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signs of recovery in the bakery ingredients market are not yet evident, according to dutch supplier csm as first quarter results released this week show a decline in volumes by 1.2 per cent on q1 2009. “our bakery supplies activities are still facing a challenging market climate, although we have seen the declining volume trend levelling out,” reports gerard hoetmer, ceo of csm.

pepsi, coca cola, snapple, dr pepper, gatorade. big beverage brands are household names, but while they may make up the lion’s share of revenues niche products are where the growth potential and innovation lies. last month market researcher euromonitor international observed that the battle for new business in the saturated european and north american beverage market has turned to niche brands.

new britain palm oil (nbpol) has completed a major acquisition that increases its plantation area by more than 50 per cent, at a time when a shift is underway towards use of oil produced without causing deforestation. nbpol specialises in sustainable palm oil. it is one of a handful of european companies now in a position to supply segregated sustainable palm oil, along with loders croklaan and lipidos santiga.

the european food safety authority’s gmo panel and environmental working group has developed a new mathematical model for working out the impact of genetically modified crops on butterflies and moths. the new model has been published in the journal proceedings of the royal society - biological sciences. it was developed to look specifically at the impact of pollen from monsanto’s bt-maize mon 810 on butterflies like the european peacock and the red admiral, and the diamondback moth.

chinese potato starch producer china essence is ramping up capacity with the construction of two new facilities, expected to be completed this autumn. the company, which was established in 2001 and listed in singapore in 2006, specialises in starch and starch-based products like vermicelli and noodles, as well as potato protein and fibre. its flagship product is a 5-grain noodle which is said to be smoother, stronger and more elastic than traditional noodles, a mainstay of the chinese diet.

us baby food group mead johnson said today that “strong contributions” from emerging markets boosted its first-quarter profits.the company booked net earnings of us$127.5m for the three months to the end of march - compared to $106.6m a year earlier. profits climbed due to lower financing costs and higher sales. net sales rose 10% to $763.5m from a mix of price increases, a benefit from foreign exchange and improved volumes.

kellogg struck a cautious note yesterday (29 april) as it posted a bumper 30% jump in first quarter profits.the us cereal giant booked first-quarter net income of us$418m, or $1.09 a share, up from $321m, or $0.84 per share, a year earlier. commenting on the group’s strong profit performance, chief executive david mackay said that the company had delivered “solid” results despite facing anticipated pressure on the top line.

wal-mart announced today that it will implement additional beef safety measures designed to further protect customers against foodborne illnesses. the new process controls standards and goals are additions to a food safety program that already requires ground beef suppliers to test for e.coli o157:h7 and achieve prevention-based certification against one of the global food safety initiative (gfsi) internationally recognized standards.

while recent years have seen food snobs protest about their usage in modern day recipes, new research from mintel finds hot canned meat is well and truly back on the menu, as britain rediscovers the joys of this store cupboard staple.sales of hot canned meats* are steaming. in the last two years alone, sales have grown by a hearty 12%, compared to cold canned meats which grew just 4%. continued promotional activity has helped hot canned meats to grow its share of the canned meat market at the expense of cold meats by attracting new users.

the importer and distributor of a chinese gingili (sesame) paste that contained undeclared peanuts have been fined $2,640 and $6,600 respectively after it was found they had falsely labelled the food, primary industries minister steve whan said today.minister whan said the false labels had been brought to the attention of the nsw food authority after a south australian man was treated for anaphylaxis after unknowingly consuming peanuts contained in the product.