News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
As the days of blindingly fast growth in the Russian beer industry begin to ebb away the market is starting to show signs of maturity. In turn it is the premium and super premium sectors that are increasingly showing signs of promise as Russian wealth...
Carlsberg's high profile - and somewhat unexpected - acquisition of Holsten, unveiled earlier this week, was not the first major takeover in the German beer market, but it certainly will not be the last, either.
The race to buy up Poland's largest vodka producer is on, with three prominent business figures in line to bid for Polmos Bialystok.
Europe's food industry faces increased recalls and further costs as a Commission clampdown yesterday extended rules on illegal carcinogenic red chemical dyes to include curry powder.
The adoption of a bill in Germany last week enforcing European regulations on genetically modified food and feed has done little to calm unease among many consumers.
Last summer's hot weather had a major impact on sales at Thorntons, the British confectionery retailer and manufacturer, but the company had a lot more to be happy about when it came to Christmas.
Union members are picketing some 200 or so Migros supermarkets across Switzerland today to protest against poor working conditions. Not surprisingly, the co-operative retailer has refuted the claims.
The US food watchdog this week issued a 'tentative final rule' that amends the current GRAS status for a fish oil used in food ingredients, to control consumer intake of omega-3 fatty acids.
Double the budget and a permanent location in the bag - life is looking up for Europe's first food agency.
This month sees the launch of the biggest research project that the EU has ever funded in the seafood sector. Spanning the entire chain, millions of euros poured into the programme will track the consumer-driven fish to fork concept, identifiying...
The Supermarket Code of Practice, designed to regulate the way in which British retailers do business, has been criticised once again by a number of consumer and producer organisations for failing to do enough to curb the power of the supermarket groups.
Speciality ingredients continue to deliver improved results for wheat-based ingredients supplier MGP Ingredients with the company this week raising its estimated revenue for the year on the back of higher than expected sales.
Tesco, the UK's biggest supermarket group, has decided how to spend the first £53.7 million of the £810 million cash pile it unveiled earlier this month. While the group has made clear its intentions to grow its international business, its latest...