News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Carrefour is to focus on its popular hypermarket format in Thailand, even though new governement regulations there could make it harder to expand in the future. The group hopes to open four outlets there in 2004, taking its total to 23.
Already burdened with losses of €1bn under Dutch accounting rules, retailer Ahold has today reported that the US accounting system has effectively pushed it even further into the red - some €4.3bn to be precise. And there is little prospect of any...
Sensor Wireless has partnered with WebTech Wireless to provide a new GPS tracking and web based monitoring system aimed at the food and beverage industries.
Manufacturers on the health wagon will welcome news this week that food scientists have designed free radical beating crisps, complete with an oregano flavour.
Soy Fantastico, a vitamin- and mineral-rich soy beverage specifically targeted at the Hispanic consumer, will be introduced at the Expo Comida Latina trade show next week.
Following a scientific risk assessment, the European Parliament and the European Council adopted a directive prohibiting the use of growth promoting hormones on 14 October, reports CORDIS.
US dairy associations are rolling out a new 'Healthy Weight with Dairy' advertising campaign next week to tout scientific research linking dairy consumption with reduced body weight.
A new EU directive concerning the prohibition of hormones in the meat industry came into force 14 October 2003.
Increasing numbers of young females drinkers, especially in markets such as the UK, Germany and Spain, are having a major influence on the on-trade across the continent, with pub designs and the products drunk there both changing radically to cater...
The sixth International Cocoa Agreement in three decades came into force at the beginning of October, heralding a break from the past with the exclusion of market regulatory mechanisms - production quotas, buffer stocks and other price support measures.
Global tugs of war continue in the trade zone with the the WTO agreeing to demands from the US and Australia to examine Europe's rules on the protection of place and product names.
Further regulations concerning certain GMO crops in the UK are expected following the results of a three-year study.
This week findings from the long-awaited and widest ever study in the UK on the impact of GM crops were made known. The focus may well be on whether or not transgenic crops are a risk to wildlife, but have the mixed results raised more questions than...
The Spanish authorities look set to introduce dual labelling for a number of non-processed food products in order to provide clear information to consumers regarding the difference between the farm gate and retail price - yet another move to reduce...