OzScientific Weekly Digest Premium Vol 1 No 13 by R Sharma

OzScientific® Weekly Digest Premium Edition Volume 1, Issue 13 - Monday, 04 September 2006

Market intelligence and innovations in functional foods, nutraceuticals & bioactive ingredients (incorporating food industry news from Australia & New Zealand)

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This Week’s Index This Week’s Index..................................................................................................................... 1 Business Intelligence ................................................................................................................ 2 Consumer & Market Trends..................................................................................................... 4 Recent Market Research Reports ............................................................................................. 5 Innovations, New Products and Patents .................................................................................. 5 Regulations & Related News .................................................................................................... 8 Nutrition Research & Related News ........................................................................................ 9 Reviews, Opinions and Full-text Publications....................................................................... 10 Australia & New Zealand Food Industry News..................................................................... 11 Conferences & Meetings Worldwide...................................................................................... 14 Conferences & Meetings in Australia & New Zealand ......................................................... 16 About OzScientific Pty Ltd...................................................................................................... 16 Disclaimer................................................................................................................................ 17 Subscription conditions........................................................................................................... 17 Subscription form.................................................................................................................... 18

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Business Intelligence The food division of Raisio to be reorganized Benecol® is the brand name of Raisio Benecol’s cholesterol-lowering ingredient, and the line of functional foods that various manufacturers produce using it. Rationalization needs also in general administration and research & development. The performance of Raisio has been unsatisfactory and the growth slower than planned. Streamlining of group structure started in spring and will now be followed by reorganization of Food Division. The turnover of Food Division in 2005 was EUR 210 million i.e. half of the group turnover and the Division is loss-making…… Read Kraft's future is up in the air as Altria's board of directors will meet Becoming an independent company isn't going to resolve the problems that have plagued Kraft Foods Inc. for the past five years, food industry experts said Monday. "It doesn't change the competitive landscape. It doesn't change the need for new products," said Bob Goldin, a food industry analyst for Technomics Inc., a Chicago-based market research company…… Read Danisco acquires Chinese cellulose gum manufacture Danisco has acquired one of China’s most leading producers of cellulose gum (CMC). This adds a whole new product area to Danisco’s Textural Ingredients division. ’Zhangjiagang Sanhui Chemical Co., Ltd. is currently the leading supplier to the Chinese market as well as exporter to other countries.……. Read Cott Launches Orient Emporium Tea Co. Brand Cott Corp. Monday announced that its new Orient Emporium Tea Co line of premium ready-todrink teas is now available and have begun shipping in North America. The high-quality, readyto-drink flavored teas are being sold in over 1500 Wal-Mart Supercenters…… Read Ceapro announces 2006 second quarter financial results Ceapro Inc is a Canadian growth stage biotechnology company. Ceapro's core technology is the extraction of functional, active ingredients from plants and other renewable resources. Revenue from product sales rose 23% to $1.8 million in the first six months of 2006, resulting in income from operations of $133,000, and a net loss of $55,000. Increased sales of beta glucan were notable as new European customers placed orders ahead of new product introductions……. Read AQUANOVA Receives Frost & Sullivan Award for its Pioneering Solubilisation Technology Frost & Sullivan has awarded the "2006 Excellence in Technology Award" to Aquanova German Solubilisate Technologies (AGT) GmbH for developing the highly sophisticated solubilisation technology, based on nanoscaled encapsulation of nutrients and ingredients, for functional foods and dietary supplements. "With this technology, nutrients are delivered in the micelle form in accordance with nature's 'nano architecture'. Hydrophilic and hydrophobic substances are converted into liquid NovaSOL® solubilisates that are soluble in both fat and water,"…… Read Epax to take approved high concentrate omega-3 Down Under Norway's Epax has announced it has gained approval from Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) to provide high concentration omega-3 to the Australian market... Read DHA Omega-3 company Martek Biosciences Launches New Corporate Brand Martek Biosciences Corporation has announced the launch of a new branding initiative that includes a new brand name and logo for its flagship product, a new corporate logo and tagline, and a redesigned Web site. Formerly "Martek DHA," the company's flagship product, a vegetarian source of the omega-3 fatty acid DHA (docosahexaenoic acid), will now be called life's DHA(TM) and include the tagline "Healthy brain, eyes, heart." Based on extensive research and development conducted by Martek, the new name, logo and tagline are designed to be consumer friendly and to communicate the importance of DHA for health throughout the lifecycle.….. Read Corazonas Foods Spins Out from Brand New Brands Corazonas Foods, Inc., Mill Valley, CA, has “spun out” from Brand New Brands, Inc. This © OzScientific Pty Ltd

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significant milestone for the entrepreneurial venture comes less than six months after the successful launch of its debut product, Corazonas heart–healthy tortilla chips–the first snack chips clinically proven to lower cholesterol.... Read Coca-Cola acquires controlling stake in JV with Kerry Group The Coca-Cola Co. has acquired a controlling stake in Kerry Beverages Ltd., its bottling joint venture with the Kerry Group, a conglomerate based in Hong Kong. K.B.L. was formed by CocaCola and the Kerry Group in 1993, and has majority ownership in 11 joint ventures that manufacture and distribute products of The Coca-Cola Co. across nine provinces in China. K.B.L. also has a minority interest in the joint venture bottler for Beijing…….. Read Canola Council Developing Plan to Handle Explosion in Canola Demand The Canola Council of Canada's 5-year plan unveiled in 2002 to stabilize the canola market has been surpassed, and they are now working on the next phase of the program which will cover the period from 2007 to 2015……. Read Milk processors targeting teens to increase consumption The Milk Processor Education Program (MilkPEP), which is funded by the nation’s milk processors, introduced a marketing campaign around the slogan "Body by Milk" that is designed to encourage teens to drink low fat milk instead of soda. With messages supported by the American Dietetic Association and the School Nutrition Association, Body by Milk will reach teens via the Internet, in schools and in magazines……. Read Lactalis targets African dairy with Celia takeover French dairy firm Lactalis has bought out domestic rival Celia in its latest move to expand, giving the group a foothold in the emerging North African dairy market….. Read Yili forges ahead as Bright loses share in China's dairy sector Chinese dairy Yili, one of the country's top two, has increased sales and profits in the first six months of the year despite rising raw material costs, reinforcing its market share in the fastgrowing dairy sector……. Read The European Functional Foodnet (FFNet) well established Over 150 companies have now registered for the FFNet and the number of participating companies is close to the maximum. However, there may still be openings for new applicants, in particular cereal/bakery companies, dairy companies and beverage companies……. Read New drinks launches Apr-Jun: bottled water reaches near saturation According to Productscan Online, fruit & fruit flavored drinks was the most popular new drinks category in the three months to June 2006; it also more than doubled its numbers from the same period in 2005……. Read Vegetable flavored drinks: top flavors in new products Aside from blend, Productscan Online reports that carrot was the leading flavor in new vegetable drinks for the 12 month period ending June 2006, a position it retains from the same period in 2005……. Read New drinks launches, Mar-May: tea expands its presence Productscan Online reports that fruit & fruit flavored drinks was the leading category in new drinks launches in March to May 2006; there were also significantly more releases under this category in the three month period in 2006 compared to 2005….. Read CoolBrands enters into agreement to sell its dairy ingredients division CoolBrands International Inc announced that its subsidiary, Eskimo Pie Corporation, has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Value America flavors and ingredients division, a division of CoolBrands that manufactures and sells a full line of quality flavors, chocolate coatings, fudge sauces, powders for chocolate milk, eggnog bases and other ingredients, to a leading inventor and marketer of specialty flavors for the ice cream industry for a purchase price of US$10,000,000. The sale is expected to close during September 2006. Net proceeds from the sale will be used to repay a portion of CoolBrands' borrowings….. Read © OzScientific Pty Ltd

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Consumer & Market Trends Waistlines Continue to Grow in U.S The gravy train -- make that the sausage, biscuits and gravy train -- just kept on rolling in most of America last year, with 31 states showing an increase in obesity…, pdf, 2.2. mb….. Read More milk, cheese varieties needed to combat kid calcium deficiency Children are not getting enough calcium in their diets, according to US dieticians, who recommend that more milk, cheese and yogurt products targeting kids would be one way to address the deficiency……. Read Report: Shoppers pay attention to in-store ads In-store TV ads influenced purchasing decisions for more than two-thirds of shoppers and caused nearly half to swap a product for one being pitched, according to a new report by Nielsen Media Research. The study looked at in-store media supplied by Fairfield, Conn.-based SignStorey, whose video network is running in 1,300 stores, including Albertsons and Pathmark……. Read Approximately 90% of consumers are not aware of stores dedicated solely to selling their own branded merchandise. For many consumers (82%), store brands have closed the gap with national brands, and shoppers now perceive private labels to be "identical to" (33%) or "close to" (49%) name brands, according to the Hartman Group's Heartbeat….. Read New ingredients driving sugar-free development The use of ingredients to improve the nutritional status of food products by replacing sugar is one of the major driving forces for new product development, according to Roquette. And the French group is confident that this trend is likely to continue……. Read Pizza Hut is the most trusted food brand in India among consumers 21 to 40, according to The Economic Times' Most Trusted Brands survey. The survey polled more than 100 educated and affluent Indian consumers, reported QSR Magazine…… Read Thinking outside the lunch box Companies take new approach to school lunches. Government surplus wanna-be cheese melted on fiber-free pizza bread; topped with greasy, preservative-laden pepperoni may be a child's idea of a great school lunch. But that lunch is at least partly to blame for a pretty scary statistic — a record 28 percent of California children are obese. We have the second fattest kids in the nation. At the root of the problem, nutritionists say, is that children are oftentimes so unfamiliar with fresh foods that they fail even the simplest "name that veggie" quiz……. Read Quest International assesses consumer trends in developing food flavours The flavour company said that this strategy, part of its '3D approach' to snack flavour formulation, is key to identifying where the next taste trend is going to come from….. Read Booming European Enteral Nutrition Market Opens Up New Opportunities for Ingredient Suppliers Aging demographics, the trend towards community-based care and technological advancements are driving the European enteral nutrition market. Growth of the enteral nutrition market has created lucrative opportunities for ingredient suppliers. Frost & Sullivan (http://www.food.frost.com) finds that the European Enteral Nutrition Market earned revenues

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of US$1019.0 million in 2005 and estimates this to reach US$1693.9 million in 2012……. Read Company thinking outside the cereal box — with taste Package design is subtle, simple in aisles dominated by garish graphics. For a half-century, the cereal aisles of supermarkets have been stacked high with screaming, crayon-bright packages that defy not only sunglasses but also the best practices of contemporary graphic design……. Read

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Recent Market Research Reports Title

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Nutrition Business Journal

Nutrition Bar Trend Report 2006 New 40-page report on the $2 billion U.S. nutrition bar market. The report includes nutrition bar sales from 1997 through 2005 with sales growth forecasts to 2011. Also includes nutrition bar sales by channel and a list of the top bar companies ranked by 2005 sales. After more than six years of annual growth in the 10 to 40% range, the U.S. market for bars slowed dramatically in 2004. Find out why low-carb isn’t the only factor to blame for the end of the bar boom and where the future of the bar market is heading – Whole Grains? Low-Glycemic? Gluten-Free? Candy Bar Taste?

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Innovations, New Products and Patents Please send new product information to info@ozscientific.com

Food product comprising phytosterols (USP application 20060188635 – Unilever) The invention relates to a food product comprising .beta.-sitosterol and .beta.-sitostanol, characterized in that the amount of .beta.-sitostanol is from 5 to 12 wt % based on the total weight of .beta.-sitosterol and .beta.-sitostanol…….. Read Satiety promoting beverage and use in a diet to moderate food consumption (Patent application) A satiety promoting beverage and a weight control regimen using it are described comprising: fiber, protein, sweetener and preferably calcium and a catechin, such as purified epigallocatechin gallate derived from green tea. The ingredients are employed in amounts sufficient that a single serving provides a feeling of satiety, both initially and after a period of at least one hour………. Read High protein nuggets and applications in food products (Patent Application – Solae) The present invention relates to food materials containing a high concentration of protein and

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processes for their manufacture. More particularly, the present invention relates to protein extrudates containing high concentrations of soy protein, dairy protein, and mixtures thereof and low concentrations of carbohydrates, processes for manufacturing such protein extrudates, and the use of such protein extrudates as functional food ingredients…….. Read Wrigley pioneers new gum production method Gum production could be revolutionized thanks to a new method developed by the Wrigley Company. The US gum maker has been awarded a patent for continuous gum manufacture, allowing flavours and sweeteners to be added to the gum base in a single step process. Previously manufacturers have resorted to adding the delicate supplements at a later stage and, in some cases, in a different factory – driving up processing costs……… Read Corn Fractionation Process Patented A method of corn fractionation wherein the resulting high starch concentration endosperm is subsequently used for ethanol production or dry milling is described. The method includes: providing substantially cleaned corn kernels.…… Read 'Sexy' chilli chocolate hits market A UK food company has found a unique way to target the growing functional confectionery market, mixing aromatherapy with chocolate…….. Read Lycopene & co-enzymes combined into soft capsules Los Angeles-based Soft Gel Technologies has paired branded proprietary ingredients Lyc-o-Mato and CoQsol in a soft gel to promote cardiovascular health and is counting on the innovative mix to drive sales. The prototype capsule, dubbed ‘LycoQ', combines LycoRed's proprietary whole tomato extract with Soft Gel's propriety CoQ10. Lyc-o-mato is standardized to 6 percent lycopene and contains numerous other cartenoids, while CoQsol is marketed for its bioavailability compared to hard shelled-versions powder versions of the coenzyme formulation. The combination of lycopene and CoQ10 is noteworthy as both of these nutraceutical ingredients have gained a lot of ground in recent years, and combining their benefits could be another successful chapter in their story. …….. Read Novel Packaging Technologies Maintain Functional Foods' Goodness The popularity of “functional foods” containing healthy or supposedly disease-preventing ingredients has grown vastly in recent years. Health-conscious consumers can now buy bread, margarine, cereal, baby food and dairy products stuffed full of added vitamins, minerals, omega-3 oils and antioxidants, as well as both probiotic bacteria and prebiotics – ingredients supposed to promote the beneficial bugs……. Read

All Bran Crunchy Oat Bakes (Kellog’s UK) Kellogg’s has expanded its All-Bran range with the addition of All-Bran Crunchy Oatbakes. The new product is a baked cereal made with oats, wheat and oat bran and Kellogg's hopes it will attract consumers who want to maintain their fibre intake with a tasty cereal. All-Bran Crunchy Oatbakes retails at £2.29 for 375g. Ingredients Rolled Oats (27%), Brown Sugar (Sugar, Molasses), Wheat Bran (20%), Vegetable Oil, Glucose Syrup, Oat Bran (3.5%), Oat Fibre, Dried Coconut, Wheat Starch, Barley Malt Flavouring, Barley Malt Syrup, Cinnamon, Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Salt, Raising Agent (Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate), Flavouring, Nutmeg, Emulsifier (Soy Lecithin), Niacin, Iron, Vitamin B6, Riboflavin (B2), Thiamin (B1), Folic Acid, Vitamin D, Vitamin B12. Flavoured milk – so good, the cows want it back even more Arla Foods' popular milk brand, Cravendale, is launching a new ©range OzScientific Pty Ltd of flavoured milk drinks inwww.ozscientific.com UK. Available in Hint of…. Wildberry and … vanilla.

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Flavoured milk – so good, the cows want it back even more Arla Foods' popular milk brand, Cravendale, is launching a new range of flavoured milk drinks in UK. Available in Hint of…. Wildberry and … vanilla. Available in 284 mL bottles and 1L cartons, these new milk contain 1.6% fat, 6.9% carbohydrate, 3.3% protein and added vitamin B12.

Organic fresh brewed ice teas (US) Solbury Home which brought full leaf teas in a bag now brings you a fresh brewed, natural and organic line of full leaf ready-to-drink iced tea. The range includes: Lemon Grass Chai, Island Fusion, Acai Green Tea, Pomegranate green tea, Cranberry white tea, Strawberry Hibiscus, Valencia oragne green tea. The 8 oz bottle is prices at US$1.39…… Read

Flavoured Water Hint Water is releasing a brand of flavored waters using no sweeteners or preservatives. The drink's slogan -- Drink Water, Not Sugar - reflects its absence of calories, Splenda or potassium sorbate. The water -- available in flavors apple, cucumber, peppermint, lime, pear, pomegranate-tangerine, raspberry-lime, tropical punch and original. The idea behind Hint is simple: pure water, nature's original refreshment, accented with a hint of natural flavor. No sugar, no artificial sweeteners. ……. Read

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Vitamin-enriched Naturally-flavored Bottled Water for Kids Water may be the healthiest beverage on earth, but kids find it boring regardless of predictable marketing gimmicks like cartoon characters on the labels. new beverage brand, Wild Waters, launches the first vitamin-powered, naturallyflavored bottled water made just for kids. Wild Waters boasts 60 to 70 percent less sugar and calories than the leading sugary juices and soft drinks and is free of any controversial artificial sweeteners or high fructose corn syrup. Packed with the specific nutrients identified by the USDA as lacking in children's diets, Wild Waters is available in six great fruit flavors kids love and parents can feel good about buying…… Read

WaddaJuice Announces the Launch of New Healthy Hydrating Kids Drink, 'WaddaBlast' WaddaBlast has Schools Rethinking Sports Drinks and their Current Inventories. WaddaJuice, the healthy juice alternative for kids, announced today the launch of their new line WaddaBlast, a new healthy hydrating drink specially formulated for active kids. WaddaJuice has made an impact within the school system as schools nationwide are making room in their cafeterias, vending machines and now gyms for this new line of healthy drinks….. Read

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Regulations & Related News UK regulatory body receives an application for phytosterols as an ingredient in various food categories The French company DRT has requested an opinion from the UK competent authority on the equivalence of their phytosterol ingredient derived from tall oil pitch. The basis of this request is that DRT is the sole supplier of Prima Pharm whose product was authorised in 2005. Any comments on this application should be sent to the Food Standards Agency by 18 September 2006…… Read Coke to relabel products in Australia in new health drive Coca-Coca Australia will relabel all of its drinks to include the number of kilojoules on the front of the package, as part of a major new marketing campaign to show the group's healthy credentials…... Read EC blocks 'illegal' GM rice imports from US The EC adopted a decision this week requiring imports of long grain rice from the USA to be certified as free from the unauthorised GMO LL Rice 601…….. Read Japan natamycin approval opens door to Far East © OzScientific Pty Ltd

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Japan recently announced its approval of natamycin, an antimycotic used in cheese and meat production.…… Read European patent laws a 'competitive disadvantage' The EU has been urged to subsidise patent applications for young innovative companies in order to ensure that Europe's biotech and agricultural sectors remain competitive……... Read Indian Food Safety and Standards Bill, 2006, enacted The Food Safety and Standards Bill, 2006, has received the Presidential assent and enacted as a law. This starts development of comprehensive regulations for food processing industry. … Read Bottled Water is Safe Under FDA's Comprehensive Regulatory System Statement of the International Bottled Water Association (IBWA). Enforcement Actions Demonstrate FDA Effectiveness….. Read

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Nutrition Research & Related News Polyphenols in fruit and veg juice may reduce Alzheimer's risk Drinking three glasses of fruit or vegetable juice a week could cut the risk of Alzheimer's disease by a whopping 75 per cent, according to a population based study from the US… The results suggest that it is not the antioxidant vitamins (vitamins C, E and beta-carotene) but the antioxidant polyphenols that are behind the effects…... Read New study links obesity to ovarian cancer Obesity has again been linked with cancer, in a new study that examines the so far little understood connection between extra body weight and ovarian cancer….... Read More omega-3 in organic milk, say scientists Scientists have called on Britain's food safety authorities to recognise the superior health qualities of organic milk, after a new study showed it contained higher levels of omega-3 than conventional milk……. Read Enzyme Conversion May Improve Bioavailability of Citrus Flavonoids Removal of the rhamnos group improves the bioavailability of the aglycone hesperitin…… Read Vitamin E Helps Prevent E-Deficiency-Related Atherosclerosis Vitamin E supplements helped prevent atherosclerosis in E-deficient mice, but had no impact in control animals…… Read Curry favour with colorectal cancer Dietary intake of salicylic acid from spices, herbs, vegetables and fruit, could reduce the pain of headaches and reduce the risk of colorectal cancer, says a review from Scotland.…… Read Soy's heart health benefits linked to blood clotting The heart health benefits associated with soy isoflavones may be due to an affect on platelet aggregation, rather than improving classical cardiovascular risk factors, says a new study from Chile.……. Read Biogaia: biogaia´s probiotic oil drops halve hospital stay

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A new study shows that probiotics in the form of BioGaia´s Reuteri Drops protects prematurely born infants against infections caused by bacteria and yeast. Hospital stay for the infants was reduced to almost half compared to the control group, three weeks compared to six weeks… Prematurely born infants are at risk of infection, and in neonatal intensive care wards this can affect 25-40% of infants. Yeasts, mainly Candida, are responsible for 10% of these infections and represent a serious threat to the infant's life…… Read

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Reviews, Opinions and Full-text Publications Waistlines Continue to Grow in U.S The gravy train -- make that the sausage, biscuits and gravy train -- just kept on rolling in most of America last year, with 31 states showing an increase in obesity…, pdf, 2.2. mb….. Read The secret to success Starch is an important food constituent, which for classification purposes falls under the category of carbohydrate. So, it is paramount that formulators and bakers understand more about it….. Read Impacts of Trade Liberalization on the U.S. Dairy Market The economic effects of trade liberalization in world dairy markets are assessed using a world dairy model developed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The effects on U.S. farm milk prices and production, producer and consumer surpluses, and U.S. Government revenues and program expenditures are determined. The empirical analysis suggests generally modest price and production impacts on U.S. milk producers when multilateral trade liberalization is assumed… USDA ERS report, .pdf., 21 pages…. Read Organic milk: Are the benefits worth the cost? Price can be twice as much, but research doesn't show added advantage.The organic milk industry is booming in the U.S. Many consumers choose organic for its health claims, among other reasons. However, the health advantages are unproven at best, in part because of the often confusing requirements regarding organic classification…… Read The water war: Tap vs. bottled Is one better than the other? Depends on who you ask……. Read Coming down on both sides of organic produce Sales of organic produce topped $5 billion in 2005, according to the Organic Trade Association, but industry observers disagree on whether or not eating organic fruits and vegetables is really healthier than eating conventionally grown produce.…… Read Retail trade in Australia in July 2006 There has been moderate trend growth for the last eight months. Food retailing has had moderate trend growth for the last 12 months. Other retailing has had moderate growth in the last two months after seven months of strong growth .. Australian Bureau of Statistics, pdf, 32 pages,……… Read Getting the best out of your food A balanced diet is the key to a happier, healthier life, so the mantra goes. Experts advise us to eat more fruit and veg; boost protein and fibre intake; make sure we get the optimum levels of vitamins and minerals……. Read

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Global ice cream domination by Nestle In January, Nestle SA, Vevey, Switzerland, assumed full control of Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream Holdings, Inc., Oakland, Calif. The transaction followed the 2003 merger of Nestle’s U.S. ice cream business with Dreyer’s that resulted in Nestle owning 67% of the combined company. By acquiring all of Dreyer’s this year, Nestle became the largest ice cream manufacturer in the world…….. Read What Protects Japan’s Dairy Industry? Prices for milk and dairy products in Japan at all levels, from farm to retail, are much higher than U.S. prices. Retail prices of fluid milk in Japan, for example, are more than double U.S. prices, and butter prices are almost twice as high as U.S. prices. Japan’s high prices persist because of geographic factors and government policies….. Read

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Australia & New Zealand Food Industry News Please send your company news to info@ozscientific.com Sugary drinks out of schools SOFT-DRINK makers will pull sugar-loaded drinks from primary schools and stop advertising the drinks to children after pressure from authorities. Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Cadbury-Schweppes are among signatories to new guidelines set by the Australian Beverage Council after sustained public concerns about childhood obesity…… Read Coke to relabel products in new health drive Coca-Coca Australia will relabel all of its drinks to include the number of kilojoules on the front of the package, as part of a major new marketing campaign to show the group's healthy credentials……. Read Farmers to vote on Dairy Australia levy - Australia Dairy farmers will vote for the first time early next year on how much they should pay to peak body Dairy Australia. Producers currently pay a levy of one-third of a cent per litre to fund research and development, marketing and trade issues. The levy totals $32 million a year. Dairy Australia's John McKew says the levy will have to increase just to maintain current work………. Read $4m blitz to sell health message A $4 million media campaign promoting the value of eating dairy will be launched this week……. Read Federated Farmers urge caution on Dairy Equity Federated Farmers is advising farmers to seek independent financial advice before they sell beneficial interest in their shares to Dairy Equity Limited. Dairy Equity is seeking to buy the financial benefits of Fonterra shares from farmer suppliers who may want to turn some or all their Fonterra shares into capital. Farmers who take up the offer will keep their voting and supply rights, but Dairy Equity will receive the value-added component of the farmer's annual milk payout and also any increased value of shares…….. Read Fonterra backs away from Dairy Equity Fonterra has moved to formally distance itself from the Dairy Equity scheme that offers investors the opportunity to gain a beneficial interest in the co-op's shares. A Fonterra spokesman said the co-op's statement yesterday was to put its position on public record. But it © OzScientific Pty Ltd

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also follows questions about the merits of farmers getting involved. Dairy Equity is raising $100 million to pay farmers cash in return for their giving investors a beneficial interest in the valueadded returns and capital gains from their Fonterra shares……. Read Farmers keep hold of Fonterra rights Not one Fonterra dairy supplier has signed up to sell rights to their fair value shares, despite Dairy Equity's $100 million float to invest in them. Some in the rural sector question whether the new firm will be able to access enough Fonterra shares to succeed…… Read Fonterra gets bigger foot in door of Chinese dairy market A company part owned by dairy giant Fonterra has become the third biggest player in the Chinese dairy market. Shanghai-based Bright Dairy has conceded its spot to up-and-coming company Sanlu, now part-owned by Fonterra…… Read Warrnambool churns out profit increase The Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory, Australia's only listed dairy company, has reported small lift in annual profit as demand for its dairy products continues to grow. The company reported a net profit of $7.6 million for 2005/06, up 1.3 per cent from the previous year, in line with new accounting standards……. Read Parmalat sells dairy stakes ITALIAN food group Parmalat has sold its stakes in several Australian dairy companies to Norco Co-operative Ltd, which co-owned the firms. The proceeds of the sale will go towards reducing Parmalat's debt to Australian creditor banks…… Read Using nature’s tools to heal wounds could save millions Scientists at Industrial Research are working on a range of natural product wound healing therapies in collaboration with the Wellington School of Medicine and the University of Otago, and are currently focusing on grapefruit extract……. Read NZ Apple Growers Brace For Aussie Risk Study Apple growers are bracing themselves for bad news next month when Australia announces its stance on apple imports from New Zealand…….. Read Sunbeam Foods back in the black Australia's biggest dried fruit processing company has recorded a big turnaround, posting a $7 million profit before tax. Sunbeam Foods, in Victoria's north-west, also runs a citrus packing shed and juice business…….. Read Value Added Wheat CRC to wind up A WHEAT research joint venture will be forced to wind up within two years after failing to secure ongoing Federal Government funding. The Value Added Wheat Co-operative Research Centre in Sydney has a funding agreement with the Government until June, 2008…… Read Wheat farmers face $400m compensation bill to AWB The Wheat Export Authority said it was concerned about "undefined, uncapped and potentially significant" fees involved in a termination clause in an agreement between three related arms of the company, AWB (International), AWB (Services) and AWB Limited. The Grains Council of Australia raised concerns about "secret agreements" that it claimed could cost growers "hundreds of millions of dollars" and which some put at $400 million…….. Read Goodman Fielder beats expectations Goodman Fielder, Australia's largest baker, posted full-year net profit of US$194.9 million, beating the US$186.5 million that it forecast in the prospectus for its $2.1 billion December float. The company said it improved earnings by making its operations more efficient and strengthening product innovation. The company has focussed on healthier products in each of its businesses and has also made acquisitions to add new brands and higher margin breads to grow sales……. Read

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Pulse Australia Market Overview – August 2006 The 2006 season across Australia is mixed in outlook, with crop potential ranging from very good to dismal. Much of the pulse producing area has been in Decile 2-3 or lower in the 3 months May to July. So much is dependent on good immediate rains in mid to late August with further good rain in September then required….. pdf, 5 pages…… Read Largest malthouse in Southern Hemisphere to profit from rising world malt demand ABB Grain’s new, upgraded Forrestfield malting plant is set to capitalise on the increasing world demand for malt. The plant, operated by ABB’s wholly owned subsidiary Joe White Maltings, has undergone a two-year, $46 million extension, more than doubling annual malt production capacity to 200,000 tonnes, making it the largest malthouse in the Southern Hemisphere. This highly efficient facility uses state-of-the-art equipment throughout…….. Read Australian Biodiesel Producer Inks Joint Venture with U.S. Private Equity Firm to Build Three Biodiesel Plants Advanced Biodiesel Group is proud to be a part of Canada's growing energy sector and today announced it has signed a 50:50 joint venture agreement with a US-based private equity firm, to co-fund the construction and operation of three biodiesel production facilities in North America.……. Read Sunrice delivers good results despite small rice crop SunRice, a leading Australian exporter of branded rice food products, today announced a strong financial performance for the year ending 30 April 2006 in the face of the smallest rice crop in 32 years.…… Read Nestle cuts off coffee to thwart Aldi imports FOOD giant Nestle has refused to trade with a Singaporean food distributor that was selling Nescafe coffee to discount supermarket chain Aldi in an attempt to stop the import of the cheaply made Indonesian product into Australia. Aldi began importing Nescafe instant coffee from Indonesia and Brazil late last year after becoming frustrated with Nestle's refusal to supply its market-leading Blend 43 brand at the same low prices it charged Coles and Woolworths……… Read The big obesity debate Academics and health experts are divided on the effects of junk-food advertising. Ban all ads for junk food. Stop TV personalities doing commercials for sugar-laden breakfast cereals and banish pester-power promotions for fast food from the airwaves. Then the quarter of Australian children who are overweight, including the one in 20 who are obese, would trim their overfed tummies, wouldn't they?……… Read Australia's truffling success They are synonymous with French haute cuisine, but the cultivation of truffles in Australia has proved such a success that the first batch has been exported abroad…… Read Epax to take approved high concentrate omega-3 Down Under Norway's Epax has announced it has gained approval from Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) to provide high concentration omega-3 to the Australian market... Read Food producers urged to band together Food and drink companies are being urged to band together to invade lucrative overseas markets and fight off competition from countries producing much cheaper products. A new report says the sector, which employs 40% of New Zealand workers, needs to work much harder if it wants to grow…….. Read Australian Government Increases Incentives for Pharmaceutical Innovation and Partnerships The Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources, Mr Ian Macfarlane, has announced that incorporated companies will receive a higher payment rate of 50 cents for each additional dollar they spend on eligible R&D activities through one of the Australian Government's key commercialisation programs, the Pharmaceuticals Partnerships Program (P3)……. Read © OzScientific Pty Ltd

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Lifting the lid on Visy's new pail range! From food to paint, construction to chemicals – the wait is now over for one of the most anticipated packaging solutions in the Australian market this year. Combining the latest in European technology and design with the needs of the Australian industry, Visy Industrial Packaging’s (Visy) next generation of injection moulded containers is already taking the market by storm…….. Read Amcor uses oxygen-scavenging PET for wine Amcor has taken out a license to bottle wine using Constar International's oxygen-scavenging polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Amcor's decision to produce the PET bottle for customers in Australia and New Zealand provides a major boost to Constar's bid to market its oxygenscavenging packaging to a wider range of drink makers. Amcor is one of the world's largest packaging companies, with annual sales of about 6.5bn and 217 plants located in 34 countries…... Read Foster's Says No Takeover Approach Foster's Group Ltd., Australia's biggest beer and wine maker, said on Wednesday it was not aware of any takeover proposals, sending its shares down as much as 3 percent. Shares in Foster's surged to a record high on Tuesday on an unsourced media report that said InBev, the world's largest brewer by volume, and second-ranked SABMiller were thought to be looking at the Australian company, which is valued at around A$12 billion ($9 billion)…….. Read Top horticulture award nominations open Horticulture Australia is calling for nominations for the 2006 Graham Gregory Award for excellence in horticulture and for the 2006 Young Leaders Award…….. Read Retail trade in Australia in July 2006 There has been moderate trend growth for the last eight months. Food retailing has had moderate trend growth for the last 12 months. Other retailing has had moderate growth in the last two months after seven months of strong growth .. Australian Bureau of Statistics, pdf, 32 pages,……… Read

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Conferences & Meetings Worldwide This Section is regularly updated. Please send conference/meeting updates to info@ozscientific.com When 2006

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Sept 6-9 Sept 7-8 Sept 11-12

16th European Congress of Immunology….. Read Stagnito’s New Products Conference…. Read Soy Beverages Innovations Conference…… Read

Sept 11-13

Bubbles in Food 2: Novelty, Health and Luxury International Conference…… Read 13th World Congress of Food Science and Technology…. Read 3rd International Symposium on Milk Genomics and Human Health…….. Read Functional Food: 3rd Fresenius Conference …… Read

Paris, France Chicago, USA Bangkok, Thailand Windermere, UK Nantes, France

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Convenience and Health - What Consumers Really Want……. Read Healthy Foods Conference…. Read

Oct 15-18 Oct 16-17

Obesity: Implications and solutions for the food industry…. Read Nano4food, nanotechnology for food conference, ….. Read Soy & Health 2006: Clinical Evidence - Dietetic Applications…… Read Stagnito's Top Gun Executive Food & Beverage Conference………. Read 3rd International Conference on Healthy Ageing and Longevity……Read Prepared Foods' New Products Conference…… Read bio-logical futuresTM III…… Read

Oct 18-23

World Dairy Congress…… Read

Oct 25-26

Nano and Microtechnologies in the Food and HealthFood Industries…… Read

Oct 25-27

The International Food & Health Innovation Conference 2006…… Read 3rd International Conference on Polyphenols Applications in Food, Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Industries……. Read Nutraceuticals & Functional Foods,….. Read Healthy Foods European Summit …… Read

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Oct 26-27 30-31 Oct Oct 31 – Nov 1 Nov 1-2 Nov 6-7 Nov 6-8 Nov 7-8 Nov 14-16 Nov 15-17 Nov 20-21 Nov 28 Dec 6-8 2007 Jan 28-31 Apr 22-25 May? May 5-8 May 9-11

Germany Leatherhead, Surrey, UK Baltimore, Maryland, USA Chipping Campden UK Atlanta, USA Düsseldorf, Germany Phoenix, AZ, USA Melbourne, Australia Florida, USA Saskatoon, Canada Shanghai, China Amsterdam, The Netherlands Malmö, Sweden Malta London, UK London, UK

Brand Packaging’s packaging That Sells IV…… Read 5th Annual World Food Technology and Innovation Forum 2006…… Read

Chicago, USA Dublin, Ireland

Juice Products Association 10th International Economic Outlook Conference……. Read Health Ingredients Europe…. Read

New York, USA

Workshop on “Post-Market Monitoring – Application and Limitations (ILSI)…… Read GM Grops and Foods: 3rd International Fresenius Conference…… Read Interactive Workshop Nutrition & Health Claims Europe…… Read Workshop on “Glycaemic Response and Health” (ILSI)…… Read International Confectionery Fair (ISM) 2007 ……. Read 15th European Congress on Obesity…… Read The third International Nutrigenomics Conference…. Read Organic Expo……. Read International Symposium - Developments in Functional Foods in Europe - International impact and significance…… Read

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Cologne, Germany Budapest, Hungary ? ,USA Chicago, USA Malta

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Food Ingredients Europe….. Read 2nd International Symposium on Energy and Protein Metabolism and Nutrition….. Read IDFA World Food Expo…… Read

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Conferences & Meetings in Australia & New Zealand This Section is regularly updated. Please send conference/meeting/course updates to info@ozscientific.com When 2006

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Sep 11-13

Dietetic Worlds: Infusing cultural diversity with practice........... Read Fine Food Australia......... Read Australian Nut Industry Conference... Read Public Health Association of Australia, Annual Conference... Read Horizons on Livestock Sciences - Farms of the Future………. Read 3rd International Conference on Healthy Ageing and Longevity.......... Read Food Innovation, Food Science Australia.......... Read Foodtech Packtech 2006…... Read ConBiz 2006…. Read Good Food & Wine Show………. Read NZ Food & Grocery Council Annual Conference…… Read The 8th Annual Food Regulations and Labelling Conference….. Read Nutrition Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting........ Read

Wellington

Pinot Noir, New Zealand 2007......... Read

Wellington

AusPack 2007......... Read AIFST Convention (40th Anniversary),….. Read Australian Wine Industry Trade Exhibition (AWITE)........ Read 13th Australian Barley Technical Symposium......... Read

Melbourne Melbourne Adelaide

Sep 11-14 Sep 12 Sep 25-27 Oct 8-11 Oct 13-15 Oct 16-17 Oct 17-18 Oct 19-21 Nov 10-12 Nov 15-18 Nov 23-24 Nov 29-Dec 2 2007 Jan 29-Feb 1 May 1-4 June 24-27 Jul 29- Aug 1 Aug 26-30

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Fremantle

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