Worms shed light on our ability to smell food
New research to come out of the university of Utah in the US suggests new ways of regulating the behaviours that allow us to smell food, learn, and remember.
Archives for December 15, 2003
Opportunities for Constellation Brands
With the recent acquisition of BRL Hardy, Constellation Brands has become the world's largest wine producer, but faces a challenge to maintain its leading share of the market intensifies from with increased competition from US rival E&J Gallo. In an...
Countdown for labels
Retailers and manufacturers working in Australia have five days to go before meeting the new rules on food labels, warned the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) today.
Ajinomoto boosts nucleotide exports
Japanese seasonings company Ajinomoto moves deeper into the export market for the food flavour enhancers - nucleotide seasonings - unveiling a 6 billion yen factory in Thailand last week.
CEDC cuts profits outlook
Central European Distribution Corporation has reduced its outlook for the coming financial year because of a charge for the re-evaluation of a deferred tax asset.
Ireland hosts European food safety event
Italian leader Silvio Berlusconi will soon hand over the reins of the European Presidency to Ireland's prime minister Bertie Ahern. Food safety should remain high on the agenda, and who know's maybe a decision on the location of the new European food...
Carlsberg ups Polish interest
Carlsberg Breweries has again increased its shareholding in thePolish brewer Carlsberg Okocim through the acquisition of a further 6 per cent of its share capital.
Consumers prefer GM over conventional, new study
Set to fuel the debate on GM foods, a market experiment conducted in 2000 in Canada found that consumers preferred sweetcorn which had been engineered to be pest resistant over the conventional sweet corn variety.
Spanish food groups seek greater export assistance
Spain's food companies are broadly happy with the support they receive for marketing their products on export markets, but most would still like to see more financial backing and a greater degree of co-ordination from the various export promotional...
Dutch and Slovakians team up on safety
The Slovakian Ministry of Agriculture has announced a project to team up with the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality in an effort to help meet food safety and consumer protection standards laid down by the European Union.