Royal DSM of Heerlen, Netherlands, has acquired Cargill’s cultures and enzymes business. The integration of both businesses is expected to be complete by mid-2013.
Fiberstar Inc. presented 2012 Citri-Fi Innovation Awards in November to three food technologists for demonstrating new uses for its Citri-Fi food ingredient.
Axium Foods, known best for private-label, corn-based snacks, launches its own brand of enhanced-nutrition tortilla chips of a different color, Mystic Harvest Purple Corn Tortilla Chips. Loaded with healthful antioxidants, the chips are not only eye-catching, they have a tasty flavor and crunch.
Mondelez International says it will spend $400 million over the next 10 years on cocoa producers, as it focuses on securing supplies of the main raw ingredient in chocolate.
Sensient Colors LLC, a St. Louis-based business unit of Sensient Technologies Corp., has enhanced its Microfine technology and expanded its natural color alternatives.
Puratos, an international group with a full range of innovative products and application expertise in the bakery, patisserie and chocolate sectors, will be featured on the cable TV show starting Nov. 19.
A recent survey commissioned by the Grain Foods Foundation, Washington, D.C., and conducted online by Harris Interactive indicates that more than 41% of American adults eat sandwiches up to six times a week, and more than 60% eat a sandwich at least once per week. Americans like their sandwiches so much that 86% of adults maintain that they’d rather spend their lunchtime eating a sandwich than checking Facebook.
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