Spanish retail growth curbed by 'excessive' legislation
Too much legislation can be a bad thing, at least when it comes to restricting the free growth of the Spanish retail sector, according to speakers at a conference held in Madrid last week.
Archives for October 30, 2002
Sugar bail-out less than sweet
A federal government bail-out of the Australian sugar industry was under threat on Tuesday after business and opposition groups, in particular food manufacturers, objected to a three cent a kilogram levy to fund the $120 million plan (€67.7m),...
GM cotton approved as food source
The Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) this week announced potential changes to the Food Standards Code involving the approval of oil and linters from a genetically modified, insect-protected cotton variety as a food and a new wine...
Bottled water market flourishes despite East European economic woes
With the four major international bottled water groups and a handful of strong local players all keen to grow sales, the bottled water market in East Europe has grown strongly in spite of economic troubles in many markets - and is likely to continue...
Aquentium acquires Food Safe
US based Aquentium, a publicly traded diversified holding company has confirmed that it has acquired Food Safe.
Replica Macallan gives a taste of the 19th century
There is just one remaining bottle of The Macallan Scotch whisky distilled in 1841, but after almost a year of work, the company has released a replica of the whisky offering drinkers the chance to taste the 160-year-old Scotch.
UK blames Spanish eggs for salmonella
The UK's Food Standards Agency has reported "growing evidence" that links the recent outbreak of salmonella, which has so far caused two deaths and 350 people to become ill, to originate in Spain.
Vitamin E: calls for more research
A group of European scientists meeting recently to review and discuss current knowledge on vitamin E and promising lines of future research concluded that the vitamin has been underestimated in the past. They urged further research to determine...
Breakfast: the end of an era?
It is an undeniable truth of the western world that the days of 'going to work on an egg' are fast disappearing into the advertisement archives of the 1970s. Busier working lives, eating for energy rather than pleasure and more women at work are just...
Tesco speeds up Express rollout with T&S buy
The UK's number one supermarket group Tesco currently has around 100 convenience stores operating under the Tesco Express format, but will lift this to more than 550 within three years following the acquisition of the T&S group for £337m.
How powerful is the consumer?
When David Byrne, European Commissioner responsible for Health and Consumer Protection, issued a message of support this week to the Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD) ahead of its 5th annual meeting, it is unlikely that he anticipated damning...
Fortified drinks - fighting poverty
More evidence to suggest that fortified drinks could contribute to aiding dietary deficiencies in developing countries emerged this week when a US scientist reported that a cheap, fortified, orange-flavoured drink could reduce deficiencies in...