Archives for July 12, 2004

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Demand for added-value whey to rise in Middle East

An increasingly sophisticated food market in the Middle East will open up opportunities for food makers and suppliers of third generation, added-value whey products in Saudi Arabia and Egypt, writes Lindsey Partos.

Ocean Spray installs 3M packaging system

US canned and bottled juice manufacturer Ocean Spray has installed integrated packaging software to streamline its packaging system across all operations.

Milk formulation for Tate and Lyle's sweetener

A US firm is to use the zero calorie sweetener sucralose for a new chocolate drink - further evidence that opportunities continue to grow for the sweetener produced by UK ingredient supplier Tate & Lyle.

Non-dairy drinks easy pushover for soy?

A new vegetable-based drink, based on a traditional Spanish recipe, is being introduced to the fast-growing dairy alternatives sector in the UK but it may have a tough time competing with soy beverages, increasingly dominating this category.

Funky or fusty - the whisky marketing dilemma

Efforts by Scotch whisky makers to attract a younger client base are coming thick and fast, as distillers seek to break the stranglehold of white spirits on the UK youth market. But is the 'pipe and slippers' image of whisky simply too deep-seated to...