France's lawmakers have banned soft drink and chocolate bar vending
machines in schools from the beginning of the 2005/06 school year,
a measure designed to nip the growing childhood obesity problem in
the bud.
A new TV advert for UK snack brand Nik Naks highlights the
continued development of the product's 'personality' by owner
Golden Wonder, an approach which continues to win over new
consumers to the quirky snack even...
The increasingly popular herbal extract aloe vera may be able to
prolong the amount of time a trauma injury patient can survive
before receiving treatment, such as a blood transfusion, according
to researchers at the University of...
Breakthrough talks at the weekend on world trade will have received
a reticent welcome from a European food industry likely to see the
phasing out of payouts to export food products.
Food makers might want to push the value of full fat dressings as
food scientists in the US claim they could boost our health by
increasing the body's ability to absorb disease-fighting
carotenoids.
Slim Technologies has combined its supply chain modelling software
with optimisation solver Xpress-MP to offer users such as Alcoa run
times of up to 15 times faster.
US agribusiness Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), one of the world's
largest processors of soybeans, saw double-digit sales growth for
the year but overall profits were hit by an unpredictable
agribusiness market.
US ingredients giant ADM saw double-digit sales growth for the year
but overall profits were dragged down by a recent payout of
millions of dollars to leading food and beverage manufacturers to
settle a lawsuit linked to the popular...
Adding isolated soy protein to men's diets could help reduce
problems experienced in the advanced stages of type two diabetes,
according to a small study by researchers at the University of
Illinois.
Food developers and high street retailers looking to cash in on the
burgeoning health trend will be attracted by the arrival of a new
plum bursting with antioxidants.
Science is getting to grips with mad cow disease. Researchers have
designed a synthetic protein (prion) that makes mice display
symptoms similar to those of the brain-wasting condition, as well
as offering the potential for new therapies...
The annual mass exodus of city-dwelling French citizens to the
coastal resorts has already begun, and as usual it was preceded by
the grunts and groans of French people trying to squeeze into last
year's swimming costume. It...
Soft drink and snack maker PepsiCo might not spring immediately to
mind when thinking about healthy food products, but the US company
clearly believes it has a role to play in this fast-growing market
- and has added a new logo to...
A major European food science body has asserted this week that
genetic modification has the potential to offer strong benefits -
quantity, quality and acceptability - for the world's food supply.
With the booming population of...
Pace for flavoured alcoholic drinks slowing down in Europe's
largest market - the UK - after the explosive growth witnessed in
2001, with the FABs moving into mainstream and as such losing the
more discerning consumer.
Consumption of fresh fruit is on the rise in the UK, shows new
government data, leading to a notable increase in intake of vitamin
C. But a decline in other foods such as milk means calcium, iron
and other nutrients are still lacking...
Regular consumption of lutein-enriched eggs could provide the body
with protective levels of this antioxidant widely believed to help
fight degenerative eye diseases, suggests a small study from the
US.
Food companies involved at every step of the food chain are obliged
to maintain a clean, safe environment to beat food pathogens, but
food scientists from the US report that strains of the deadly
pathogen Listeria monocytogenes can...
Weak sales of fruit preparations hit European sales for number two
flavours group International Flavours and Fragrances (IFF) with the
firm reporting an overall drop in sales for the region but growth
elsewhere keeps firm on track...
Flavoured alcoholic beverages (FABs) took the UK market by storm in
the late 1990s, and while recent rumours of their death have been
greatly exaggerated, growth in the market does appear to be slowing
as consumers switch to more...
The Russian agricultural ministry has announced a temporary ban on
poultry imports from both Sweden and Finland in an effort to
prevent the spread of Exotic Newcastle disease.
US-based agro-food giant Bunge says it is readying to resume production at its
newly acquired oilseed processing facility in southern Poland.
Bunge says that, tying in with Poland's accession to the EU, the
facility represents...
In reaction to the continued buy up of shares in Sun Interbrew
by a Russian investment company, parent company Interbrew has responded by announcing measures to
control the sale of voting shares. The move has been made in an
effort...
UK confectionery firm Glisten Confectionery has gained a stronger
foothold at the higher end of the confectionery market after food
ingredients business Kiril Mischeff sold its House of York toffee
brand to the Blackburn-based firm.
After a highly successful Fairtrade Fortnight earlier this year,
Britain's number two food retailer Asda is to increase the number
of ethical products on its shelves - further evidence of the
popularity, and profitability, of...
Ahold's management remains stoically bullish about the Dutch
retailer's chances of recovering from the double whammy of fraud
and poor performance, but the company's latest set of results show
that the journey is likely...
Tesco strengthened its position as the leading grocer in the UK in
the last quarter, with sales growth more than twice that of its
nearest rival Asda. Upmarket retailer Waitrose also showed
excellent growth, while Morrisons continued...
The benefits of conventionally grown produce over organic foods was
the focus of a recent debate between food technologists with
scientists warning it is too early to reach conclusions, despite
new research that suggests some organic...
Two of the biggest chocolate makers in the UK are to launch
products which will directly compete with some of each other's
biggest brands - an indication, perhaps, that the rich vein of new
product innovation of the last few...
The competitive world of xanthan gum saw a new player enter the
already crowded market this week when US chemicals firm Huber
announced it would buy the world's number one xanthan gum supplier
CP Kelco. Huber steps into the leading...
Increasing evidence for the value of low glycaemic index foods in
reducing risk of type 2 diabetes may benefit high-fibre foods and
those using healthy ingredients.
UK bakery ingredients firm BakeMark continues to drive deeper into
'value-added' ingredients, designing a new premix for food makers
looking to target the growing low-carb food market.
Sparking an angry response from the egg industry, but opening up
opportunities for alternative ingredients, Japanese researchers
suggest an egg a day could significantly contribute to heart
disease in women.
Czech brewer Ostravar says it is planning to enter into the Polish
market in the coming months. The brewer says it wants to start
exporting Ostravar beer to Poland, where it will concentrate on the
Warsaw metropolitan region from...
Backed up by strong growth in the Czech and Slovakian markets, soft
drinks manufacturer Kofola has announced a 30 per cent increase in sales
turnover as it launches a series of new brands and extends its
reach into other markets in...
Polish meat processors have been reporting increased sales
following the country's accession to Europe, but despite the good
news not everyone in the industry believes that this will have long
term benefits. Indeed pig producers...
Unilever, currently the world's third largest food company, has
announced flat quarterly and half yearly results in Europe. But
despite the disappointment the results highlight a number of
sectors in central and eastern Europe...
A US cancer prevention expert says that if government required
calcium and vitamin D to be added to foods, it could achieve a 20
per cent reduction in colon cancer deaths and osteoporosis-related
fractures.
Law makers, consumer groups and industry continue to clash over the
use of GM ingredients in the European food chain, but a major
UK-based food science body asserts this week that genetic
modification has the potential to offer strong...
Marketing and sales strategy pays off for UK-based firm Muntons
Malted Ingredients (MMI) with turnover increasing more than three
times in as many years.
Meat production could become a whole lot safer and more hygienic if
the findings of a current research project into a dangerous strain
of E. coli prove conclusive.
Four former executives of Dutch retail group Ahold have been
indicted by the US authorities for fraudulent activities at the
group's US Foodservice division - the first charges brought against
employees in an investigation which...
The food included in children’s menus at a large number of UK
restaurants and cafés is systematically failing to meet the
nutritional guidelines set out for school canteens – which
themselves are hardly paragons of healthy eating...
Food makers need to write clearer food labels so that consumers can
easily understand the ingredients used in the food formulation,
finds a new report released in the UK this week.
Ending a long running lawsuit the US unit of UK starch and sugar
group Tate & Lyle will pay out £55 million (€89m) to settle an
anti-trust lawsuit on high fructose corn syrup, a popular sweetener
used by soft drinks giant Coca-Cola...
French retailer Casino saw a slight downturn in growth in the
second quarter of the year, impacted by fewer shopping days and the
cost of revamping its convenience business. But a solid performance
from the discount business in France...
Overproduction by New World wine producers has pushed down prices
over the last few years, taking a major toll on producers' margins.
But a growing trend towards premium wines could save the day, in
both established and emerging...
Regular cups of coffee could upset the body's ability to metabolise
sugar in consumers with the increasingly common medical condition
type 2 diabetes, suggest scientists, marking new market
opportunities for decaffeinated coffee...
