Archives for December 13, 2011

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Hollywood A-list vodka brand sparks legal dogfight

By Ben Bouckley

An investor behind a super-premium vodka brand whose website features US celebrities such as Meryl Streep is involved in a bitter legal battle with its creators, who have called him “uneducated and unstable”.

Product labelling key to consumer acceptance of HPP and PEF

By Rory Harrington

Providing information on food labels about the processing method used in their manufacture can heighten consumer acceptance of high pressure processing (HPP) and pulsed electric field processing (PEF), according to new research.

Vitiva expects aspartame-stevia shift

By Ben Bouckley

Slovenian ingredients producer Vitiva has launched a stevia line called Sweet' nVit, and says it will market its version of the intense sweetener worldwide, as its CEO predicts a shift from artificial sweeteners such as aspartame.