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	Lesaffre launches IBS probiotic yeast
	General Mills call for shape trademark hearing rejected
	Expanded plant capacity to boost snack packaging group's output
	Project to quantify stability of natural food colours
	Wheat volatility leads to surge in global food prices, finds FAO
	Nestle Nutrition boss resigns

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	Mintel: Luxury tastes drive big value growth in Euro ice cream
	Study raises concerns over aluminium levels in infant formula
	Prices rebound at latest Fonterra auction
	Beverage machinery market tipped for rebound

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Daily 03-Sep-2010

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Lighter Weight Oven Belts Reduce Annual Energy Costs

Ten to twenty percent (10-20%) of the energy consumed by a baking oven is used to heat and re-heat the baking belt. The product itself generally requires about 30-40% of the oven heat. Oven losses and heating of make-up air account for the remaining energy used by a baking oven... Click Here

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Lesaffre launches IBS probiotic yeast

The human nutrition division of French yeast specialist Lesaffre has launched what it says is only the second known probiotic yeast, and the first to directly target Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)... Read

General Mills call for shape trademark hearing rejected

A request from US snack manufacturer General Mills for a further hearing over a product shape trademark ruling has been denied by the Israeli Supreme Court... Read

Expanded plant capacity to boost snack packaging group's output

Snack packaging supplier, the Weidenhammer Packaging Group (WPG), said it has completed a €6.5m upgrade on its plant in Greece, with the expanded manufacturing capacity helping it to meet a hike in demands in Greece and southeastern Europe... Read

Project to quantify stability of natural food colours

Food research group Leatherhead is in the final stages of a testing project on natural food colours, which it expects will provide clear guidance on the stability and shelf-life of the ingredients... Read

Wheat volatility leads to surge in global food prices, finds FAO

The FAO has revised downward its forecast for 2010 world wheat production levels and reports that wheat market dynamics drove international food prices up in August by 5 per cent - the biggest month-on-month increase since November 2009... Read

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Nestle Nutrition boss resigns

Nestle Nutrition has a new interim VP at the helm, as Richard Laube has left today to pursue new personal opportunities outside the company... Read

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RELATED INDUSTRY NEWS

Mintel: Luxury tastes drive big value growth in Euro ice cream

A growing desire for premium and indulgent ice cream has fed high value growth in Western Europe, helping manufacturers defy the recession... Read

Study raises concerns over aluminium levels in infant formula

A host of infant formula brands are "significantly contaminated" with high levels of aluminium, according to new research from the UK... Read

Prices rebound at latest Fonterra auction

Prices at the Fonterra globalDairyTrade auction have rebounded after two successive months of decline, suggesting renewed firmness in the market... Read

Special edition: Beverage processing

Beverage machinery market tipped for rebound

The market for beverage processing machinery slumped last year but indications are that 2010 will mark a recovery as suspended or delayed projects are taken up again... Read

WEEKLY COMMENT

Don't worry about wheat prices: Look at grain stocks

There's nothing like a shortage of wheat to send some news media searching for superlatives. Talk of "soaring" wheat prices and "rocketing" bread prices were common, in the British press, after Russia decided to temporarily ban grain exports earlier this month. Three weeks later what lessons can we lean?.. Read

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Kefir grains could extend shelf life of sourdough bread

Kefir can be successfully used for sourdough-type bread making, leading to bread of good quality, increased shelf-life and better flavour, states new research from Greece... Read

Burcon gains FDA GRAS for canola proteins

The Food and Drug Administration has issued a letter of no objection to Burcon NutraScience Corporation for its canola protein extracts, an important milestone for further development... Read

Cognis launches clean label low-sat fat ingredients

Cognis has launched three new vegetable fat ingredients, which allow manufacturers of products such as creams, soups and sauces to reduce levels of saturated fats without affecting taste or texture... Read

BPI baffled by Euro price hikes, urges polymer import duty review

British Polythene Industries (BPI) declared itself mystified by recent hikes in raw material prices in Europe as it called for a review of import tariffs for polymers into the region... Read

Sourdough may enable amaranth-based gluten-free bakery

Amaranth-based gluten-free products may be edging towards wider acceptance after German scientists provided key information on preparing amaranth-based sourdoughs... Read

News in brief

Ocean Spray debuts new cranberry offering

Global cranberry leader Ocean Spray has launched a sweetened dried cranberry (SDC) version it says removes the need to "call out" sugar as an ingredient... Read

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