A further sign that food ingredients companies are continuing to
move steadily into the Chinese market came recently with the
announcement from Belgian lactic acid manufacturer , Galactic, that
it has signed a joint venture agreement...
Food manufacturers are increasingly coming under pressure from
consumer groups for the use of trans fatty acids, a type of fat
linked to heart disease, in foods. Groups, both in Europe and in
the US, are committed to seeing manufacturers...
Despite new regulations limiting the price discounts retailers can
offer, E. Leclerc has maintained its position as the leading French
retailer in terms of market share, stealing sales from all its main
rivals, the company claims.
The days when the family unit gathered around the breakfast table
to share the first meal of the day are fast disappearing into the
history books. What is the impact of this movement in society on
the overall diet of family members?...
One more piece of evidence hailing the health benefits of soy
joined the already considerable volume this week when scientists
suggested that consuming tofu and other soy-based foods can
significantly lower levels of a class of oestrogens...
EU committee backs Commission proposals to reverse enforced testing
of fish products from China. In March this year Member States
blocked certain Chinese products over fears of banned antibiotic
chloramphenicol.
Kagome, a Japanese producer of tomato-based processed foods, said
on Friday that it will purchase a lactic beverage maker from Snow
Brand Milk Products while studying a plan to invest in the
struggling dairy product manufacturer,...
CEDC, the Florida-based company which is one of the leading
distributors of alcoholic drinks in Poland, has added another
distributor to its portfolio, plugging a gap where it had
previously been under-represented.
Sales and profits at Belgian retail group Colruyt showed double
digit growth in 2001/02, and the company is predicting more of the
same for the current financial year.
The mysteries of peculiar shaped fruits and vegetables appear to
have been revealed. Scientists in the US have found that disabling
one gene in a tomato can make it pear-shaped. Squash, aubergines
and pears, they claim, probably owe...
Credit card payments made using chip and PIN technology - a much
safer method than the usual signature - are to be introduced in the
UK by 2005, but supermarket group Safeway is to begin its scheme
later this year.
Bunge, set to become the world's top soybean processor with the
acquisition of French rival Cereol, said on Monday that it expected
third-quarter earnings to rise at least 40 per cent over a year
ago, fuelled by the currency...
The European Commission on Friday cleared the proposed acquisition
of French-based food company Cereol by US company Bunge. The move
shoots Bunge ahead of US agribusiness giant Cargill into the top
slot as the world's largest...
The world's largest and most expensive collection of old Scotch
whiskies is embarking on a worldwide tour in a bid to drum up
interest in an eventual auction. All the whisky aficionado needs to
walk away with a bottle of The...
After several months of testing US University of Georgia
researchers recently confirmed the effectiveness of a new product,
FreshTech, designed to control bacterial growth and extend shelf
life in food service coolers.
Who is stronger - the retailer or the supplier? When the two
parties in question are Ahold and Unilever, that is not an easy
question to answer, but a dispute between the two companies over
annual supply agreements may provide the...
Interactive, a US-based company that holds the rights to light
based scanners used to inspect meat for microbial contamination, is
increasing production of its small, hand-held version of the
scanners.
With the sale of the Agros Fortuna fruit juice and canned food
business, Pernod Ricard's Polish business is now 100 per cent
focused on drinks - which was the reason why Agros was acquired in
the first place.
Researchers at the Oregon Health & Science University in the US
on Thursday announced the launch of a national study to investigate
the effect of high-dose vitamin D in combination with the
chemotherapy agent docetaxel (Taxotere),...
New research in the UK suggests that reducing the salt intake in
people's diets may only have a slight effect on reducing blood
pressure in the long term. Moves by food processors to reduce the
'hidden' salt in foods...
The UK Food Standards Agency has published a guide to the
provisions of the 1990 Food Safety Act and other UK legislation
covering the composition and labelling of foods, chemical safety,
food hygiene, control of foodstuffs and trading...
Biacore International has had its food analysis kit, used for the
rapid routine testing of the vitamin food supplement folic acid,
fully validated and certified as a Performance Tested Method by the
Association of Analytical Communities...
A massive investigation into the role of diet on bone health
suggests that eating plenty of fruit and vegetables could be the
key to slowing down the onset of osteoporosis in women.
Having reported the announcement that the Publix supermarket chain
is stocking irradiated meat and poultry in the US, today we report
on the consumer backlash the move has ignited there.
Lonza, the Swiss-based pharmaceuticals company, has said that the
US Food and Drug Administration has allowed the sale of PepZin GI,
a recent dietary ingredient submission to the federal agency.
The world's greatest secret agent James Bond, whose latest film
premieres in November, is being used to promote sales of both
Finlandia vodka and 7 UP soft drinks - though not necessarily
together.
Britons want good, old-fashioned recipes and not the fancy food
prepared by celebrity chefs, at least according to a survey from
supermarket chain Asda, which is launching its own cook book.
After the 11 September attacks and the outbreak of foot-and-mouth
disease in the UK, the world's food supply chain remains vulnerable
to bioterrorism and naturally occurring food poisoning outbreaks, a
panel of US scientists...
Red Bull continues to dominate the western European energy drink
market with a 66 per cent share, and it also provides the model for
most of its rival brands. But despite the dominance of one brand,
the market shows no sign of stagnating,...
Italian food group Parmalat has been busy this week. Not only has
it opened its first bottled water bottling plant in the Canadian
province of Quebec, it has also begun legal proceedings against
Agrinove over an alleged copyright...
The Mentos line of mints has a new addition - Breathmakers - which
are a return to milder, fresher mints and away from the
throat-searing strong mints which have dominated the market in
recent years.
Progress towards the founding of Europe's Food Safety Authority
(EFSA) has been closely followed by Foodnavigator.com, including an
interview this week with the freshly appointed spokesman for the
EFSA, Andrew Stimpson. As such,...
After acquisitions in Italy and Belgium, and reorgansiation in
Greece, Europe's leading retailer has turned its attention to
Spain, where it is proposing to buy out minority shareholders in
its CCC subsidiary.
Folic acid is not only a safeguard against spina bifida and other
birth defects in babies - it can also prevent heart disease and
strokes, two of Northern Ireland's biggest killers, according to
research from the University of...
In what will surely be seen as a victory for opponents to the sale,
Hershey Foods ended its controversial search for a buyer on Tuesday
after it rejected all bids for the confectionery manufacturer.
The European Commission this week gave the go ahead to private
equity fund EQT for the acquisition of two dominant German-based
flavour and fragrances manufacturers, Haarmann & Reimer and
Dragoco. The combined company will have...
Schweppes France is to take over many of the administrative duties
of Orangina-Pampryl, entailing the loss of 110 jobs. Some 48 posts
have already gone following the closure of a production facility.
More evidence to suggest that nuts are beneficial to our hearts
arrived this week when scientists in Canada published the findings
of a new study. According to their work, in order to maintain a
healthy heart we should incorporate...
Despite its early promise, taking vitamin E does not appear to slow
the progression of atherosclerosis in healthy people, according to
researchers in the United States.
A year after the formation of the Glenaird joint venture,
Glenmorangie's Broxburn plant is to begin bottling Drambuie Cream,
a new brand which has seen substantial growth since its UK launch.
US company Avatar Corporation has developed a food release agent
based on non-soybean derived materials that can avoid problems
posed by conventional Kosher release agents during the Passover.
Talks are rumoured to have taken place between the management of
the UK's Big Food Group and potential investors, but ongoing
concerns about its Iceland supermarket unit may yet scupper any
chance of a buyout.
Today marks the opening of Hi Europe 2002, one of the biggest
European shows for manufacturers and suppliers of both the food and
pharmaceutical industries. And the FoodNavigator.com team will be
at the show, bringing you all the...
Marks & Spencer is to introduce a do-it-yourself element into a
handful of its stores - not a diversification into a new business
area but a self-scanning trial which allows customers to scan, bag
and pay for their purchases entirely...
The campaign in the UK to ensure that the meat substitute Quorn
correctly is correctly labelled has moved one step closer to
victory - encouraging news for the American organisation backing
the campaign.
The expected slowdown in UK retail sales did little to dent Tesco's
first half results. The leading British supermarket group said that
its strategy of keep prices low and expanding its non-food offer
was continuing to bear fruit.
Cadbury-Schweppes and Nestle are reported to have struck agreement
on the brands and assets each would undertake if their joint bid
for Hershey Foods is accepted.
Rice grains with less phytic acid could mean improved nutrition for
the world's malnourished, more nutritious animal feed and less
potential for water pollution from manure, reports the US
Agricultural Research Service (ARS)...
