News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Like-for-like sales at Iceland improved in the second quarter of the year, the first gain in many months for the struggling retailer. But it remains to be seen how much of this was due to the hot summer weather increasing volumes and whether the store...
Carrefour has been busy this week, announcing plans to extend its operations in South Korea and Japan. But it is also expanding closer to home, today unveiling a tie up with Norway's Norges Gruppen which will allow it to roll out its Champion format...
With imminent legislation on food allergen labelling due to crack down in 2005, ambitious biotech company Eurofins is hoping to grab a slice of the market with a multiple screening test.
Lock Inspection Systems has announced that ready meals manufacturer Country Chef has become the first Belgian company to invest in its triple frequency metal detector.
The CIAA is currently holding a seminar which aims to bring representatives from both Central and Eastern Europe together in an effort to forge a cohesive plan for an EU safety programme which will match up to future enlargement.
Steady but unsensational growth is earmarked for soy products in the US with market analysts predicting a 5.4 per cent rise year on year to $8.6 billion (€7.3bn) in 2007. But demand for industrial applications are poised for a surge in growth.
French ingredients company Diana Vegetal, a partner of North American group RFI Ingredients, has introduced a patent-pending apple extract under the Phytonutriance name.
Private investment in research and development activities in Ireland has increased, but further efforts are needed to reach the EU's 3 per cent target, a new report published by the Irish policy and advisory board for enterprise, trade, science,...
Scientists are set to build on existing knowledge relating to the influence botanical extracts may have on our health as US national body earmarks millions of dollars in funding for a range of new projects on cereals, fruits, legumes, and other...
Steady but unsensational growth is earmarked for soy products in the US with market analysts predicting a 5.4 per cent rise year on year to $8.6 billion (€7.3bn) in 2007. But demand for industrial applications are poised for a surge in growth.
The new owner of Opta Food Ingredients is to sell the company's 45,000 square feet headquarters at a price of $4.85 million, said Canadian company Stake technology this week.