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Food News In Brief

MikeFata was recognized in the April edition of EntrepreneurMagazine for overcoming legal, regulatory andmarketing challenges, and employing direct interaction with customers, to growhis hemp product business, Manitoba Harvest,by a multiple of 50 times between 1998 and 2005. ... SwissResearch Inc. selected commercial ingredientdistributor DNP International Co. Inc. todistribute Shugr, a new calorie-free sweetener. ... Dannon now offers a quarterly bulletin containing currentinformation and resources concerning probiotics, available on the companysWeb-based information center (www.probioticscenter.com). ... Enzymotec will present CardiaBeat, an ingredient designed tolower serum lipids and oxidative stress, as well as high-gradephosphatidylserinecomponents of its SharpPS lineat the IFT Food Expo.... Comax Flavors opened a new facility in Shanghai,China, to serve the Chinese and Pacific Rim markets. ... Rooibos (Aspalathuslinearis) teas of the Choice Organic Teas lineproduced by Granum Inc. willbe certified organic and Fair Trade Certified as of August 2005. ... NationalStarch Food Innovation received the PresidentsPartnership Award for Ingredients Innovation from JohannaFoods. ... Global Organic Brands LLC acquiredthe North American rights to Rapunzel Pure Organics line of certified organicculinary oils, chocolates, soups, snacks and baking products; as well as Biottasorganic vegetable and fruit juices and A. Vogels organic seasonings. ... DeanFoods and its WhiteWave Foods divisiondonated $100,000 to the Organic Center for Education and Promotion (OCEP). ... TICGums now offers a culinary kit with information onusing gums to improve taste, texture and freeze-thaw stability. ... Nutrinovawill demonstrate new sugar replacementtechnologies using its Sunett® acesulfame K at the IFT Food Expo. ... GTCNutrition gave a presentation entitled CalciumAbsorption and Prebiotic Fibers at the International Dairy Foods Associations(IDFA) Cultured Dairy Products Conference, in Minneapolis, in May. ... VegetableJuices Inc. will show its natural, shelf stable, refrigerated and frozensavory ingredients; as well as a line of chile pepper purees, juices, sauces,dices and pieces, at booth 1012 at the IFT Food Expo. ... FONAInternational moved into its new 82,000-square-footheadquarters in Geneva, Ill. .. Fortitech will demonstrate new applications for itscustom nutrient premixes, including a number of healthy snack and beveragealternatives for kids, at booth 2221 at the IFT Expo. ... SillikerInc. opened a new, 16,500-square-foot facility in Cypress, Calif.