Water, beer and vodka - all from Greenland's glacier
Siku, which means 'ice' in Greenlandic, is the brand name of a range of drinks - a beer, a vodka and a bottled water - made using water from the Qualerit glacial ice field in Greenland.
Archives for October 24, 2002
Acrylamide: finding solutions
As the food industry pulls together over the acrylamide question, today we report that a week long workshop in Chicago will be dedicated to the presence of this potential carcinogen in foods.
Oats - the health choice for consumers
Positive links between oats and heart health figure highly in the mind of the consumer, according to a recent survey conducted by the US Natural Marketing Institute.
Eye damage from MSG consumption
Controversy surrounding food additive E621, otherwise known as monosodium glutamate - a common flavour enhancer - was re-ignited this week when a Japanese researcher suggested that consuming too much of the ingredient could make you go blind.
Sos Cuetara and Koipe form Spain's third largest food group
Lengthy negotiations with minority shareholders have finally been completed, leaving the path clear for the merger of Spanish food groups Sos Cuetara and Koipe to form the country's third-largest food group.
EU enlargement breakthrough
European Union leaders claimed a breakthrough on Thursday on the path to expanding the bloc into eastern Europe after France and Germany reached a landmark deal to control farm spending after 2007.
Food agency attacks 'fat free' labels
Newly formed food body Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) this week warned that there are only two months left for food businesses that have not changed their food labels to be ready for the 20 December 2002 deadline. The agency also took...
Ahold hit by US foodservice woes
Things are not looking good for Ahold, the Dutch retail group which for many years has been the darling of the stock market. Substantial write downs from its South American business announced earlier in the year have now been followed by poor sales...
Ocean Spray continues to stress healthy juice benefits
Ocean Spray, the US co-operative group best known for its cranberry juices, has launched a new grapefruit juice which it claims can give drinkers an energy boost and meet all their vitamin C requirements.
Iceland owner gets new investor - from Iceland
The fact that the new owners of a 15 per cent stake in the Big Food Group, owner of the Iceland supermarket chain, are from Iceland themselves has nothing to do with the purchase. It is all about investing in an undervalued company, Baugur said.