EU deadlock delays GMO vote
Undecided limits on the amount of genetically modified organisms in cereal and vegetable seeds have thrown the GMO debate into further disarray, as EU setbacks delay voting until Spring next year.
Archives for October 28, 2003
Private labels go premium
Private label products are taking an ever larger share of retail sales, according to a recent survey by ACNielsen, with the drive towards more premium products opening the door to a number of non-traditional private label categories such as cosmetics,...
GMOs with a kick
Can the trend for foods with added health benefits turn the tide of consumer cynicism towards genetically modified foodstuffs? US researchers hypothesise that shoppers might just pay a premium for GMOs if they are told of the potential health benefits...
Ahold sees further sales decline
Ahold's financial fortunes are going from bad to worse. Already facing losses of €1bn for 2002, the current year is unlikely to shape up any better, at least if today's third quarter figures are to be believed.
Falling margins eat into DSM profit
Dutch industrial chemicals maker DSM said on Monday its profit in the second quarter had fallen 75 per cent lower than in the same period in 2002, as lower sales volumes and falling prices hit the chemicals market.
Red wine ingredient fights lung disease
Reaping the growing virtues of resveratrol British scientists find that this powerful component of red wine could not only damp down the inflammatory process in the progressive lung disease COPD, but eventually lead to a treatment.
BOC offers meat safety solution
UK-based food grade gas supplier BOC are claiming to provide innovative solutions for the meat industrie's processing and food safety concerns tomorrow at AMI/Worldwide Food Exposition.
Retailers retaliate in Spanish price spat
The government's list of producer and retailer prices for a variety of foodstuffs does not tell the real story, claims Spanish retail association Asedas. Most stores do not use farm-gate prices as their reference, the organsiation said, and many other...
Monsanto oil to cut the trans fat content
Commercially savvy and biotech rich company Monsanto is waging a war on the waist, with impeccable timing. Following hot on the heels of new FDA rules requiring food manufacturers to imminently reveal the amount of trans-fat on food labels, the US...
Stores incensed by stamp duty hike
Government plans to change stamp duty regulations in the UK could have a devastating effect on the retail trade there, industry associations have warned. Small stores in particular could be badly hit, with a potential eight-fold increase in the amount...