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research conducted by stevia partners cargill and associated british foods subsidiary silver spoon has found uk consumers are keen for natural alternatives to artificial low-calorie sweeteners. stevia: uk consumers desire it, says industry-funded research “this research suggests that in the uk, people are not completely satisfied with the artificial sweetener options currently available and that new stevia-based sweeteners are likely to be received positively when they become available in the uk later this year,” the companies’ said.

dupont has asserted its commitment to the hydrocolloid business it acquired when it bought danisco after speculation that it could be sold. the us chemical giant has apparently written to imr international’s hydrocolloid expert, dennis seisun, after he suggested that dupont might want to divest danisco’s hydrocolloid business. seisun’s comments were reported in a foodnavigator.

sara lee has entered an agreement to sell its north american refrigerated dough business to fellow us food group ralcorp holdings. the two companies said today (9 august) that ralcorp would acquire the business for us$545m. it manufactures a range of private-label products including biscuits, crescent rolls, pizza and pie crusts and toaster pastries, which are sold to food and mass retailers. sara lee announced in may this year that it was evaluating strategic options for the business, which employs around 700 people and generated revenue in excess of $300m in fiscal 2010.

swiss food giant nestlé has reported a 13% drop in first-half profit after being hit by high raw-material prices and an elevated swiss franc. nestlé, the world\'s largest food group by sales, said that trading in the first half of the year has been tough, with sales in the six months falling to chf41 billion, from over chf55 billion last year. however the company stuck to forecasts that sales would rise in the full year.

archer daniels midland company (adm) has announced that it will expand its cocoa processing capabilities at its facility in singapore to enable it to keep pace with growing demand for cocoa and chocolate products from asian markets. “the expansion of our operations in singapore marks an increased investment in asia, which is an important market for our cocoa business,” said yeong chye, managing director of adm cocoa asia.

unilever refused to comment on city speculation that its food businesses may be up for sale as it announced better-than-expected half-year results yesterday. analysts at investment bank liberum capital said this week that they expected unilever to sell its food arm, excluding its ice creams and beverages, for an estimated €14bn (£12.17m) unilever owns food brands such as knorr soup, flora spreads, marmite and magnum ice cream.

kraft, in its second quarter results, reports continuing the challenges ahead for its gum and candy division lie in developed markets, and claims the cadbury takeover is a fundamental earnings driver, with its global chocolate earnings up 9 per cent. net revenues for the food giant were $13.9bn, up 13.3 per cent. kraft foods north america posted earnings increase of 2.5 per cent while kraft foods europe “continued to generate strong top- and bottom-line momentum in the quarter” to show a hike in revenues of 26.

cargill value added meats retail has initiated a voluntary recall of about 36 million pounds of ground turkey products because of possible salmonella contamination, although there is still no conclusive evidence of the outbreak source, the company has said. the division of wichita, arkansas-based meat processing firm cargill meat solutions corporation said on wednesday that it was recalling all fresh and frozen ground turkey products produced at its springdale, arkansas facility from february 20, 2011 to august 2, due to possible contamination with salmonella heidelberg – a multi-drug-resistant salmonella strain that has been linked to one death and at least 76 illnesses across 26 states.

flavour and fragrance firm givaudan’s first half net profits crashed by 40 per cent as raw material costs and record currency rates take their toll on the swiss company, despite good local growth in its flavours businesses. mixed fortunes for givaudan as high costs and currency rates counter growth in snacks, dairy and beverages the food flavour giant, that also produces fragrances for perfumes, reported that first-half net profit fell by 40 percent to 120 million chf (108m euro), after a record-high swiss franc and rising raw material prices meant that even a 4.

kraft foods has said it intends to split into two companies, in a move that would create a global snacks powerhouse separate from its north american grocery business. kraft noted that it had made a number of strategic acquisitions in the snacking sector over the past several years, including that of danone’s lu biscuit brand and uk-based confectionery maker cadbury. it estimated that as an independent company its global snacks business would generate revenue of about $32bn.