US agri firm ADM is to expand production at its rapeseed crushing
facility in Germany, which will be converted to a multi-seed
crushing facility, it emerged yesterday.
Market research group TNS Worldpanel report that the British
grocery market grew at 11 per cent on last year, in what was a
successful Christmas for supermarkets.
Cuts in funding and a plan by UK regulators to publish details of
its testing regime for imports, could lead to toxic foods ending up
on the shelves, an organic industry association claimed yesterday.
Suppliers of private label food and drink to multiple retailers may
be given 'traffic light' ratings to show their attention to food
safety and risk management, under a new project,
BeverageDaily.com can reveal.
Marks and Spencer is the latest British supermarket out to catch
the ethical shopper, this week announcing a new £200m (€304)
eco-plan, including a change to sustainable packaging.
US president George W Bush and commission president Jose Manuel
Barroso have reaffirmed their commitment to breaking the deadlock
in the Doha round of WTO trade talks.
Carrefour's end of year results reveals mixed messages for the
French retailer, with like for like sales dropping by 4.9 per cent
in the fourth quarter.
As a youngster I was brought up on a healthy diet of tuna fish
sandwiches and Disney - making my new year's resolution for 2007
the toughest yet. That's right, I'm giving up tuna and who knows,
even cod.
FoodandDrinkEurope.com takes a look at what we can expect to see on
supermarket shelves this year as food retailers race to keep ahead
of growing trends.
The European Commission has used its latest Monitoring Agri-trade
Policy (MAP) report to assess the current debate on the potential
impact of agricultural trade liberalisation in the context of the
Doha Development Agenda.
An independent evaluation of front of pack nutritional labelling in
the UK could help break the deadlock over which labelling system is
most effective.
British food retailer Marks and Spencer looks to be back on track
after reporting third quarter like for like sales up 5.6 per cent
today, boosted by online sales.
The Slovakian Antimonopoly Office has put the breaks on a deal
between Carrefour and Tesco, saying that it would give the British
supermarket a monopoly over the market.
The battle of wills between the UK food watchdog and industry
heavyweights over nutrition labelling threatens to destabilise the
balance of power between industry and government.
Less than a week into 2007 and already there is a contender for the
year's most bizarre story: a webcam that allows consumers to watch
a block of cheddar cheese ripen in real time.
British supermarkets may see sales of unhealthy products aimed at
children dip later this month when television regulator Ofcom takes
on childrens advertising to tackle obesity.
Leading British food retailer Tesco is expecting it to be a green
Christmas, and is preparing itself to meet demands for organic and
eco-friendly produce, in line with consumer trends.
World coffee production is estimated to increase next year, after
improved weather and better yields contributed to a larger coffee
crop in a number of producing countries, according to the latest
report from the US Department of...
British supermarkets are reporting that sales of berries have been
strong this year hitting £204m (€304m) despite adverse weather
conditions, due to consumer health trends.
Food and retail group Associated British Foods (ABF) is actively
looking for opportunities to increase its presence in China's
ingredients market, and could make an acquisition in the coming
year, according to the unit's...
Leading Serbian sugar producer Sunoko will continue to invest in it
operations throughout 2007, despite continued uncertainty over the
future of sugar production in the neighbouring EU.
Asda is calling on all food retailers to follow its lead after
launching a campaign to back British free range egg producers
against foreign competition.