Archives for December 19, 2002

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RiceX arrives in Europe

American company RiceX, which makes rice bran-based functional food ingredients, is to launch its product range in Europe, following a distribution agreement with Belgium's Kreglinger.

Health trend boosts beverage additive demand

Growing demand for beverage additives in the US is being driven by the trend for nutritional and functional drinks, finds a new report by market research firm The Freedonia Group.

No dearth of healthy dairy products

With the booming trend in health products, and dairy manufacturers under pressure to innovate, there is an impressive number of healthy dairy products being launched each month. We take a look at some of the latest entries, from market analyst...

Antioxidants and genes

Scientists at the University of Southampton in the UK have received funding to study whether genes can influence the benefits gained by some people from dietary antioxidants. The team is hoping to find out why some people benefit more than others from...