Archives for January 22, 2003

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Size matters: food portions curb obesity

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 markedly contributed...

Tesco joins the Safeway bidding game

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 the food retailer. Tesco...

Functioning food

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 conference in...

Technology in India: new food lab opens

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 Processing, CRAFT...