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06-Aug-2008 - New commercial varieties of kiwifruit optimised for their flavour, colour and health attributes will become available in the next few years, thanks to the publication of a huge collection of DNA sequences from the fruit.
25-Jul-2008 - Good things come in small packages. That seems to be the belief of time-pressed consumers in the UK, who are buying more cakes that come in individual packages than five years ago.
24-Jul-2008 - The number of new food and beverage products containing aspartame has continued to fall since 2005, indicates data from Mintel, while the number of those using sucralose has risen.
17-Jul-2008 - Asian confectionery giant Lotte Confectionery breaks into the European premium chocolate sector, acquiring Belgian firm Guylian for €105 million.
17-Jul-2008 - Organic baby care manufacturer Beaming Baby claims to be the first UK-based toiletries company to use one hundred per cent recycled bottles.
16-Jul-2008 - France-based Alban Muller has launched 29 new active ingredients for the global naturals market with "super fruits" at the heart of the offerings.
11-Jul-2008 - Frozen novelties are providing opportunities for growth in a mature ice cream market where there is little room for maneuver, according to a new report from Mintel.
11-Jul-2008 - A new fiber product that is taken from the same plant used to make tequila has been launched by the functional food ingredients company GTC Nutrition.
09-Jul-2008 - A flavor company says it has improved its pear and strawberry products to give them a more natural fruit taste to meet the demand in the US for natural foods and beverages.
09-Jul-2008 - Cosmetics that come packaged in daily dose units are becoming increasingly popular, a trend that a Mintel analyst attributes to the desire for convenience.