In the first nine months of 2013, Givaudan recorded sales of CHF 3,318 million, an increase of 5.0% on a like-for-like basis and 2.7% in Swiss francs compared to the previous year.
Prunes hold bakery promise in Japan because they are fashionable and highly regarded for digestive health properties, but there are challenges in the US given the fruit’s image problem, says Sunsweet Ingredients.
For its 2013 fiscal year, ended June 30, 2013, Firmenich posted sales of CHF 2.89 billion, an increase of +7.0% in local currencies and +10.0% in Swiss Francs, its reporting currency.
French ingredients firm Naturex claims to be the first supplier to offer natural blue spirulina coloring for lipophilic confectionery applications such as compound coatings.
A jump in sugar refining capacity in Asia and Africa is set to help India boost exports of the raw variety of the sweetener and reduce the world No. 2 producer's bulging stocks.
Consumers should stop using the OxyElite Pro weight-loss supplement because a number of people in Hawaii who used the product have developed hepatitis, U.S. health officials say.
Kemin has announced that more than 50% of its rosemary production is certified as Sustainably Grown following a third-party audit conducted by SCS Global Services (SCS).
At Fi Europe (Frankfurt, 19-21 November) Brazilian company Biorigin says that it will present the recipe for successful health and well-being formulations for sodium reduction and taste enhancement.
Horizon Milling has unveiled a new defatted wheat germ ingredient for bakery and snack manufacturers, in response to the growing demand for full flavor grain-based foods.
Horizon Milling, L.L.C. unveiled new sprouted white spring whole wheat flour as well as Italian-style flour and a defatted wheat germ ingredient Oct. 7 at I.B.I.E. in Las Vegas.
Pacific Foods has introduced Organic Spicy Black Bean & Kale and Organic Split Pea & Uncured Ham varieties in its existing line of more than 20 ready-to-eat soup variants.
