News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
McVities is relaunching its low-fat range of biscuits and cakes sold under the Go Ahead! brand, with a new pack design and a number of new products. But is the decision to market the range as offering both health benefits and all the indulgence of...
Despite its troubles in the US market, where a number of stores have closed as a result of heavy losses, Belgium's Delhaize group is continuing to expand there. It has acquired the Georgia-based Harveys group, which is a good geographical fit with its...
Ending months of speculation Dutch life science products company DSM announced today that is to pay CHF 3.5 billion (€2.4 billion) for Roche's vitamins and fine chemicals division. When Roche launched the sale of the division several months ago DSM...
Irish ingredients, flavours and end products company Kerry shrugged off currency fluctuations and sluggish industry growth rates for the first six months of 2003. Health and exposure to ready meals offer particularly good growth opportunities.
The Irish food safety agency has warned the food industry to be vigilant and efficient or 'face the consequences' as investigations continue into the biggest outbreak of E. coli O157 in Ireland to date.