Numico recaps on divestment process
Reporting its first results since a package of divestments were announced in November, Dutch food and nutrition group Royal Numico said net sales for the full year were down by 4.8 per cent to €3.97 billion.
Archives for March 6, 2003
A breakfast boost for the heart
Eating wholegrain cereals can reduce likelihood of death from heart disease, say researchers, but they stress that refined grain cereals show no beneficial effect on heart health.
Plant technology increases vitamin C levels
Biochemists at the University of California have developed a technology that increases the amount of vitamin C in plants, including grains, by increasing the amount of the enzyme that is responsible for recycling vitamin C.
Swiss firm introduces functional muesli
Swiss cereal maker BioFamilia has launched a new muesli in its functional range, targeted at people who want to keep in shape. Fit Crisp is a crispy muesli with nine added vitamins.