Innovations
Choozit Swift cheese cultures
Part of the DuPont Danisco ingredient range, Choozit Swift is a concentrated blend of highly active Streptococcus thermopiles cultures.
Organisation
Danisco A/S
Danisco is a world leader in food ingredients, enzymes and bio-based solutions. The company designs and delivers bio-based ingredients that meet market demand for healthier and safer products.
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Vital statistics
- Headquarters: Copenhagen, Denmark
- Founded: 1989
- Website: http://www.danisco.com/
Recent stories
News
Danisco study shows reduced common cold symptoms
A recent study supports the health benefits of the Danisco probiotic strain Bifidobacterium lactis Bl-04 in healthy, physically active adults.
News
Danisco breaks through the wholemeal barrier
Danisco has developed a new opportunity for bakers to bake bread with a high content of natural wholemeal and masses of appeal for consumers.
News
DuPont to acquire Danisco for $6.3bn
DuPont has entered into a definitive agreement for the acquisition of Danisco for $5.8bn in cash.
Opinion
‘Hard hitting’ BBC food and drink series launches soon
Richard Hall has been working as a consultant on a new BBC food and drink programme set to air in the UK next week.
News
Danone finalises sale of stake in Wimm-Bill-Dann
Danone announces the finalisation of the sale of its 18.4% stake in Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods for a received consideration of $470m.
News
Danisco invests in betaine with Tereos
Danisco has announced an investment in a novel method of extracting betaine from a side-stream of bioethanol production.
News
Danisco announces new LCA results and launch of Xivia
Danisco has announced the launch of Xivia – its new brand name for sustainable xylitol.
Opinion
36 acquisitions in August 2010
August was another big month for transactions, with 36 recorded around the world. Richard Hall provides the details.
News
Danisco acquires South African Research Solutions
Danisco has acquired the shares in the company Research Solutions in Cape Town, South Africa.
News
Danisco results for full year 2009/10
In FY 2009/10, Danisco reported group revenue of DKK 13.7bn, reflecting organic growth of 6%.
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Danisco reports ‘solid growth’
In Q3 2009/10, Danisco reported group revenue of DKK 3.3bn, reflecting 11% organic growth (enablers 5%, cultures 12%, genencor 21% and sweeteners 6%).
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Danisco Q2 operating profit beats forecast
In Q2 2009/10, Danisco reported group revenue of DKK 3.2bn, down 2% in organic growth terms.
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Danisco signs agreement to acquire Sorbial
Danisco A/S has signed an agreement to acquire Sorbial, an agricultural biotechnology company.
Innovations
Grindsted Xanthan gum
Danisco introduces the Grindsted Xanthan gum range targeted towards specific food applications.
News
Danisco breaks ground on plant expansion in Madison, US
Danisco has broken ground on a major plant expansion at the Danisco cultures plant in Wisconsin, US.
News
Danisco and DuPont Qualicon strengthen natural food safety
Danisco and DuPont Qualicon have joined forces in the US to enhance natural food safety and shelf life extension.
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Danisco Q1 revenue up 7%
Danisco posts revenue of DKK 3.5bn, up 7% year on year (2% organic growth).
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Danisco technology toughens up probiotic cultures
Danisco Bio Actives has unveiled outstanding initial results using novel encapsulation technology.
News
Danisco expands production of cellulose gum
This month, Danisco completes a 1,500 tonnes expansion of its cellulose gum production.
News
Danisco in Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes
Danisco has recently been selected for inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) – for the eighth consecutive year.
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Danisco to invest €60m in cultures production
Danisco has announced investments totalling €60m that will add more than 2,000 tonnes to its existing cultures production capacity over the next three years.
News
Nordzucker acquires Danisco Sugar
Danisco has announced the sale of its subsidiary Danisco Sugar to Nordzucker.
Article
Sustainable ingredients supply
Sourcing sustainable ingredients is a growing industry imperative, and suppliers throughout the world are rising to the challenge, says Claire Rowan.
News
Danisco and NattoPharma sign agreement on MenaQ7
Danisco BioActives and NattoPharma have entered into long-term global supply, marketing and licence agreements.
News
Unistraw grants Danisco worldwide deal
Unistraw has granted Danisco the worldwide exclusivity for the sales and marketing of its internationally patented straw concept for use with Howaru premium probiotics.