EFSA closer to finding a home
The ongoing problem of where to house the new European Union food safety authority could be resolved by establishing an agency in both Finland and Italy.
Archives for March 17, 2003
The obesity epidemic
As western nations draw up strategies to combat the growing number of starving people in the developing world - currently standing at a staggering 800 million and growing - a British based group warns this week that, at the other end of the spectrum,...
Morrisons strengthens its case for Safeway
Although it is the smallest company bidding for Safeway, Yorkshire-based retailer Morrisons believes it has the strongest reasons for buying its rival - not least because its business model continues to bear fruit, as its strong 2002 figures clearly show.
Flavours forge forward
The new merger between Haarmann & Reimer and Dragoco, to be known as 'Symrise', is thought to be capable of sales of €1,245 million. How does Danisco flavours, aiming to become the world's number five, plan to compete?
Carrefour continues to expand
Carrefour's Spanish unit Dia has acquired 38 supermarkets from troubled company El Arbol for an undisclosed sum. The French company has also unveiled plans to step up its investments in Brazil.
Food compounds to fight diabetes
How many compounds in foods could help reduce the risk of insulin resistance? Scientists are currently working on this question in a bid to pinpoint which food components could protect human beings from becoming insulin-resistant.