Low-calorie watermelon
An agricultural scientist at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem claims to have developed a less fattening variety of watermelon which still tastes just as sweet.
Archives for August 11, 2003
ADM to increase US sorbitol production
Agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland yesterday announced it will increase its liquid sorbitol capacity at its Decatur plant in the US by 60 per cent by the end of 2003 in order to meet increased demand.
Cut it and weep - the long lasting onion!
A team of onion growers in the US claims to have created a new variety of sweet onion which is not only said to be crisper and sweeter than any others but also lasts up to eight months.
All-clear for Finnish foods
The recently published results of the Finnish national residue control programme for 2002 indicate thatfoodstuffs of animal origin produced in Finland contain very low levels ofmedicinal agent residues and other contaminants.
UK retailers await Safeway report
The UK retailing industry is bracing itself for perhaps the biggest event of the year, as it awaits the results of the Competition Commission's report on who can bid for Safeway. The decision is likely to reshape Britain's lucrative and extremely...
Baltika's a winner in Germany
Russia's largest brewer, Baltika Brewery, has said that it expects beer exports to Germany this year to far exceed the 1.25 million litres that it exported to the country in 2002.