New citrus flavour doubles up as an antimicrobial agent
Lanxess has developed a new natural citrus flavour for US soft drinks that it claims targets shelf life as well as taste buds.
Archives for April 20, 2011
Graham Packaging to buy Italian blow molding company
Graham Packaging has announced it is to buy Italian company Techne for €8.8m as part of its strategy to expand outside its native US.
Environment MEPs approve proposal on aspartame pregnancy warning
The European Parliament’s Environment committee is pushing for a warning label on products containing aspartame stating that they may not be suitable for pregnant women – despite opinions from EFSA and the French food safety ANSES that scientific...
DSM and Anchor Yeast's joint venture markets first crop of wine ingredients
A year on from the formation of Oenobrands, a joint venture between DSM and Anchor Yeast, we went down to their offices in Montpellier, France, to find out about its first crop of wine yeasts and enzymes.
Tetra Pak publishes new environmental targets
Tetra Pak has unveiled a new set of environmental targets, including a goal to keep carbon emissions from increasing beyond 2010 levels through to 2020.
Coffee prices reach highest point since 1977
Speculative demand has pushed coffee prices up through the $3 a pound barrier, taking them to their highest level for over 30 years.