The milk industry churns over new findings in the US that claims a
simple supplement can dramatically boost the content of unsaturated
fatty acids in cows' milk
The Big Food Group, owner of the Iceland and Booker chains, posted
a slight improvement in first half sales as it continues to
overhaul the business. Most noticeable was a return to
profitability at Iceland, helped by improved sales...
Leading Irish food ingredients company Kerry brushed off currency
fluctuations and testing market conditions to post a stable set of
figures for the first six months of the year. The following paper
from Irish stockbroker Goodbody...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) faces more opposition this
week, as the US Organic Trade Association (OTA) criticises the idea
of commercialising cloned animal produce without specific
labelling.
British Sugar's parent company, cash-rich Associated British Foods
(ABF), delivered a strong set of results for the year with the food
and agriculture division pulling in the highest operating profit
for the full year for the...
As the debate in the UK heats up over GM crops, new research
sourced from Spain claims that co-existence between GM and non-GM
crops can occur without economic and commercial problems.
Efforts by the Spanish government to counter what it believes are
excessive price increases for a number of fresh products appear to
be paying off, with a sharp fall in price for chicken, seafood,
green beans and lettuce. But other...
Scientists have developed a new cattle-feed supplement, which
dramatically boosts the content of unsaturated fatty acids over
saturated fats in cows' milk. It could also be used to reduce
saturated fat in meat, suggest the US-based...
The new US government regulations designed to protect against
terrorist threats to the food supply face massive non-compliance
when they go into effect next month, reports a new study.
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) is en route to lowering
last years high enforcement order figures, despite having
experienced the largest outbreak of E coli the country has ever
seen.
NFU president Sir Ben Gill, meeting key European food industry
leaders over the weekend, has called for international co-operation
between farmer-controlled businesses and trust in the food chain.
A letter attacking the UK government's handling of the genetically
modified (GM)debate has been sent to the UK prime minister Tony
Blair on behalf of 114 individual scientists, reports CORDIS.
Western ingredients companies continue to make inroads into the
massive Chinese food market with Danish company Chr Hansen cutting
the ribbon yesterday on new facilities in Bejiing.
Marks & Spencer, the British retail group, has reported first
half sales growth of 4.3 per cent, helped by a 6.9 per cent gain in
the UK food retail business during the period. Food will continue
to play an important role in the...
Spain's retail sector showed solid if unspectacular growth in
September, with sales rising 6.6 per cent compared to the same
period a year earlier. Food was the main driver of growth, with
turnover from this sector ahead 7.7...
The kaleidescopic world of wine aromas and flavours is to come
under the spotlight as Australian scientists seek to marry industry
demand with ongoing research.
Metro, the German wholesale and retail group, is to roll out a
further 40 cash & carry outlets in China over the next five
years, the company's CEO Hans-Joachim Körber is quoted as saying
today. And profitability is not far...
At the end of last week the USDA published a proposed rule aimed at
ending the ban on imports of Canadian cattle under 30 months old,
deemed to be at low risk for mad cow disease.
Stable Micro Systems, the designer and manufacturer of texture
analysis equipment for the food industry, is launching its
new-generation texture analyser at the FIE 2001
The rolling out of third quarter results today continues with a
slip in earnings for US agri-giant Bunge on the back of weaker
profits sorely felt in the agribusiness division.
Food scientists working in today's food industry are constantly
facing, and resolving, the challenges of a competitive market. One
emerging trend in particular is the blurring of boundaries between
different food application...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) claims that healthy animal
clones pose no increased risk to consumers. Commercialisation may
be a problem however as the public remain unconvinced.
Laurus, the Dutch retail group, has made its third set of price
cuts in two weeks, with a further 230 items at the Edah chain
benefiting from the reduction. But the company faces a difficult
few months, trying to find the right balance...
Food and drink producers such as Kristall and Nestlé are suffering
from the ever-rising tide of counterfeit goods in Russia. A recent
survey shows that as much as 90 per cent of the goods bought by
shoppers in Moscow were fake - a...
Metro, the German wholesale and retail group, has scrapped plans to
sell its extensive property portfolio after lengthy negotiations
with the prospective buyer ended in failure. The decision came as
the group announced solid sales...
Pricing pressure hits another ingredients company as leading
Australian yeast supplier Burns Philp sees low margins cutting into
profit for the quarter.
Under a new partnership and license and supply agreement,
BioControl has received the right to specific probe sequences from
Epoch Biosciences for use in the field of food safety testing.
Disappointing figures from flavours company Quest pulled an already
less than dazzling set of third quarter results down further for UK
chemical group ICI hit by a continuing malaise in US and European
sales. National Starch figures...
Former UK minister for the environment, Michael Meacher refuses to
be silenced on the GM debate warning sales of GMO products should
be stalled until more extensive research is carried out.
e-FoodSafety.com announced today that it has acquired a 100 per
cent stake in Food Safe. The former president is to help with the
group's strategic roll-out of company divisions over coming months.
Ireland has the highest per capita expenditure on alcohol in
western Europe, but while the Irish are certainly fond of a drink
or two, the combination of pub culture and some of the highest
alcohol duties in the whole of the EU are...
Philip Green's Trackdean Investments group has today confirmed that
it will not bid for the Safeway chain, leaving the way clear for
Morrisons to complete its takeover. The government's ruling that
only 53 Safeway stores...
The Commission will shave €1 billion off the CAP budget in 2004 as
summer droughts across Europe saw exports wither and refunds
reduced as the impact of reform takes shape.
Legislation in Europe to end 'hidden' allergens on food labels
cleared a crucial hurdle last month when the Council and the
European Parliament put a red pen through the '25 per cent' rule,
ushering in the transparent...
Against a current tough market backdrop for ingredients, Danish
company Chr Hansen is facing up to the challenge, with the dairy
culture specialists this week lifting previous profit forecasts for
the year by €4 million on the back...
In as little as three years' time, older consumers will have become
the mainstream market in the UK, accounting for over half of
expenditure on food, drink and household products - a revelation
that has significant implications...
Dutch ingredients firm DMV International has developed a new
milk-derived peptide aimed at liver health, an area attracting
increasing attention from consumers.
The addition of 13 new denominations of origin helped lift Spanish
sales of DO food products by 8.1 per cent last year. Cheese is the
biggest single category to benefit from the quality mark -
excluding wines and spirits, that is.
The global meat packaging industry is today governed by the
strictest of guidelines. Safety and hygiene issues have forced
themselves to the top of the agenda following a series of health
scares, and companies have had to fight hard...
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) alerted the Cypriot authorities and
European Commission this week after another tahini product was
found to be contaminated with salmonella.
An insidious fuzzy grey mould that often coats refrigerated
strawberries and many other plants during growing and storage could
be prevented by a gene identified at Purdue university in the US.
The protection of intellectual property rights (IPR) is essential
not only for researchers to work willingly together on innovative
research, but also in order to bring the fruits of this
collaboration to the market. IPR is, however,...
Steady growth for the US and European fruit and vegetables extracts
and powders market - currently standing at €819.9 million ($960M) -
is pitched to reach $1,321 million by 2009. But NPD, price and
product awareness will all be necessary...
UK-based food grade gas supplier BOC are claiming to provide
innovative solutions for the meat industrie's processing and food
safety concerns tomorrow at AMI/Worldwide Food Exposition.
Undecided limits on the amount of genetically modified organisms in
cereal and vegetable seeds have thrown the GMO debate into further
disarray, as EU setbacks delay voting until Spring next year.
