R&D News
April 1, 2005
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David Michael & Co., Philadelphia, has planned its next Innovation Roadshow for Oct. 6 in Philadelphia. Attendees will experience global flavors and trends through an educational forum designed to inspire innovation and creativity.
Chr. Hansen Inc.,
Milwaukee, Wis., opened a new office in Bogota, Colombia. The new premises
will be the cornerstone in the company’s aim to gain new market
shares in Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela.
Degussa Food Ingredients’ Business Line Texturant Systems recently started the production of
texturizing blends in its newly built production unit in Shanghai, China.
The produced texturizing blends mainly are used in Chinese dairy, ice cream
and confectionery industries.
Cargill Health & Food Technologies in Minneapolis is launching a new logo for its
CoroWise Naturally Sourced Cholesterol Reducer brand of plant sterols that
more clearly communicates the consumer benefits of the product, thereby
adding more value to product labels on which it appears. Some of the
current products with the heart healthy logo are Minute Maid Premium Heart
Wise orange juice and Rice Dream Heartwise rice drink.
Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM)
in Decatur, Ill., has increased the price of its lecithin products by an
average of 7 percent.
Fortitech Asia Pacific Sdr Bhd in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, has appointed Chin Keong Wong to
business manager. Fortitech Asia Pacific is part of the global network of
Fortitech Inc., a leading manufacturer of custom nutrient premixes. As
business manager, Wong will direct the company’s sales and customer
support efforts.
Briess Malt & Ingredients Co.’s Insta Grains plant recently completed the Food Products
Association audit with successful results. The audit reviews 36 categories
ranging from sanitation to document control to HACCP.
The Freedonia Group Inc.,
Cleveland, Ohio, reports that the global demand for flavors and fragrances
is forecast to increase 4.4 percent per year to $18.6 billion in 2008.
Developing nations will continue to record better growth than
industrialized regions, and blends will grow faster than both aroma
chemicals and essential oils. Pricing pressures also will remain an issue
primarily due to a shrinking customer base. These trends and others are
presented in World Flavors and Fragrances, a new study from the company.
