UK food ingredients supplier Soya International has acquired the
soft drinks and juice manufacturing business from Bradford-based
company T Kearns. The business, ventured under the new name of
Simran Enterprises, will add to the growing...
Thai Bites, the rice cracker snack from Jacob's, is to benefit from
a major advertising and promotional campaign in 2003, with the
company setting aside £4.5 million to help push the brand into the
top spot in the cracker...
The devaluation of the Brazilian and Argentine currencies has taken
its toll on full-year sales at French retailer Carrefour, but the
company has maintained its profit forecast as a result of steady
growth in sales at constant exchange...
Australian ingredients company Burns Philp has agreed to waive or
change some of the conditions of its A$2 billion (€1.1bn) takeover
bid of Goodman Fielder, Australia's largest food company, leading
the Australian Takeovers Panel...
The UK-based Food Industry Panels Group (FIPG), a broad consortium
of trade associations in the food manufacturing, storage and
distribution sectors,is set to publish its Fire Risk
Minimisation Guidance.
Having a drink at least three times a week may help protect men
from heart attacks, report researchers in the US in this week's
New England Journal of Medicine. The observational study,
which tracked the drinking habits of nearly...
Strong evidence emerges that shows obesity and being overweight in
adulthood are linked to a significant decrease in life expectancy,
according to new research from the United States.
Researchers studying rice genomes under a National Science
Foundation Plant Genome Research Program award have identified the
species' first active DNA transposons, or "jumping genes."
A £3 million (€4.6m) pilot research facility for new food product
development will be managed by Food Knowledge & Know-how (FKK)
of Reading Scientific Services following a new agreement with the
University of Reading.
The future of the UK's Safeway supermarket group has often been
linked to larger rival Asda, but it is in fact the smaller
Morrisons group which is to become the new owner of the chain. Such
a deal makes more sense, not least...
Supermarket operators are constantly striving to make the shopping
experience as pleasurable as possible for their shoppers, a vital
part of winning customer loyalty in an increasingly cutthroat
business. But the look of the store...
Carbonate sales might be fizzing, but a new report from beverage
analysts Canadean shows that the growth in sales of still drinks is
even greater - and that the rate of growth is likely to continue to
gather pace for the next few...
French retail rivals Carrefour and Auchan have both announced
developments for their foreign subsidiaries. In Spain, Carrefour
has sold 45 Champion supermarket outlets, while in the US, Auchan
will close its two Texan hypermarkets...
Genetically modified potatoes, developed to tackle malnutrition
among poor Indian children, are in the final stages of testing,
according to a report in the journal New Scientist.
No more deep-fried chocolate bars, fry-ups and shortbread for the
Scots. A major new long term campaign, launched yesterday by the
Scottish government, will seek to improve the diet of the Scots in
a bid to combat the nation's...
Very Italiano, a new frozen pasta snack with the sauce already
added, is set to expand beyond its core market of Italy and take on
the challenge of entering the US and Asian markets this year.
French chemicals company Rhodia is to sell its UK-based brewing and
enzymes businesses to US biotech company Genencor International in
a bid to strengthen its focus on food additives.
Two of the biggest names in US agriculture have joined forces to
create a new company focused on speciality ingredients, in
particular soy proteins and lecithins. DuPont will control the
company, dubbed Solae, with Bunge taking a...
One less Saturday than in 2001 had a significant effect on French
hypermarket and supermarket sales in December, according to the
latest figures. A Saturday in December can often see sales 35 per
cent higher than in the rest of the...
Last year was a difficult one for Dutch retail group Ahold, at the
profit level at least, but the final sales figures for 2002 were
nonetheless encouraging. But with organic growth rates slowing
considerably compared to 2001, there...
As we enter a brand new year, a new report from market analysts
Mintelreveals that 2002 proved to be the most successful year for
newproduct introductions since 1995, with the number of
introductionsexceeding 22,000. The figure represents...
While health foods are becoming increasingly popular across the
globe, there are still some areas which remain undeveloped by the
major food producers. One such area is diabetic food, which has
struggled to overcome limited distribution...
Good news for post-Christmas bingeing blues - a new study reveals
that moderate beer drinking could lower heart attack risk.
According to a group of Israeli researchers, a beer a day may help
keep heart attacks away.
As consumerism continues on its upward curve, new figures released
this week show that obesity and diabetes epidemics continued to
escalate in 2001. In just over ten years, obesity has increased by
more that 70 per cent in the US.
Consumer preferences and the demand for, and reliance upon, safe
food will drive research efforts by food scientists in the coming
years according to the Institute of Food Technologists.
Tesco, the UK's leading food retailer, has announced a New Year
price cutting campaign which will extend for the first time to
products such as convenience food and family favourites.
Australian yeast and ingredients group Burns Philp & Co. said
last weekthat it has started mailing out its bidder's statement to
shareholdersof Australasia's largest food group Goodman Fielder
about its A$2billion-plus...
After Fairtrade bananas, mangoes and chocolate, the UK's Co-op
retail chain has now introduced the world's first Fairtrade
pineapples, offering a fair deal and better working conditions for
growers in Costa Rica.
The UK Soil Association and the Fairtrade Foundation on Friday
launcheda new pilot project to combine organic and Fairtrade
certification whichwill apply to British and imported foods.
This week people across the world will be indulging in one of the
wonders of nature's waters - oysters. Unfortunately, for a handful
of people each year the pleasure can be disastrous if they become
infected by a deadly bacteria...
The impact of a recent, and ongoing, drought in Australia, will
soon be felt by retailers and the consumer, predicts market analyst
Euromonitor. And there is no let up in sight as El Niño, widely
responsible for the ongoing adverse...
Metro, the German retailer, this month opened its first Cash &
Carry outlet in Japan, a market where it sees great potential in
the years to come. The store is a joint venture with Japan's
Marubeni Corp.
The French retail giant Carrefour has opened a new logistics
platform in Spain which will serve its 30 hypermarkets in Spain,
plus four others in Portugal. The new facility will hold 14,000
different products.
The European Commission has cleared the proposed acquisition by US
agribusiness Cargill of Belgian edible seed oil packer Associated
Oil Packers bvba (AOP) - just three months after clearing Cargill's
acquisition of French-based...
Scientists at the University of Southampton in the UK have received
funding to study whether genes can influence the benefits gained by
some people from dietary antioxidants. The team is hoping to find
out why some people benefit...
A collaborative global effort has resulted in the completion of an
advanced draft, or blueprint, of the rice genome. Officials at the
US Department of Agriculture (USDA), the National Science
Foundation (NSF) and the Department of...
Swiss flavours company Givaudan has signed an agreement to acquire
International Bioflavors - a leading US producer of natural cheese
and dairy flavours.
The desire to show off and indulge is leading to a sharp rise in
sales of luxury food products, and in entertaining at home, claims
a new Datamonitor report. But increased spending means higher debt,
in turn causing stress - all of...
Four senior officials from French fast food chain Buffalo Grill,
including chief executive Christian Picart, have been accused of
manslaughter and fraud amid allegations that the company illegally
imported British beef infected with...
Demands for damages of around $6 million from the Ethiopian
government at a time when the country is facing famine have led to
a storm of protest against Swiss food giant Nestle. But the company
said it would invest the proceeds of...
In a bid to streamline its UK milling operations, food and
ingredients group Associated British Foods is to sell its British
third party flour milling business to ADM Milling, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Archer Daniels Midland.
With health trends continuing to gain pace, and manufacturers
turning to 'added- value' ingredients, the market for beverage
additives should expect to see decent growth, rising to 1.7 billion
(€1.65bn) in 2006, claims market...
Food contamination is a major issue that the European, and global,
food industry faces today. A one day seminar in the UK will examine
how the industry can respond to the challenge and devise a strategy
to cope.
Research carried out at the Texas A&M university shows how
increasing the pressure during the milk homogenisation process
could improve dairy industry consumer products of tomorrow, claim
scientists this week.
With the flavoured spirits segment growing by around 25 per cent a
year in the US, it is not surprising that there have been a number
of major launches in that market in the last few months. The latest
is the additon of a 1.75-litre...
The European Parliament yesterday rejected a proposal to expand the
list of foods that can be irradiated within the European Union,
increasing pressure for greater caution in the US.
Cadbury Schweppes has had a busy week. While yesterday's
acquisition of the US confectionery group Adams was undoubtedly the
most important in the company's recent history, Cadbury has also
revealed that it is planning a...
Tesco's bid to increase its share of the UK convenience store
sector looks set to go ahead unchecked following the announcement
that its acquisition of the T&S group will not fall foul of the
competition authorities. A bitter...
