Fats & Oils
Americas: ADM invests in Harvest Innovations
ADM has reached an agreement to purchase a controlling stake in Harvest Innovations, a processor in minimally processed, expeller-pressed soy proteins, oils and gluten-free...
Asia Pacific: Fonterra’s butter brand engages consumers in China
Fonterra has boosted the availability of its Anchor Dairy Foods’ product range in China, increasing the number of stores it sells into from 1,400...
Middle East: Seed breeder Equinom gets US$10M in BASF-led funding
Equinom, a seed breeding startup, has closed its Series B round of funding of US$10 million, led by BASF Venture Capital, Germany followed by...
Asia/Middle East: Vitamin E may lower risk of acute kidney injury, researchers say
Acute kidney injury is quite a common adverse effect that associates with coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary interventions.
Vitamin E may decrease the risk...
Americas: BASF sells US manufacturing site to align with strategy
BASF has reached an agreement to sell its manufacturing site in Kankakee, Illinois and the associated businesses of vegetable-oil-based raw material sterols and natural...
Americas: Fish oils in PlantGels
NutriGold launches its Non-GMO Project verified omega-3 fish oils in PlantGels, a plant-based vegan softgel made from tapioca.
PlantGels represent a cleaner and healthier...
World: Demand rises for baking ingredients, report
Global demand for baking ingredients was valued at over US$11.80 billion in 2015, is expected to reach above US$15.73 billion in 2021 and grow...
Americas: Eating butter may not be fatal, find researchers
Butter consumption was only weakly associated with total mortality, not associated with cardiovascular disease, and slightly inversely associated (protective) with diabetes, according to a...
Americas: CP Kelco opens new facility
CP Kelco has completed its new production capabilities in its Okmulgee, Oklahoma plant for manufacturing Kelcogel gellan gum.
Until now, CP Kelco’s San Diego,...
Europe: Bunge Loders Croklaan releases lipid ingredient for infant milk formula for Chinese babies
Bunge Loders Croklaan has launched Betapol Select, a premium lipid ingredient for infant milk formula that is inspired by natural variations in the composition...