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In response to a sharp rise in demand for yeast extracts, DSM Food Specialties has expanded its production facility in Delft, the Netherlands, and increased capacity by 35 per cent. Operational since October, this development allows DSM Food Specialties to meet the increasing demands of its customers. 

Brewers can now calculate important cost savings and learn about the additional benefits of using Brewers Clarex DSM Food Specialties’ award-winning enzyme, with the launch of a new interactive website www.brewersclarex.com. This exciting suite of online information allows brewers to generate personalised reports which evaluate the financial savings to be gained from using Brewers Clarex. Animated diagrams demonstrate how the product simplifies the brewing process to deliver commercial and environmental benefits, whilst further in-depth technical and regulatory information also available. 

DSM’s exciting blood pressure controlling lactotripeptide ingredient, TensGuard received the gold award for most innovative new health ingredient at this year’s Health Ingredients Europe exhibition. Beating off competition from seven other high profile finalists, TensGuard was awarded the prestigious first prize by an independent judging panel of retailers, manufacturers and scientists including Kellogg’s Europe, Unilever Foods, Danone and Albert Heijn.

DSM Food Specialties has announced the launch of BrewCo@ch® ; a unique, new, interactive tool designed to maximise the performance of raw materials used in the brewing process and give brewers the most efficient enzyme solutions to specific processing problems. BrewCo@ch evaluates the use of raw materials against key performance indicators (KPIs) and process parameters to provide individual recommendations from DSM Food Specialites’ comprehensive range of brewing enzymes. 

DSM, Stand number G002 / G004, Paris, France, 4 – 6 November 2008

DSM Food Specialties has announced the launch of Gistex® HUM LS(1) . A natural yeast extract, Gistex HUM LS provides an intense and complex umami taste perception and powerful bouillon taste to a wide range of savoury applications. It offers a consistently high quality, rounded savoury taste foundation on which to build and create distinctive culinary products.

DSM, Stand number G002 / G004, Paris, France, 4 – 6 November 2008

Recent research conducted by DSM shows that TensGuard™(1), the revolutionary dairy peptide ingredient, can be used in combination with the company’s range of savoury ingredients to produce a healthy, convenient, low salt chicken soup with positive blood pressure lowering effects. These findings will be of particular interest to manufacturers looking to enter the dynamic market for heart health products.

DSM, Stand number G002 / G004, Paris, France, 4 – 6 November 2008

DSM has announced the launch of a new mark of excellence in nutrition – the Quality for Life™(1) seal. Introduced to guarantee ingredient quality, this concept responds to growing demand for reliable and traceable products which meet today’s stringent safety and sustainability requirements. It offers a clear point of differentiation and the assurance that DSM is committed to ensuring product quality and safety.

DSM, Stand number G002 / G004, Paris, France, 4 – 6 November 2008

Maxilact® LGX(1) is the new, breakthrough pure lactase enzyme from DSM Food Specialties. Created to reduce the off notes that can develop at the end of a lactose free product’s shelf life, Maxilact LGX also guarantees an even higher quality and clean flavour throughout the product’s lifespan than any other lactase on the market today. The first ingredient of its kind to deliver these benefits, Maxilact LGX is a pure and consistent lactase which offers the potential to extend the shelf life of premium low lactose milk products.

DSM Food Specialties has launched DELVO-STAR®(1) an exciting breakthrough starter culture system which revolutionizes the cheese making process. Ready in just six hours from inoculation to use, the dramatic increase in speed offered by DELVO-STAR gives cheese producers much greater flexibility in their manufacturing plants.

FabulessTM(1), the leading weight management ingredient from DSM, is now available in a UHT milk application. Silhouette Active®(2) , from well-known dairy producer Candia, uses Fabuless technology to help consumers feel fuller for longer and control calories. Silhouette Active has just been launched in French supermarkets and is the world’s first UHT milk drink to contain Fabuless, the ingredient that offers a convenient and clinically proven route to successful weight management.

DELVO-TEC® TS-80 is a new range of thermophilic cultures from DSM Food Specialties.

Panamore, is the new, breakthrough alternative to chemical emulsifiers from DSM Food Specialties. This natural, clean label ingredient delivers improved dough tolerance, performance and efficiency in a cost-effective and sustainable way; maximising the performance of any flour type, all year round, to ensure total batch to batch consistency. Panamore responds to the challenges faced by bread manufacturers today, and guarantees results, time after time.

DSM has expanded its portfolio of innovative weight management solutions with the launch of Fabuless DE. A new and easy to use, spray-dried powder version of DSM’s highly effective weight management ingredient. Fabuless DE has been developed for instant powder applications, such as soups, meal replacement shakes and beverages. Fabuless DE enables manufacturers to tap into the thriving weight management market by offering consumers new and exciting concepts for effective weight control.

DSM Venturing, the corporate venturing unit of Royal DSM N.V., today announces that it has acquired an equity stake of 29.3% in Provexis plc, an AIM listed company that develops and licenses ingredients for the functional food, medical food and dietary supplement market. The investment makes DSM the largest shareholder of Provexis.

DSM Food Specialties has announced the launch of MaxiCurd, a new granulated protein hydrolysate range specifically developed to improve curd strength and boost cheese yield. A completely clean label technical processing aid, MaxiCurd is sure to appeal to manufacturers looking to maximise cheese texture, taste and yield.

DSM, Stand number G002 / G004, Paris, France, 4 – 6 November 2008
Innovative health and wellness concepts will be DSM’s major focus at HiE. Created to deliver appealing taste and present scientifically-backed health claims, these exciting developments respond to consumer needs and set future market trends. New product launches include Maxilact® LGX, a neutral lactase for the creation of high quality, clean tasting lactose-free products and Gistex® HUM LS , a natural yeast extract with high umami impact, for savoury applications. With its proven skin health benefits, the Beauty from Within range will appeal to manufacturers within the dynamic nutricosmetic industry and Fabuless™ DE , specifically developed for instant powder applications, will represent an innovation in weight management at the show.

DSM Food Specialties has announced that its revolutionary protein hydrolysate, PeptoPro, has now been selected as the key ingredient in SIXGRAM, the breakthrough ready-to-drink sports beverage from DIS BV. Available throughout the Netherlands from August 2008, SIXGRAM contains 6g PeptoPro per 330ml can and can be purchased in blood orange, grapefruit and mandarin flavours.

Maxiren® Gold is the latest preservative-free innovation from DSM Food Specialties developed to maximise cheese manufacturers’ production efficiency.

DSM Food Specialties introduces a complete portfolio of application-specific and tailor-made PreventASe™ solutions. PreventASe™ is now available in three formulations covering specific food applications under the following sub-brands: Panna™, Bicra™ and Xtru™.

Royal DSM N.V., the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company headquartered in the Netherlands, today announces the acquisition of the business and substantially all of the assets of Valley Research Inc. of South Bend Indiana, United States. Through this acquisition, DSM further reinforces its leading global position in food enzymes.

PeptoPro®, the award winning casein hydrolysate from DSM, has been selected by sports nutrition giant VPX to feature in two exclusive muscle building supplements. NO-Shotgun® v.3 and NO-SyntheSize® v.3 will revolutionize the resistance training segment of the sports nutrition market.

Shanghai July 8 – DSM Food Specialties is proud to receive the Ringier Technology Innovation Award, a prestigious award within the Food & Beverage industry in China. DSM Food Specialties receives this award for its product Brewers Clarex™, a breakthrough solution for brewers globally with many clear benefits, among others substantial cost- and environmental savings which are on every brewer’s agenda.

DSM Food Specialties has announced the launch of Rapidase® Expression, a white grape maceration enzyme, specifically developed to assist the production of popular premium white wines with an intense aromatic profile. 

Signaling a new generation in sports nutrition, Maxim recently announced the launch of Energy + Restitution, a powdered drink to optimise fluid balance during exercise. Containing the right mix of carbohydrates and minerals, Energy + Restitution also incorporates the award-winning peptide PeptoPro® from DSM Food Specialties, to actively promote improved endurance, performance and restitution. 

Following authorisation by the French and Danish authorities in 2007, DSM Food Specialties is proud to announce that it has received approval from the Federal Office of Public Health in Switzerland for the use of PreventASe™ as a processing aid.

Fabuless™, the successful weight management ingredient from DSM, proven to increase the feeling of satiety, has been selected as the key ingredient in SlimShots™, an exciting, new sugar-free supplement shot on the U.S. market. This latest introduction follows a number of commercial successes worldwide for Fabuless™ and signals its strong position in the global weight management market. 

A recent clinical trial conducted by TNO, a leading independent Dutch research organisation, shows that DSM’s breakthrough dairy peptide ingredient, TensGuard™, successfully lowers systolic and diastolic blood pressure in people with mild hypertension. These results will be welcome news for functional food and dietary supplement manufacturers looking for effective ingredients to tap into the growing market for blood pressure management products.

DSM has announced the introduction of a new ‘Total Concept’ – a unique, integrated approach to egg production and processing. Comprising a range of DSM products, it delivers significant advantages at every stage of the egg production process – from animal nutrition through to diagnostics and processing. Egg processors and manufacturers can now effectively meet the combined challenges of guaranteed product safety, quality and value throughout the production chain.

DSM today announces the launch of TensGuard™ - a new and unique ingredient developed to target the growing global market for blood pressure management. The product of advanced enzyme technology, DSM’s TensGuard contains dairy peptides, proven to help control blood pressure to maintain a healthy heart.

Concerns regarding excess sodium intake and its negative health effects remain the focus of regulators, scientists, medical professionals, consumers and the popular media. Last week the issue of salt intake hit the headlines in the US following USA Today’s story “Salt intake brings new levels of alarm.”  This release describes why effective salt reduction is a priority for DSM.

DSM Food Specialties and CMT Srl will be announcing today the acquisition by DSM of CMT Srl, a company dedicated to the production of the Copan Milk Test, a microbiological test for the detection of antibiotic residues in milk.

PeptoPro®, DSM’s protein hydrolysate, is a key ingredient in a new, ground-breaking protein product designed specifically for women. Tight Curves, launched by US company Body Well Nutrition, is a unique, multipurpose product containing a variety of naturally derived ingredients. Developed to enhance overall physical well-being, Tight Curves improves muscle tone, enhances fat oxidation, regulates moods, increases endurance and decreases recovery time, when used in conjunction with a healthy diet and regular exercise.