New on-site gluten test targets specialty food firms
A new credit-card sized gluten testing kit that can be used on site claims to provide food firms with a quick and cheap way to test for both low and high levels of the allergen in their products.
Archives for May 31, 2006
Britvic eyes Europe drinks expansion
Britvic is looking to increase its presence in several markets across Western Europe as part of a push to grow its international soft drinks business, BeverageDaily.com has learnt.
Brewer uses nanotech coating on heat interchanger
Nanotechnology, the science of the very small, has been employed as a microscopic coating on a heat interchanger used by a Corona brewing plant in Mexico.
Radioactive waste threatens Champagne vineyards
The re-opening of a radioactive waste dump in France's Champagne region, recently shut for safety reasons, threatens to contaminate the area's famous vineyards, says campaigns group Greenpeace.
Kirin set to grab share of Thai green tea boom
Japan's Kirin is readying to enter Thailand's booming green tea sector, through a new joint venture with Thailand's Osotspa, according to a report.
Could monoacyl sugar alcohols be used as emulsifiers?
Japanese scientists have reported that monoacyl sugar alcohols could be 'very promising emulsifiers' and could offer an alternative to the widely used monoacyl glycerols.
Rhodia raises vanillin prices to fund Chinese ambitions
Rhodia explains to FoodNavigator why the firm's vanillin price increases, unveiled today, are absolutely necessary for the business to progress - and why so much attention is being focused on China.
Rexam to build new beverage can plant as supplies tighten
Rexam is putting new beverage can capacity on the market, as it strengthens its relationship with Red Bull by building a new wall-to-wall plant in Austria.