date:May 08, 2012
The Swiss ingredients giant employs 1,200 people, operates 10 manufacturing sites and 15 research and development facilities and now has customers in 160 countries across the globe. It has applied to the UKs Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes (ACNFP) to market the hydrocolloid methylcellulose as a novel food ingredient in a range of foods. These include ice cream; flavoured milk drinks; cold desserts; smoothie-type beverages, yoghurts and yoghurt drinks; and wet soups with a methylc