Archives for July 15, 2004

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Cargill-MGPI alliance for resistant starch market

As food makers continue to roll out new low carb food products to meet the rise in demand from consumers, starch supplier MGP Ingredients has agreed to link up with agri-giant Cargill to push a new resistant starch product aimed at this new market.

Food and drink firms asked to go further on kids advertising

Food and drink manufacturers are coming under increasing pressure to review their policies on advertising to children amid fears that increasing levels of promotional activity are contributing to an obesity epidemic. One organisation last week called...

Low-carb losing its sparkle?

Could the popularity of the much-vaunted - and much-criticised - low-carb diet fad already be on the wane? Manufacturers have invested heavily in new low-carb products to tap into the trend, and stand to lose a lot if, as one survey suggests, dieters...

Crown Holdings produces 25 billionth SuperEnd

Crown Holdings' shipment of the 25 billionth SuperEnd beverage end in North America underlines the current key concerns of beverage packagers and manufacturers - cost effectiveness, waste reduction and processing efficiency.

Alcoa opens second China plant

US-based Alcoa has completed construction of a new plant in Hangzhou, China, for its Closure Systems International (CSI) business, feeding growing demand for closures in both the domestic and Japanese markets.

Market share for cassava sourced starch set to rise

Faced with rising costs for starch ingredients sourced from stock-squeezed wheat and corn the global food industry is on the look out for better value alternatives. A recent report on the modified starch market suggests that the tropical starch...