Europe tells international food body it welcomes the opening of
discussions on options to integrate flavouring agents into the
global code system, and puts its weight behind the fourth option
that proposes industry guidelines.
A piecemeal approach to investing in a global web of suppliers,
producers and distributors can result in significant loss of
potential profit, claims a new report.
Sales and consumer awareness of sweetener from UK manufacturer Tate
& Lyle look set to rise as number one global soft drinks player
launches a new version of Diet Coke, complete with Splenda
sucralose logo on the packaging, writes...
Bunge, the biggest processor of oilseed in the world, was extremely
upbeat about its results yesterday, despite volatility in the
fourth quarter keeping profit back to five percent, writes
Philippa Nuttall.
The Altay-Batyushka brand from Russia's Hleb Altaya (Altay Bread)
group has been voted the best food product from the Altay region,
the bread basket of Russia. Angela Drujinina reports.
Russia's Yarpivo brewery is to start relaunch its Arzik mineral
water, the first of a number of non-alcoholic beverage initiatives
planned for 2005, Angela Drujinina writes.
Soy isoflavone research firm Nutri Pharma is embarking on a new
strategy designed to eliminate risk relating to reliance on
marketing partners for its intellectual property.
Set to see sugar profits dip with incoming European sugar reform,
Danisco's announcement last week to acquire enzyme player Genencor
is the latest in a string of acquisitions that will go some way to
bridging the sales gap, writes...
Edible oils market in the UK undergoes change as Anglo-Dutch
conglomerate Unilever announces plans to divest its seed oils and
cooking fats business to canned fish and meat firm Princes.
Recently devolved Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have already
established a strong bargaining position in the development of EU
policy, particularly in agriculture, likely to affect how the UK
handles CAP reform in the future,...
In response to growing demand for amino acids, Japanese food
fermentation leader Ajinomoto ramps up production of amino acids
for food and pharmaceuticals, with a €40 million investment in a
new Brazilian plant.
Food labels that mirror the 'three-dimensional' power of food could
soon reach the food industry, should rule-makers and industry take
on board a new concept designed by a New Zealand scientist.
With the Russian authorities keener than ever to clamp down on the
widespread advertising of alcoholic drinks in a bid to curb a
growing health problem, drinks producers are looking for new ways
to promote their wares without falling...
Marketers of fast moving consumer goods in Russia may now think
twice about using free samples to promote their products, following
a decision to tax them. Angela Drujinina reports.
Russia's grain sector is going from strength to strength, and 2005
looks set to be a year of great opportunity for domestic and
international companies alike. Angela Drujinina reports .
Sales and consumer awareness of sweetener from UK manufacturer Tate
& Lyle look set to rise as number one global soft drinks player
launches a new version of Diet Coke, complete with Splenda
sucralose logo on the packaging, writes...
UN-backed food organisation warns food producers and consumers to
stay calm, after a few cases of mad cow disease are identified in
Canada and the US, and last month the first case of Bovine
Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in a goat.
Honey producers in China began exporting to the EU for the first
time in nearly three years last week after the authorities in
Brussels lifted a ban imposed amid safety concerns.
Ongoing pressure from consumers for quality meat ingredients drives
food technologists in the US to investigate biochemical mechanisms
for tender meat.
The government of Uzbekistan has granted a production licence to
Russian dairy giant Wimm-Bill-Dann eight months after the firm
bought Uzbekistan's largest dairy group, but the country's good
investment potential is still...
US scientist reveals role specific milk protein genes play in
cheese yield, composition and quality, confirming recent findings
from researchers in New Zealand.
Variation in taste genes could open up new opportunities for the
food industry, as well as parents, to devise better strategies to
enhance fruit and vegetable acceptance in children who are
sensitive to bitter taste, claim researchers.
The Competition Commission (CC) today announced it has
provisionally cleared the completed acquisition by Napier Brown
Foods (NBF) of James Budgett Sugars (JBS), but voiced concerns
about the lack of competition in the UK sugar...
A substantial drop in organic sales growth in Asia and continued
problems with its eponymous anis brands were the only low points in
an otherwise impressive set of financial results for Pernod Ricard
in 2004, writes Chris Jones.
European and Swiss manufacturers of processed agricultural products
can from today sell their products to each other with less expense
and hassle than before, writes Philippa Nuttall.
Imperial Sugar yesterday (Thursday) announced a higher
first-quarter profit, but predicted that operating income would
fall significantly in 2005 as the sugar industry remains
challenging, reports Philippa Nuttall.
Innovation is the watchword in National Starch's rebranded image
but what does this really mean and what does the company hope to
achieve from its makeover, asks Philippa Nuttall?
Fast-food chain McDonald's, which this week celebrated 15 years in
Russia, plans to almost double its number of restaurants there over
the next three years - recognising the country as one of the
world's strongest emerging...
Irish food group Glanbia has picked up a €10.5 million contract to
operate Dairygold's CMP branded liquid milk and cream business,
allowing Dairygold to focus on consolidating sales across its
branded product line-up, Tom Armitage...
Scientists have identified a molecular mechanism in the liver that
explains how consuming foods rich in saturated fats and trans-fatty
acids can send blood levels of cholesterol and triglycerides
soaring.
Shedding light on how the carcinogen furan forms in foods,
scientists have opened up possible solutions to tackle this
potential problem for the food industry.
External signals override natural signals that we have eaten
enough, but is it all a question of education, ask US researchers,
exploring methods to tackle obesity.
The French authorities have come up with a €70 million rescue
package for ailing wine producers, but as Kim Hunter Gordon and
Chris Jones report, they have once again failed to tackle the
principal problem - massive overproduction...
Sales for food enzymes crept up by a slight two per cent in 2004
for number one enzymes player Novozymes, but a boost in low carb
beverages continues to lift profit.
Britain's leading supermarket groups have been moving rapidly into
the convenience store sector in the last two years, seeing real
opportunities for growth by bringing their low price offer closer
to their customer base. Yet...
Sweden's Absolut vodka has consolidated its position as the world's
third-largest international spirit brand with a 5 per cent increase
in shipments in 2004 - buoyed in particular by an excellent
performance in its most...
Food technologist marks breakthrough in rice starch procurement,
replacing a 60-year-old method with a more 'efficient and
environmentally-friendly way' to separate a rice kernel's
tightly-bound portions of starch and...
The food industry should benefit from recent advances in tracking
the rice genome, with Chinese researchers this week revealing their
painstaking work could open up the way for improved strains in
wheat, corn, soy and rapeseed.