Nestlé lodges patent for lactoferrin diarrhoea supplement
Diarrhoea can be reduced via supplementation with milk protein, lactoferrin, according to a Nestlé patent published this month by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
Archives for September 29, 2013
Mondelēz takes trademark appeal to High Court
Mondelēz International has appealed against the New Zealand trademark authority’s decision to OK rival Whittaker’s registration of its Berry Forest chocolate bar, despite protestations that it is too similar to Mondelēz's own Black Forest brand.
China’s big two dairies break into world’s top 15
While the world’s five biggest dairy players continue to maintain a firm hold on their positions for another year, Rabobank’s annual survey into the industry’s top 20 giants is notable for the ongoing rise of Chinese players and the slippage of US...
Australian watchdog refuses to impose barriers for processed imports
Australia's Productivity Commission has ruled against putting in place emergency safeguard measures against the import of cheap processed fruits and vegetables as demanded by the local food processing industry.
Special report: Part II
Indonesia’s plantation war with foreign conglomerates
How should Indonesia and, more to the point, the local community, benefit from foreign investment in plantations?