The European Commission has resolved to ensure that the same
standards of food safety apply to all products, regardless of
origin. Commissioner for health and consumer protection David Byrne
said that food imports into the EU should...
Guyenne and Gascogne, the French retail group, has continued to
improve its sales and profits in the first half of 2003, building
on the major advances made in the first six months of last year.
Parties interested in forging ahead with GM foodstuffs in the UK
have a battle on their hands as the widest public debate ever held
in Britain finds an overwhelming percentage of people uneasy,
suspicious or hostile to the introduction...
A report from Dow Corning claims that billions of euros are lost
each year because of unnecessary repair work which has to be
carried out on processing equipment that has not been sufficiently
lubricated.
British sugar and sweeteners group Tate & Lyle said this week
that first half profits should be in line with expectations, and
the second half stronger than in the previous year.
A report commissioned for the UK's Food Standards Agency has
provided the clearest evidence yet that there is a link between
advertising food products aimed at children and the declining
health standards among the younger generation.
US spice giant McCormick & company posted an improved set of
figures for the third quarter boosted by strong sales, acquisitions
and better distribution.
Demand for natural ingredients must be met by ingredients companies
looking to make significant gains in the health arena. German Wild
group has taken up the challenge announcing this week the launch of
a new plant-based colour for...
Although trade talks in Cancun collapsed this month the pressure
remains on the European Union to shake up its heavily subsidised
sugar regime. At a time when the sugar industry continues to
struggle as fears grow over a worldwide...
Caprabo has become the biggest supermarket operator in the Spanish
capital Madrid after the acquisition earlier this week of the
Supermercados Alcosto chain.
Market Advice has carried out an in-depth analysis of the Moscow
sausage market. The organisation interviewed the sales and
marketing departments of the top 20 largest traders of sausages
& related products in the region.
The UK's Food Standards Agency (FSA) says contrary to media reports
yesterday it has not issued an official health warning about the
Atkins diet, or linked it to increased risk of obesity and cancer.
When Cyclone Hudah struck the island of Madagascar in April 2000
destroying 15 per cent of the world's vanilla crop the news sent
prices rocketing for the peoples favourite ice cream ingredient -
and they still haven't recovered.
Nestlé Rowntree, the UK confectioner, has already got itself into
trouble with adverts for its Yorkie chocolate bar featuring the
tagline 'Not for Girls' but appears happy to step on a few more
toes with the latest development...
A new product from Emerson Process Management is enabling steam in
place (SIP) cycle time reductions of typically 20 per cent on fully
monitored plant installations.
A bumper cocoa harvest for Ghana has pushed the country into the
number two global producer slot, behind the Ivory Coast and ahead
of Brazil. Fresh figures from the West African country show farmers
pulled in more than 500,000 tons...
Materials testing specialists, Lloyd Instruments, has passed its
Transition Audit from ISO 9000:1994 to ISO 9001:2000, which gives
the company TickIT accreditation for software excellence.
Farmers in southern Brazil are urging the government to pass an
emergency to allow use of GMO soybeans in the coming 2003-04 season
(October-September), reports the American Soybean Association this
week.
Swiss co-operative retailer Migros has formed an alliance with
LeShop, an online shopping portal, to create a web-based
supermarket offering shoppers both Migros own label goods and a
full range of branded products for the first time.
Only months after buying Unilever's Indian fats business Hindustan
Lever, US agri-giant Bunge carves deeper into the Indian oils
market acquiring the India-based assets of private edible oils
company Prestige Foods this week.
A Europe-wide project is underway to assess whether local wild
vegetables eaten in southern Europe might have health-promoting
properties, opening the way for a new breed of nutraceutical.
Banking, insurance, mobile phones, holidays - areas not
traditionally covered by food retailers but which are becoming an
increasing part of the weekly food shop for many British consumers.
But as the major multiples expand their...
Price competition in texturants put pressure on Danisco ingredients
results for the first quarter of 2003/2004 but flavours and a long,
hot summer went some way to boosting the underlying performance.
Laurus, the Dutch retail group, has finally withdrawn from the
Belgian market, the source of some of its biggest losses in recent
years. Six of its last eight stores have been sold to the Colruyt
group, with the two remaining stores...
After several years of spectacular growth caused by meat-related
food scares, the UK vegetarian food market is expected to show a
slowdown this year. But the wide variety of products now available
will maintain the interest of even...
A patent battle has ended with a US court giving chemicals giant
DuPont the commercial rights for a patented gene that could one day
lead to healthier vegetable oils for food preparation, according to
reports in the US press.
Philip Green, the British retail entrepreneur, has reacted angrily
to reports in the UK press over the weekend that his Trackdean
Investments company was no longer interested in bidding for the
Safeway supermarket group. The Competition...
ICA, the Swedish retail group, has changed its name and simplified
its structure in order to meet the challenges facing the
supermarket sector in the Nordic region. The fact that it has
dropped the name Ahold is no reflection on that...
Americans' knowledge of genetically modified foods remains low and
their opinions about its safety are just as divided as they were
two years ago, according to a new survey released last week by the
Pew Initiative on Food and...
The spread of cola brands from the US to the rest of the world
could be copied by the spread of health drinks and iced tea and
coffee westwards from Japan, claims a new Datamonitor report. But
if cola growth is slowing, reports of...
As evidence mounts that trans fatty acids could be harmful to our
health, consumer organisations have placed the issue high on their
agenda, calling for industry to help tackle the problem. A new
study suggests a decline in consumption...
Our run up to the Food Ingredients Europe exhibition in Frankfurt
continues with a look at the selection of ingredients nominated by
the jury for the most innovative food ingredient award. Winners
will be announced at the show.
After a heated tug of war with the board, the man who last year
took speciality chemicals company ISP private has abandoned efforts
to gain control of US chemicals company Hercules.
Not for nothing does the acronym of Friends of the Earth spell
'foe' - the environmental organisation has been the most vociferous
critic of UK supermarkets for years. Its latest broadside concerns
pesticide levels in fruit...
The ageing of gel-like materials composed of tiny water-born oil
droplets that weakly adhere to one another is the focus of new
research at the UK-based Institute of Food Research. A way to avoid
unsightly separation in salad dressings...
The hot summer weather in the UK gave a major boost to sales at
Waitrose, the upmarket supermarket chain owned by the John Lewis
Partnership. A programme of store openings and refurbishments also
helped the company's first half...
Sales and profits at Jeronimo Martins continued to grow in the
first half, despite the weak economic conditions in Portugal and
Poland. The disposal of loss-making businesses appears to have paid
off, but the company is not completely...
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is planning to commission new
research comparing the nutrient value and pesticide residue content
of key organic and non-organically produced fruit and vegetables.
Consumers tempted by bigger portions for less money might be
getting better value but they are also putting their health at
risk, the World Cancer Research Fund in the UK claimed yesterday.
Rising obesity levels - caused in part by...
Visitors expecting to see flavours company Flachsmann at the
upcoming Food Ingredients Europe exhibition will take note of the
'Flachsmann is now Frutarom' motto. The company - recently taken
over by Israeli company Frutarom...
Chadwicks of Bury, the UK's largest heat seal, pre-cut lid
manufacturer, has received approval from the US Food and Drug
Administration for its state of the art facility.
