Emmenthaler production is set to grow steadily over the next two
years, but too much cheese on the market has led to rock bottom
prices and a lack of any real brand identity - a situation export
market leader Emmi hopes to rectify.
The secrets of the tequila plant are set to be revealed with the
launch of a new study in the UK that will seek to study the
properties of this heady plant.
Responding to recent media reports that bananas may be extinct
within ten years, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)
has urged producers to promote greater genetic diversity in
commercial bananas.
Growing and steady interest in herbal supplements, particularly in
the US, is spurring demand for plant-derived chemicals. According
to a new report figures show that in the US growth is expected to
rise by 6.8 per cent annually in...
The Burns Philp - Goodman Fielder saga continues with the news
today that the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission has
cleared the hostile bid from Australian ingredients company for
Australia's largest food company.
Portuguese retail group Jeronimo Martins has sold its Eurocash cash
& carry business in Poland to an MBO, allowing it to
concentrate on its Biedronka business there.
Comparing prices between stores is a tried and tested means of
stealing a march on competitors in the food retail business. But
the basis for these comparisons must be shown to be correct and not
misleading, as the advertising watchdog...
Stollwerck, the German confectionery group, is to close two ageing
production facilities and transfer production of its Gubor brand to
the Van Houten plant near Hamburg, according to parent company
Barry Callebaut.
Morrisons has reported strong growth in sales in the first four
weeks of 2003 - lending more support to its case for offering the
best opportunity for growth for Safeway.
DSM Food Specialties has opened its first sales and customer
service office in the Far East - marking the company's continued
investment in the region.
German wine and spirit group Racke will distribute the Lamberti
brand of Italian wine in Germany from 1 June, replacing its own
partner, Steiner, as the main German distributor for GIV wines.
The long term outlook for cocoa production in the world's biggest
producing country - the Ivory Coast - will be badly affected by the
current, and deepening, crisis in the country.
Dr Pepper, the Cadbury subsidiary which claims to be the biggest
non-cola soft drink producer in the US, is the latest company to
see the potential of milk, launching a range of flavoured milk
drinks under the Raging Cow brand and...
The local impact on competition, rather than the national market
share of each retailer, is likely to be the best way of assessing
the rival bids for Safeway, claims new research. But it also means
that a carve up of the Safeway business...
US fast food group McDonald's, reporting huge losses for the last
quarter of 2002, is the latest multinational to jump onto the
organic bandwagon in the UK. The international fast food chain
announced earlier this month that...
Private labels are yet to make much of an inroad into the
confectionery segment, but new analysis from Euromonitor suggests
that the premium chocolate market could provide a rich vein of
growth for private label in the future.
A ruling from Brussels that a new Catalan law imposing taxes on
hypermarkets to help support other retailers has proved to be a
short-lived victory for Spanish retail association Anged. The law
has now ben changed, but the tax still...
The tussle for control of Safeway in the UK has certainly grabbed
the headlines in recent weeks, and it could prove to be the first
of many such takeover battles this year, predicts market research
group M+M Planet Retail, especially...
US flavours and fragrance giant International Flavors &
Fragrances saw fourth quarter 2002 sales rise 5 per cent to $424.3
million (€391m) from $405.6 million for the same period in 2001,
despite weak economic conditions in Latin...
Whittard of Chelsea, the leading tea and coffee retailer in the UK,
has posted an excellent set of first half results, further boosted
by very strong Christmas trading.
The dictum 'breakfast like a king, lunch as a prince, and dinner as
a pauper' has been turned on its head as the findings of a new
report from the UK reveal that nearly a third of British school
children do not eat breakfast...
Proposed changes to the oft-maligned Common Agricultural Policy
(CAP) have been broadly welcomed by the EU food industry, in
particular moves which will improve the competitiveness of the
European agriculture sector. But not everyone...
Somerfield, like its compatriot Iceland, has suffered in recent
years because of a poor image and shabby stores. Both chains have
invested in new formats, and for Somerfield at least, this
investment appears to be paying off.
The Balkans will be the setting for the Food Technology group show
2003 to take place in Istanbul, Turkey from 27 to 30 March 2003.
The exhibition will concurrently run three separate shows: Food
Technology, Food Ingredients &...
Only Morrisons can guarantee a better deal for both customers and
shareholders of Safeway because only its takeover bid would not
entail the break up of the Safeway group, claims Sir Kenneth
Morrison. Meanwhile, press reports suggest...
Chr. Hansen - Food Ingredients saw net sales rising by five per
cent in Europe, South America and Asia/Pacific for the first
quarter ending 30 November 30, 2002 but plunging by six per cent in
North America. The overall impact - the...
French retailer Casino saw its turnover for 2002 cut by 5 per cent
as a result of poor exchange rates, but nonetheless registered
growth of nearly 4 per cent.
A new laboratory in southern India will provide food manufacturers
with a range of services in the domain of food technology.
Supported by a Rs.10m (€0.19m) grant from the Indian government, or
more precisely the Ministry of Food...
Anyone who has visited the United States will have witnessed the
generous portions that regale the multitude of eateries. But
according to new research to come out of the States, this is in
fact a new phenomenon, and one which has...
The UK's number one supermarket group Tesco has finally succumbed
to the temptation and is preparing a bid for Safeway - meaning that
all that four of the top five players in the UK market will now
slug it out for control of...
As the time-pressed, and stressed, European consumer increasingly
relies on semi- and ready-made foods, the food industry perseveres
in its desire to meet theses needs with the constant launch of new
processed products. An upcoming...
Earlier this month we reported on a new survey that revealed the
stable, and increasing, market for snacks. This week a new report
suggests that snack bars, snack mixes and energy bars continue to
be a driving force in the snacks...
The Burns Philp hostile bid for Australia's biggest food company
appears to be far from over with the ingredients and yeast company
yesterday referring its bid to the Australian Takeovers Panel - the
principal forum for resolving...
Pommac, a carbonated soft drink well-known to drinkers in Sweden
and Finland, has been voted one of the brands to watch for 2003 by
fashion magazine Wallpaper - meaning that the rest of the world may
also get a taste of the drink...
Greece, which has taken over the presidency of the EU, has been
urged to take action on a number of major issues affecting the
European food industry during its time at the helm. The future of
the CAP, GM labelling and EU enlargement...
Key findings of a new survey from the Department of Health in the
UK reveal that the government and the food industry still have a
long way to go before the UK population has registered the
five-a-day message.
As Greece picks up the reins to the presidency of the European
Union, the European Confederation of the Food and Drink industries
has used the opportunity to highlight a number of key issues that
are set to have an impact on European...
Two Oceans, the international wine brand from South Africa's
Distell group, posted impressive sales in 2002, led by both
domestic improvements and by strong sales in core export markets
such as the UK, Canada and Sweden.
The dairy industry is increasingly turning towards innovation in
order to drive sales forward. With the health trend gaining pace by
the week, a key element of recent developments in the industry is
the use of probiotics in yoghurts....
Guyenne et Gascogne, the French retail group which is both a
franchise holder and partner of the Carrefour group in France and
Spain, has reported solid growth in sales for 2002, and predicts
further improvements in 2003.
Acquisitive Swiss cheese group Emmi has added another company to
its growing portfolio - Tiger Käse, a producer of speciality
cheeses marketed primarily in Italy and Germany.
Ingredients company Acatris Belgium, a division of the Dutch Royal
Schouten group, and FMC BioPolymer announced this week as from 1
January 2003 Acatris will be the exclusive distributor in the
Benelux for the polymer products of...
Goodman Fielder, Australia's largest food company, has today
rejected a hostile bid by international yeast and ingredients
company Burns Philp. Goodman Fielder advised its shareholders to
spurn the bid because "the offer...
Spain and Italy have acted disproportionately in obliging products
made with vegetable fats other than cocoa butter to be labelled as
'chocolate substitutes', the European Court of Justice has ruled. A
simple mention on...
The Australian and New Zealand food agency (FSANZ) today invited
individuals and organisations to comment on an application that it
has received to vary its brand new Food Standards Code to
permit the sale of formulated beverages...
The makers of the market leading energy drink Red Bull have
introduced a sugar-free version to the UK market this month. The
company claims it is the first global energy drink brand to address
the growing consumer demand for diet...
Britons are confirmed snack-o-holics, according to a new report
from Datamonitor, meaning that there are excellent growth prospects
for snack makers in this market. And while snack consumption
patterns are different on the Continent,...
Further confirmation that the UK consumer is a snack fiend is
highlighted in a new report that suggests they eat more snacks than
their counterparts in any other European country, which in turn is
helping to fuel a period of robust...
