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Ingredients & Additives
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Kemin Industries acquires Proteus Industries
Kemin Industries, a global ingredient manufacturer that strives to sustainably transform the quality of life every day for 80 percent of the world with its products and services, has acquired Proteus Industries. This acquisition adds sustainable clean label yield enhancement…
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B.C.-based Cascadia Seaweed adds four seaweed species to Health Canada’s Ingredient Database
Cascadia Seaweed has added Saccharina Latissima (Sugar Kelp), Alaria marginata (Winged kelp), Neoagarum fimbriatum, and Develarea mollis (Red Ribbon or Pacific Dulse). “Seaweed is an extremely valuable nutritional, nutraceutical and a pharmacological resource. It contains an array of components that…
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Just vanilla please! – expert food labelling insights for vanilla flavour from Gary Gnirss
To some, vanilla is ordinary, to others it’s divine. Vanilla gained increased attention in 2020, but this attention was not positive — over 80 lawsuits found their way into U.S. courts alleging consumer deception related to foods represented as “vanilla”…
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Webinar – Supply Chains and Food CPG: Readiness for a Post-Pandemic Future
As a result of COVID-19, a spotlight has been placed on the risks and real impacts on supply-chains in the food consumer goods space. From meat processing plant closures, to 300 per cent increases in demand for ginger, or surge…
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Tate & Lyle expands its line of tapioca-based starches
The expansion includes the launch of new REZISTA® MAX thickening starches and BRIOGEL® gelling starches. These innovative tapioca starches will help food manufacturers deliver superior products thanks to their improved process tolerance, mouthfeel, fluidity and texture. The starches are suitable…
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DuPont launches Versilk enzyme
DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences (DuPont) today announced the North American launch of Versilk™, the latest in its range of enzymes to help yogurt and beverage manufacturers achieve optimal texture and taste in yogurts, drinkable dairy products and other drinkable fermented…
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More CFIA protections against food fraud in honey and other products
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is working to identify and mitigate risks in the food supply chain so that Canadians are protected from food misrepresentation, which is a common form of food fraud. As part of the CFIA’s food…
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Tate & Lyle acquires Sweet Green Fields global stevia business
Tate & Lyle, a leading global provider of food and beverage ingredients and solutions, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Sweet Green Fields (SGF), a leading global stevia solutions business. The acquisition of SGF brings a broad portfolio of…
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Kerry to acquire Quebec-based Bio-K Plus International
Kerry, the Taste & Nutrition company, has announced that it has reached agreement to acquire the Canadian company, Bio-K Plus International. Bio-K Plus is a leading probiotic company with a range of clinically-supported probiotic beverage and supplement applications in the…
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Kerry launches ‘Explore Umami and Kokumi’ initiative with research report
Kerry’s ‘Explore Umami and Kokumi’ campaign is designed to introduce product developers to the depth and deliciousness of clean label umami and kokumi ingredients in savoury products, meat applications and plant-based proteins The components of the campaign include a research…
