on the Belgian market this month.
Brits sell tea to China
Taylors of Harrogate, an English tea company, has done the seemingly impossible by selling tea to China. It has packed off its first consignment and is hoping for follow-on orders, but should this really come as a surprise considering the changing...
China continues to dominate world honey production
Although the market for honey in China has fluctuated in recent years the country continues to be by far the leading producer in the world. And with per capita consumption set to rise, a recent report from Access Asia indicates that production will...
'World first' from Neogen
Neogen, the US-based manufacturer of food safety and analysis equipment, has developed what it claims is the world's first system designed to read, store and analyse results from lateral flow tests.
Virgin opens premium front in US cola war
The US cola wars have traditionally been fought on just two fronts - Coca-Cola holding one and PepsiCo the other. But now a new player is about to join the fray, and Britain's Virgin Cola is hoping that its decision to focus on the premium end of the...