Hilton Foods has invested €9.4 million in a start-up program that will see a new plant built in Drogheda in Ireland. The plant is expected to create 175 job opportunities and meat produced in the factory will be supplied to Tesco UK.
As processors in Poland and other accession countries race to
comply with EU food safety regulations, the EU Commission has said
that it will be prepared to further extend deadlines in an attempt
to help companies bring facilities...
FYR Macedonian food processor Zitoluks has secured an €8 million
loan from the EBRD to extend its production facilities and enable
it to work alongside Greek food group Filippou.
The Russian sugar industry has suffered under the weight of poor
logistics, erratic raw supplies and a lack of financing. We spoke
to a leading industry analysts to find out how the industry is
facing up to these challenges and what...
Eating more wholegrain foods could help people reduce their chances
of developing metabolic syndrome, say researchers, analysing the
role of carbohydrates on insulin resistance and the prevalence of
the metabolic syndrome in a large...
Leading Russian dairy and juice processor Wimm-Bill-Dann has
confirmed that Emerging Markets Growth Fund has raised its stake in
the company to 5.6 per cent.
French yeast giant Lesaffre is driving deeper into the US market,
announcing a link up this week with crop processing titan Archer
Daniels Midland to break ground on a new yeast plant in the US.
Sourdough bread containing select bacteria may be tolerated by
patients with a rare digestive disease that causes gluten
intolerance, say Italian and Irish researchers. The new research
could provide new opportunities for food producers...
Another milk marketed to help consumers sleep better goes on sale
in the UK this week, where a third of all adults are said to be
affected by sleeping problems.
European scientists will meet today to decide the fate of a
genetically modified corn developed by US biotech giant Monsanto. A
positive outcome from the committee would end Europe's five year
ban on GM crops, attacked by a host...
Belgium's Orafti group is investing €165 million in a second
chicory-extraction plant in Chile to respond to fast-growing demand
for inulin and oligofructose.
Exalted of late for their antioxidant health benefits, fruit
berries continue to show growth in a range of food applications.
Fruit ingredients stalwart J.O. Sims has launched a new Canadian
produced berry onto the market marking...
New research into the cultivation of cereals on semi-arid land
could lead to less fertiliser use, claim scientists in Spain who
looked into various production methods to up yield.
A low-fat diet may help men with aggressive prostate cancer better
fight their disease and live longer, according to researchers who
showed that a diet low in polyunsaturated fats slowed cancer growth
and increased survival times...
The European Parliament adopted an own initiative report on 11
February, calling on the Commission to focus more on the
sustainability of agriculture in the Sixth and Seventh Framework
Programmes, and not technology for food production,...
Costcutter, the York-based convenience store operator, is the
latest company to throw its hat into the ring in the Londis
takeover battle. The symbol group confirmed last week that it was
"actively targeting" 1,200 Londis...
Scientists in Japan believe they have developed a means of
controlling viruses in farmed fish and shellfish - a problem that
has continued to plague the sector and which often leads to a heavy
reliance on preventative drugs.
Australian soy product maker So Natural Foods has enlisted the help
of Olympic gold medallist swimmer Ian Thorpe to market a new
functional food range on its home market and in Asia.
Pricer, the
Swedish company which specialises in electronic shelf label (ESL)
systems for the retail trade, saw its losses deepen last year but
remains confident that increasing numbers of supermarket operators
will make the...
Grown in 113 countries and the staple food for over half the
world's population, rice is the globe's most popular food that
shapes religious festivals, customs, cuisine and celebrations. But
at a conference this week dedicated...
Ahold's plans to dispose of its entire Latin American store network
have been stalled for some time by delays in the core markets of
Brazil and Argentina - but this could soon be about to change.
Frutarom Switzerland, the recently acquired Swiss arm of Israeli
flavours group Frutarom, has pulled on synergies from its new
parent to launch a new line of grapefruit flavours, the first in a
range of citrus flavours.
Oxoid, one of the leading manufacturers of culture media
anddiagnostic products for the food and drink industry, will be
acquired by Fisher Scientific International.
Britain might not have the best reputation when it comes to
upmarket cuisine, but a new report from market analysts
Datamonitor shows that UK consumers are becoming
increasingly more sophisticated in their eating habits - and
Supermarkets in the UK come in for a lot of criticism about their
business practices, with the pressure exerted on suppliers in order
to boost retailers' margins the most recent flashpoint.
In a bid to reassure the European Parliament after a recent study
alerted the world to levels of cancer-causing toxins present in
farmed salmon, Europe's head of consumer safety stressed to
politicians that Europe's food...
Traditional breeding methods have come up with a new soybean oil to
beat the darling of the Mediterranean cuisine - olive oil - on the
heart healthy stakes of monounsaturated fats.
Food risk will be a defining issue of a 21st century marked by
globalisation and foodborne illness. Safety experts gathered at the
weekend in the US to examine new methods to minimise risk.
Hyparlo, the French retail group which operates a number of
franchised Carrefour outlets, reaped the benefits of a new focus on
just two markets last year - and benefited from the extraordinary
gain from the sale of its Italian business.
In a classic case of closing the stable doors after the horse has
bolted, Dutch retail group Ahold has today announced that it is to
introduce strict new rules on corporate governance a year after the
discovery of a €1 billion hole...
It is now two years since the publication of the so-called Curry
Report on the future of the British farm and food industry, but
many of the recommendations in the report - notably those
concerning the power of the major supermarket...
Muscle fatigue is one of the most common symptoms for food
processing machinery operators. Rubber matting has been one
solution but with that comes bacteria problems. A US company
believes it has the solution.
A polyphenol extract made from selected red grapes from the south
of France has been shown to signficantly reduce lipid deposits in
arteries, and produced a greater effect than red wine, reports its
manufacturer.
A report into the benefits of assurance for the UK meat and
livestock sector suggests that there is a need to increase the
momentum of assurance as a means of protection.
If you want a short sharp shot of coffee with an added antioxidant
boost the torrefacto roast is the answer, according to scientists
in Spain who set to work on the art of making a simple expresso
cup.
The European Commission has announced a number of initiatives to
help developing countries enhance their export performance and
reduce their vulnerability from price fluctuations of major
international agricultural commodities such...
Merkur, the Austrian supermarket group owned by Germany's Rewe
group, has just signed a new agreement with the UK-based
international logistics service provider Tibbett &
Britten assuring the long-term supply of chilled foods...
Fine foods are flourishing across Europe as consumers become
increasingly uninspired by mass-produced food, finds a new report,
that also confirms growth opportunities in the organic and natural
foods domaine.
The challenge of preventing the harmful impact from UV light should
not be ignored by makers of beverages and food products packaged in
PET according to research studies by the Belgium-based Milliken
& Company.
Ingredients giant Danisco leapfrogs into the second global position
for cultures as the Danish firm acquires the food ingredients arm
of ailing French chemical business Rhodia.
A small Canadian milling company has found a novel way of creating
more value from its by-products ?by tapping into the growing craze
for low carbohydrate products made popular by the Atkins Diet.
The market for functional food products has grown steadily for
several years now, focusing primarily on the dairy sector. But
other sectors of the food industry, such as bakery and snacks, are
beginning to see more functional products...
Prodravka, one of the leading food processors in the Central
European region, has confirmed that it has conducted a market
analysis which will lead to the closure of plants in accession
countries.
The Romanian chocolate sector looks set to become increasingly
competitive as the third largest player, Kandia, prepares to
finalise a merger with Excelent - a move that will create the
leading producer on the market.
Russia's food processing sector is still burgeoning, with a
recently published report from the USDA's agricultural service
indicating that in 2002 it grew an estimated 14 per cent to reach a
total value of $25.9 billion....
The majority of chilled food products sold in the French
supermarket sector are kept at the optimal temperature, but there
is still plenty of room for improvement compared to the rest of the
chill chain.
Baltic Beverages Holding has revealed its full year 2003 and fourth
quarter results, showing the company has continued to maintain its
growth in the maturing beer market.
Confirmation of growing opportunities for health and nutrition
businesses that target the slimming and weight loss market comes
from a new study that reveals the American consumer 'is open to
help in dealing with obesity'.
The food industry had its knuckles wrapped again this week, this
time by the UK's food watchdog that accused it of misleading the
consumer when using the terms 'fresh?and 'natural?on food labels.
