Portland, Oregon-- Icon Foods, in collaboration with China's BioLotus Technology Lasa Inc., announced the launch of a new sweetener called RA99M, in a press release. RA99M is a compounded stevia-based sweetener made from multiple extracts, including Rebaudioside M and Rebaudioside A, and is described as "350 times" sweeter than sugar,...
Basel, Switzerland—Lonza reported its Full-Year 2018 results in a press release, including 9% organic sales growth, 12% organic CORE EBITDA and 14% organic CORE EBIT growth. The press release further noted that this was the first full year with Capsugel as a combined company. The press release says that sales...
Fargo, N.D.—Healthy Food Ingredients (HFI) announced that the company has published a white paper outlining the benefits of anthocyanins in Suntava Purple Corn. HFI explained in a press release that anthocyanins, which give fruits, flowers and plant organs their rich blue, red and purple colorings, can be found in significant levels in...
Iowa City, IA--A new animal study from researchers at the University of Iowa found that giving nursing rodents a supplemental form of vitamin B3 (nicotinamide riboside; NR) lead to physical and behavioral benefits for the moms and their babies. In the study, published in Cell Reports, mother mice given NR...
Oslo, Norway--After two years of design and construction, Aker BioMarine and Norwegian shipbuilding company VARD announced a new energy-efficient krill harvesting vessel that is set to travel to Antarctica for the upcoming harvesting season. The conception of "Antarctic Endurance" involved the collaboration of 40 vendors and over 900 workers.
ELGIN, Illinois-- Amano Enzyme announced that it will open a new location just outside of Bangkok, Thailand on February 1, 2019. This new location will serve as a sales, research and development hub for Southeast Asian and Indian services. Ken Iritany, vice president of technical services at Amano Enzyme...
Chicago, Illinois--ADM (Archer Daniels Midland Company) announced its acquisition of FCC (Florida Chemical Company--a division of Flotek Industries). The agreement between the two companies is set to finalize at the end of the first quarter of 2019. With 31,000 employees, the large-operation agricultural processor of food ingredients says it...
Basel, Switzerland--Lonza, a supplier to the pharmaceutical, biotech and specialty ingredients markets, announced that it has received a S&P BBB+ rating. “This credit rating validates Lonza’s successful growth strategy, leadership positions in its Pharma & Biotech and Specialty Ingredients segments, and the Group’s attractive financial profile," said Rodolfo Savitzky, Lonza’s Chief...
Largo, FL—Ion Fulfillment announced that it intends to launch several private label products this year, including CBD supplements. The Hemp/CBD-based supplements and products will be both ingestible and topical. They are still being developed, but will be available for purchase First Quarter of 2019, according to a press release.
Laval, Québec—Neptune Wellness Solutions announced in a press release that it has received its license to process cannabis from Health Canada. The Health Canada license enables Neptune to handle dried cannabis, manufacture and purify cannabis extracts and cannabis oil, and sell its services to other license holders, according to the...
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