Archives for September 15, 2003

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Newcastle found in Denmark

An outbreak of Newcastle disease, a highly contagious poultry virus, has been reported in Denmark.

Firm gels for perfect flans

Our glimpse of imminent product launches at the upcoming Food ingredients Europe exhibition in Frankfurt this November continues with UK starch business National Starch launching Advanta-Gel, an instant structurising starch.

Functional food network for Europe

Europe has launched a new functional food network for the European food industry in a bid to strengthen innovation in this burgeoning area. Expected to last three years, the network will encourage close collaboration and new joint ventures between...

World trade talks fail

Global trade talks collapsed at the weekend with rich and poor countries in a clash over farm aid as developing nations held out for a better deal.

Tesco tightens its grip

Tesco, the leading supermarket operator in the UK, stretched further ahead of its rivals in the first half of the year thanks to a combination of volume growth, the roll out of new store formats and strategic acquisitions.

FoodTrace from farm to fork

With tough new rules on food traceability entering into force in Europe by 2005, FoodTrace, a European concerted action, will develop a traceability framework for the whole food chain from farm to fork.