Archives for October 14, 2007

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Frutarom snaps up Gewurzmuller in expansion drive

By  Neil Merrett

Frutarom today announced it had agreed to acquire German-based Gewurzmuller Group for $67m (€47m), a move to further expand the company's presence in the global market for flavours and functional ingredients.

Food allergies linked to animals' proximity to humans, says study

By  Jess Halliday

Scientists have found that the evolutionary distance of animal proteins to human proteins determines how likely they are to trigger a food allergy - research that could help with the development of free-from foods and allergy therapies.