Archives for January 27, 2004

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Russian sugar market fights recession

A large proportion of Russian sugar processors have experienced recession over the last year - so says a survey of leading industry figures. However, the abolition of import taxes on imported raw sugar might make things easier in the year ahead.

US team beats Italians to red wine pill

A US company says it has launched the first dietary supplement that preserves the natural antioxidant molecules found in red wine, making it a suitable alternative for teetotallers.

$5 million in new ice cream tech for diet market

Millions of dollars in investment poured into a new technology may pay off for US food manufacturer Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Holdings. Targeting the low-fat market, the company said that it has developed a revolutionary "slow churned" method of making...