Tate & Lyle, the starches and sugars group, is likely to
announce write-offs of about £75m in connection with the planned
sale of Western Sugar when it...
Being overweight and having high blood pressure can independently
increase a man's of developing kidney cancer, according to a new
study. Combined research...
Researchers at U.S.-based Naturally Vitamins in Arizona claim that
the amino acid, citrulline, may provide a superior support to
enhance "male performance"....
Research at the Australian science institute, CSIRO, has shown that
antioxidants in green tea can lower cholesterol in rabbits by
increasing the quantity...
The UK Agriculture Minister has explained his decision not to
attack former Conservative cabinet ministers following the
publication of Lord Phillips...
A biotechnology company is to lobby the U.K.government to
accelerate its testing programme for bovine spongiform
encephalopathy, "mad cow disease", the...
Agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland Co. plans to take a large
share of the lucrative rice market in Cuba, ADM Senior
Vice-President Marty Andreas...
Canadian company Formbes Medi-Tech Inc. announced the first
consumer product test market launches in Australia and the U.S
containing its phytosterol-based...
Low levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol may be
linked with hearing loss in men, researchers from Iwate Medical
University, Japan suggested...
Kellogg Co., the maker of Frosted Flakes and Special K cereals and
other products, has shut down a Michigan plant because it could not
guarantee corn...
Wine may help reduce the risk of developing colon cancer, a recent
study suggests. Researchers at the State University of New York
recorded lifestyle...
International Food company Kerry Group PLC announced the
acquisition of Armour Food Ingredients in the U.S from Con Agra
Inc. for $35 million (Euro 41.2...
Moderate amounts of java may protect you from Parkinson's disease
(PD), reported Harvard University researchers this week. Among
nearly 50,000 men who...
The European Commission on Monday cleared the GeneralMills Inc.'s
proposed purchase of packaged foods maker Pillsbury from Diageo
PLC, a British-based...
Unilever, the Anglo-Dutch consumer products company, announced
yesterday that it intends to divest Bestfoods Baking Company in the
U.S.A. The business...
Lion Nathan, Australian brewing group and daughter of Japanese
parent Kirin, is in talks with an international brewer on the
future of its Chinese beer...
The French government announced last week that it would ban cow
intestines from food because of fears it might transmit 'mad cow
disease,' to humans,...
Fibre supplement manufacturers will not be able to claim on labels
that consuming fibre may reduce the risk of colorectal cancer, the
US Food and Drug...
US cereal maker General Mills Inc. has entered talks with Swiss
food giant Nestle SA on the future of Haagen-Dazs ice cream, a
joint venture between Pillsbury...
The UK Soil Association has approved an organic encapsulated Sodium
Bicarbonate produced by TasteTech, a Bristol food technology
company. The ingredient...
Ajinomoto Co. announced last week that it has won damages in a
long-running lawsuit against the U.S. agribusiness giant Archer
Daniels Midland Co. for...
London-based Cadbury Schweppes plc recently announced strong growth
results for Dr Pepper, from its Texas-based division 'Dr Pepper /
Seven Up Inc.'....
Consumer goods group Unilever PLC has almost completed its $21.3
billion buyout of U.S. food company Bestfoods. Shareholders in both
companies voted Monday...
Wheat germ, bran and other whole grains may reduce a woman's risk
of a stroke by nearly 50 per cent, according to a recent study.
Researchers at Brigham...
A new variety of sweet potato selected by scientists at the
International Potato Centre (CIP) in Peru could help to prevent
millions of cases of blindness...
Swiss food giant Nestle has announced it will join forces with the
beleaguered Japanese food processor, Snow Brand Milk Products.
Earlier this year the...
Women who eat lots of whole-grain foods can significantly reduce
their risk of strokes, according to a recent study. Researchers at
Harvard University...
Beans could be among red wine and colourful fruits, berries and
vegetables as nutritious cancer- and heart disease-fighting foods,
U.S. Department of...
Eridana Beghin-Say, the French ingredients group, announced last
week the completion of a major expansion project of its research
and development facilities...
US food gum maker CP Kelco is to give the European high yield
market a new issue. Investors and analysts reacted positively to
the news that CP Kelco...
The Australia New Zealand Food Authority (ANZFA) announced this
month that its review into the current prohibition of health claims
on food in Australia...
Abnormal low-density lipoprotein (LDL), lipid composition and
anti-oxidant content are associated with an increased
susceptibility to oxidation of LDL...
In a bid to prevent US domination in the consumer goods internet
marketplace four of Europe's largest companies are raising a E70m
($60m), the Financial...
Anglo-Dutch Unilever and Finnish Raisio were given the go-ahead by
U.S regulators to market their cholesterol-fighting spreads as
proven cholesterol-cutting...
Cooking carrots may boost their antioxidant power, a new study
revealed last month. Researchers at the University of Arkansas
heated carrots with and...
In a recent announcement, Heinz, the US food products company,
stated that it will launch organic versions of its most famous
brands. Heinz Organic Tomato...
Nearly two-fifths of the U.S population may be deficient in Vitamin
B12, according to a recent study. Researchers involved in the
ongoing Framingham (Massachusetts)...
Penford Corp., a producer of speciality starches in NorthAmerica,
is to purchase Starch Australasia Limited for US$58 million in
cash. Starch Australasia,...
The cocoa bean shell is a good source of insoluble fibre, according
to a study carried out at the University of Toronto in Canada.
Researchers tested...
Proposals to change current UK legislation on BSE protection
measures - bringing it into line with new measures across the
European Union - were issued...
New regulations on labelling of genetically modified foods, made in
Wellington, New Zealand last month by Health Ministers from New
Zealand and Australian...
