News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Carrefour, the world's number two retailer, has made no secret of its ambitious expansion programme, and with new stores giving a significant boost to third quarter sales, the company's strategy cannot be faulted - especially as exchange rates...
More than half the women participating in a trial in New Zealand stopped taking HRT after last year's Women's Health study, report researchers this week. Are natural supplements filling the gap?
Dutch based company Acatris, recently formed through the merger of food and health companies Daminco, Orffa Health & Nutrition, Schouten USA and SoyLife Nederland, has sold the the assests of its brewery division in a bid to concentrate on health and...
Sainsbury, the UK's number three food retailer, is falling further behind rivals Tesco and Asda with a decline in like-for-like sales during the second quarter of the year. The company also faces increased competition from a combined Morrisons/Safeway...
So what shape and form has innovation in the food and drink industry taken this month? From flashing lollies to lemon crisps via elderflower Fanta, Mintel provides this months latest round-up of new product development.
The UK's Food Standards Agency has published details of an investigation and audit carried out by UK scientists which shows discrepancies in current testing methods for shellfish toxins.
Sharp increases in the prices of many fresh fruit and vegetables in Spain last month are to be investigated by the country's competition authorities. Prices have risen across Europe as the hot weather reduced harvests, but the increases in Spain were...
Belgian government officials said that the country will cease the eradication of entire herds in the case of new outbreaks of mad cow disease on farms, but slaughter cows selectively.
Food science and food processing are the focus of the 8th ASEAN food conference taking place in Hanoi, Vietnam this week. Organised by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations the event will set out to inspire new business opportunities for the food...
Controversial new rules in the US on the labelling of trans fatty acids (TFAs) on food products continue to meet with opposition from food manufacturers. On Thursday the National Food Processors Association - the industry body - voiced its concerns...
Australian confectionery ginger giant warns of profit plunge due to intense pressure from rising dollar, a sharp turnaround from the previous guidance that profits would rise in 2003.