Food News Briefs

SunGolds Foods, a subsidiary of Red River Commodities, has appointed Scott Queathem and Associates as the master sales agent for SunButter products in the United States. ... Solbar Industries Ltd. and Danetto Food will continue building an alliance in Poland to deliver functional soy concentrates, textured and isolated soy proteins to the Polish meat industry. ... Jel Sert Co. entered into an exclusive licensing and manufacturing agreement with Unistraw International to begin marketing a milk-flavoring straw. ... NutriBev Science is producing a new sports drink with PeptoPro ®, the protein hydrolysate ingredient from DSM Food Specialties. ... Ingredia and Eurial Poitouraine announced a new joint venture to be named International Dairy Ingredients (IDI). ... NutraGenesis® introduced a new functional soda called CALM, which clinical trials have shown can increase the body’s overall resistance to stress. ... The Organic Trade Association’s All Things Organic™ Conference and Trade Show was named one of the Top 50 fastest-growing trade shows in North America in 2006. ... The Non-GMO Report released the 2007 Non-GMO Sourcebook, a directory of more than 600 suppliers of non-genetically modified products and services. ... Belvidere, N.J., will be the new site of DSM Food Specialties’ North American technical “Center of Excellence” for the Savory Ingredients business. ... Fortitech Europe promoted its functional confections at Health Ingredients Europe (HiE) in Frankfurt, Germany.