Archives for June 25, 2006

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Coors UK launches below freezing beer

By  Chris Mercer

A new lager served at below freezing temperature, developed by beer firm Coors, looks to target an emerging trend for colder beer on the troublesome UK beer market.

ADM wheat protein ingredient to bind health bars

By  Clarisse Douaud in Orlando

ADM is targetting the burgeoning healthy snacks market, launching a wheat protein isolate that mimics the properties of sugar as a binder in reduced sugar applications.

Britvic hit by Ecuador passion fruit shortage

By  Chris Mercer

Severe shortages of passion fruit supplies from Ecuador threaten to disrupt food and drink firms, as Britvic says it will pull its J2O Orange and Passionfruit drink from shop shelves in Britain this summer.

Could hemp be the hot new healthy ingredient?

By  Jess Halliday

The health-enhancing properties of hemp have come under the spotlight this month with the launch of a drink containing hemp-blossom syrup (Cannabis sativa) in the UK, which is also being tested by multiple sclerosis sufferers for its potential to...