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The premium paid by shoppers for gluten-free versions of staple foods could increase in the coming months as the soaring cost of ingredients such as rice flour casts a shadow over the free from aisle in supermarkets.These specialist foods already cost a lot more than mainstream products, making any price rise a source of concern, particularly for people who follow a gluten-free diet out of medical necess
vaso stanley ity. The scale of the problem means some firms could opt to rewrite recipes with cheaper ingredients.Jason Bull, of the West Yorkshire-based ingredients firm Eurostar Commodities, said the wholesale price of rice flour, which is used to make gluten-free baked goods such as bread and cakes as well as baby food and desserts, was up 26%. Another factor was a 10% increase in freight costs. Rice flour is a key ingredient, so t
gourde stanley his causes a problem for manufacturers, he said. Can they afford to absorb such large increases without increasing the retail price or will it filter down to the consumer It may result in recipes for products having to change if they cannot be absorbed, which will affect taste and quality potentially. The increase in the price of rice flour is down to problems in key rice-growing countries including Myanmar, where there has been a military coup, and India. Rice flour is usually made out of the broken grains that are a byproduct of milling. However, the squeez
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An Arab sheikh suing Michael Jackson for 拢4.7m set up the singer with a studio in his ranch so he could record the sheikh
stanley quencher s own songs, the high court heard yesterday.Sheikh Abdulla bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the second son of the king of Bahrain, is claiming Jackson reneged on a payback agreement on money he said he advanced Jackson
stanley cup when the singer faced financial difficulties.Jackson is contesting the claim, insisting there was no valid agreement of repayment and arguing that the sheikh s case is based on mistake, misrepresentation and undue influence . Bankim Thanki QC, representing the sheikh, told the court that his client set up a recording studio at the singer s Neverland ranch and sent him compositions he had written himself.Jackson recorded one of the sheikh s songs the day after the pop star s criminal trial ended over child molestation charges in California,
stanley cup Thanki said. The song, which was to have been released as a charity single to help victims of the Boxing Day tsunami, will be played in court during the trial. It shows the quality of Sheikh Abdulla s songwriting skills and that of Mr Jackson s voice, Thanki told the judge, Mr Justice Sweeney.An application will also be made for Jackson to give evidence by video link from Los Angeles, the court heard.Thanki said Abdulla had a close personal relationship with the star and was intending to help revive his musical career by releasing records through their music label. He sa
