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High-intensity beta-carotene colourants
LycoRed Israel has developed new beta-carotene colourant formulations that deliver high-intensity colouring. Named Lyc-O-Beta Intense and BetaCote Intense, they deliver increased colour intensity allowing for lower colourant usage. “The LycoRed R&D team of scientists worked around the clock to develop the most recent innovative colourants for food and beverage applications”, says Roee Nir, global commercial […]
Algatechnologies unveils water-soluble astaxanthin emulsion
Algatechnologies, an Israel-based manufacturer of natural astaxanthin, has developed a 2% natural astaxanthin in a liquid-emulsion format under the AstaPure brand. Natural astaxanthin is a lipid-soluble ingredient usually used in oil-based formulations. However, due to its powerful antioxidant properties, there is a high demand in the market for a water soluble form that can be […]
LycoRed opens premix plant in China
LycoRed, Israel, has announced the opening of a new plant in Changzhou, China. The plant will be available for commercial production by the end of this year, producing a range of premixes for nutritional fortification for the Asian market. The new plant comes in the wake of research conducted by LycoRed that showed ‘a growing […]
Frutarom snaps up UK ingredients firm
Frutarom has revealed that it’s bought UK-based ingredients firm British East Anglian Food Ingredients (EAFI) for £3 million (€3.5m). Founded in 1979, EAFI develops, manufactures and markets flavours, seasoning compounds and functional ingredients for the food industry, specialising in convenience food, snacks, and processed meat and fish. Among the assets being acquired by the Israeli […]
EPO restricts Novogen patent claims – and opens the door for isoflavones
Following objections by 10 European countries, including Germany, France, Italy and the UK, and by Solbar (Israel), the European Patent Office (EPO) has rejected large parts of the Novogen patent claims – originally granted in 2004 – for the use of isoflavone phyto-oestrogen extracts. The EPO has restricted claims wherein the isoflavone phytoestrogen extract comprises […]
Frutarom reports 19 per cent fall in sales
Ingredients supplier Frutarom has reported a decrease in sales and net income for the quarter. Sales for the Israel-based company dropped 19.3 per cent to $98.4m, from $122m in the corresponding quarter last year. Net income was $5.6m for the quarter compared to $9.7m the previous year. According to the company, much of the sales […]
EU go-ahead for lycopene use in foods
European Commission approval for the use of several lycopene forms in foods looks set to significantly expand the market for the tomato-based antioxidant now that it is no longer restricted to food supplement applications. Offerings from Vitatene, BASF, DSM and Lycored have all won Novel Foods approval, making the market ripe for growth, according to […]
New acquisition for Frutarom
Israeli flavour and ingredients company Frutarom has signed an agreement to acquire the assets and business of the American Company Flavors Specialties for $17.2 million, financed through bank loans. The agreement includes a clause that could increase or decrease the value of the deal to $27 million or $13.15 million based on earnings in 2009 […]
Royal visit as Tate & Lyle celebrates 130 years
HM The Queen and the HRH The Duke of Edinburgh visited Tate & Lyle’s historic sugar refinery in Silvertown, London, to commemorate 130 years of sugar refining at the site. Thames Refinery began production in 1878 when Queen Victoria was on the throne and Disraeli was prime minister. Twenty-three prime ministers and five monarchs later […]
INGREDIENTS: Sweet like candy
LycoRed Israel has launched a new line of slow release ingredients that help confectionery manufacturers retain taste in gum products for longer. Chewing gum and chewy candies typically maintain their taste for less than five minutes, which means that manufacturers are often looking for ways to prolong flavour release. Following the ever increasingly popular trend […]
INGREDIENTS: Frutarom sales growth continues
The trend of sales growth that has characterised Frutarom’s activity over the past seven years continues while achieving accelerated growth in core activities. The company’s rapid development strategy has combined organic growth in core activities with strategic acquisitions worldwide. During 2007 Frutarom made seven acquisitions. Frutarom acquired British companies Belmay and Jupiter; Raychan, Adumim and […]
Potatoes set to go upmarket
Branston Ltd, the UK’s leading supplier of quality fresh potatoes, has launched The Real Potato Co, an innovative direct to consumer brand set to shake up the UK potato category with its range of new varieties. The Real Potato Co will initially launch within 250 Tesco stores around the country with two exclusive varieties of […]