EU food trade proves resilient
The EU food and drink industry proved highly resilient in 2002, increasing overall volume sales by 1.8 per cent at a time when the bloc's industrial output as a whole declined.
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MP clamps down on junk food
Junk food such as burgers, chips and fizzy drinks, should carry tobacco-style health warnings in a bid to reduce rising obesity rates, a senior UK politician told leading food makers in a government investigation into obesity yesterday.
Fish oil food, without the rancid taste
Food technologists the world over are looking at formulations to boost the consumption of health-promoting fish oil in people's diets, but they are faced with a hurdle - food quickly becomes rancid when fish oil is added. Thanks to mayonnaise,...
Spar denies Netto sale
Management at Spar, the Germany-based, French-owned retail group, has reacted angrily to reports in the press last week that it was considering selling off its discount chain Netto - and not surprisingly, since the business is by far its most...
Europe's food industry steady
In the wake of terrorist attacks in the US on September 11, 2001 Europe's manufacturing industries have taken a knock but figures released this week reveal that the food industry is managing the course, registering a 'light growth' in 2002.