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Stevia Workshop Attracts Leading Food Innovators

hgranato@vpico.com (HEATHER GRANATO) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:41:00 GMT

A post conference workshop following SupplySide West attracted more than 100 registrants from the food and beverage industry for an in-depth look at the market for stevia-derived sweeteners. The workshop featured presentations and Q&A with Robert

GSB Flavors Celebrates 25 Years

tesquivel@vpico.com (TERESA ESQUIVEL) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:38:00 GMT

GSB Flavors is celebrating 25 years of service to the food and fragrance industries.

SupplySide West 2009 Breaks Previous Exhibit Hall, Attendance Records

amarrapodi@vpico.com (ALISSA MARRAPODI) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:45:00 GMT

Supplyside west 2009 trade show in Las Vegas broke both exhibit hall and attendance records, bucking the current declining trend for most trade shows. Nearly 8,300 industry executives and 1,128 booths from global dietary supplement, food and beverage,

FDA/IFT Traceability Report Released

amarrapodi@vpico.com (ALISSA MARRAPODI) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:31:00 GMT

The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) delivered to FDA a new technical study that recommends guidelines to establish a comprehensive product tracing system to track the movement of food products from farm to point of sale or service.

Listeria Deadly to the Unborn

lkuntz@vpico.com (LYNN KUNTZ) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:10:00 GMT

Sickness from the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes may occur at lower exposure levels than previously believed, increasing risk of fetal or infant mortality among pregnant women.

Raising Capital in the Nutrition Industry

lkuntz@vpico.com (LYNN KUNTZ) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:33:00 GMT

Growth companies in the nutrition industry must approach capital raising in today’s economic climate with an eye toward private capital and strategic partnerships for corporate investment.

GLG Weider Legal Woes

amarrapodi@vpico.com (ALISSA MARRAPODI) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:28:00 GMT

Weider filed a Statement of Claim against GLG regarding their joint venture called Sweet Naturals.

Seltzer Changes Name to Glanbia

amarrapodi@vpico.com (ALISSA MARRAPODI) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:11:00 GMT

Seltzer Co. Inc., which includes Seltzer Nutritional Technologies and Seltzer Ingredients, officially renamed to Glanbia Nutritionals (NA) Inc. and will operate under the Glanbia Nutritionals Customized Solutions brand.

Feeling the Buzz in the Energy Market

hgranato@vpico.com (HEATHER GRANATO) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:57:00 GMT

Sales of energy enhancing products are on the rise, and are incorporating a wide range of botanical and specialty ingredients; however, marketers have to be increasingly mindful of product positioning and claims.

Solae ~ SUPRO® Nugget 570

amarrapodi@vpico.com (ALISSA MARRAPODI) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:50:00 GMT

Solae LLC, developer of soy-based technologies and ingredients, introduced SUPRO® Nugget, a high-protein soy nugget for nutritional bars, snacks, bakery products, cereals and more.

More Chocolate, Less Stress

amarrapodi@vpico.com (ALISSA MARRAPODI) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:11:00 GMT

A new study published online in the Journal of Proteome Research provides evidence that eating dark chocolate helps ease emotional stress.

Lipid Nutrition ~ Marinol® Omega-3 Emulsion

amarrapodi@vpico.com (ALISSA MARRAPODI) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:20:00 GMT

Lipid Nutrition introduced Marinol® Omega-3 Emulsion, a highly concentrated fish oil emulsion for food companies looking to fortify food applications with omega-3 fatty acids.

BASF ~ LycoVit® 10 CWD/S

amarrapodi@vpico.com (ALISSA MARRAPODI) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:35:00 GMT

BASF introduced LycoVit® 10 CWD/S, a vegetarian lycopene formulation designed for beverage and food applications.

DSM Production Efficiencies Mean Lower Cost for resVida Trans-Resveratrol

hgranato@vpico.com (HEATHER GRANATO) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:58:00 GMT

DSM announced manufacturing advances and production efficiencies mean the company will be able to lower pricing on its resVida brand trans-resveratrol, effective January 2010.

IOM Urged to Set Omega-3 DRIs

hgranato@vpico.com (HEATHER GRANATO) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:08:00 GMT

The Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3s and a consortium of scientific and consumer organizations filed a petition with the U.S. Institute of Medicine to set dietary reference intakes for EPA and DHA omega-3s.

DSM Lauded for tensVida Product

hgranato@vpico.com (HEATHER GRANATO) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:08:00 GMT

DSM’s lactotripeptide blood pressure ingredient, tensVida, received recognition for its product development, winning the Outstanding Application in Nutraceuticals category at the European Outsourcing Awards.

UC-II Affirmed GRAS

hgranato@vpico.com (HEATHER GRANATO) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:13:00 GMT

InterHealth Nutraceuticals announced its UC-II undenatured type II collagen ingredient was affirmed generally recognized as safe (GRAS) following a review by a scientific panel assembled by the Burdock Group.

B&D Repping for Solazyme

hgranato@vpico.com (HEATHER GRANATO) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:08:00 GMT

B&D Nutritional Ingredients signed a distributor agreement with Solazyme Inc. to distribute Solazyme’s Golden Chlorella microalgae products.

Chr. Hansen Revenues Up for FY08/09

hgranato@vpico.com (HEATHER GRANATO) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:05:00 GMT

Chr. Hansen reported on its fiscal year, with revenues up 10 percent in local currency, EBITDA up 30.3 percent and sales growth particularly strong in the probiotics and enzymes areas.