News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
With EU enlargement just around the corner, many food and drink businesses within the 10 accession countries are facing up to the tough challenge of bringing their production facilities up to required standards for quality and hygiene. We consulted...
One of Romania's leading and longest established chocolate makers, Excelent, has relaunched its Kandia branded chocolate under a multi-million dollar investment. The money has also included an extensive revamp of its production line in an effort to...
Baby boomers are convinced that beer makes you fat and wine is good for the heart, so finds a recent poll in Canada conducted by Ipsos-Reid on behalf of the Brewer's Association of Canada.
If the market is still waiting to see who emerges as potential buyers for Ahold's Spanish operations, put up for sale earlier this year as part of a major restructuring plan, the sale of the company's Latin American businesses is continuing apace,...
Flying the flag for market liberalisation Europe's food and drink industry body has reinforced its support for a revival of WTO negotiations. But the group also lays down conditions.
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) asserts that the world trade pattern for agricultural products in general, and for fresh horticultural and fruit juices in particular, is changing rapidly. Coming to terms with changes, two industry bodies in the US...
One of Switzerland's best known food products, chocolate, may have suffered terribly during the heatwave this summer, but the country's ice cream producers put in a contrasting performance.
A leading producer of manufactured casings for food and non-food applications in the US has built up a global information system to improve business processes and information flow across the enterprise. Teepak, a leading manufacturer of cellulose and...
This afternoon food specialists from member states will vote on a proposal to end Europe's five year moratorium on genetically modified foods. A deeply-divided issue, the outcome of the vote will either disappoint or delight.
Zaporozhye Fat-and-oil Works, currently considered to be the leader in the market for Ukrainian margarine products, has announced plans to double its margarine production capabilities in an effort to meet rising demand.