News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
A survey of UK-produced eggs has found that the level of salmonella contamination is now one third of what it was in 1996. Poultry producers hope that the findings will go some way to allaying consumer fears over poultry products,writes Anthony Fletcher.
Mirroring the state of play for ingredients companies operating into today's climate, price pressures put the squeeze on third quarter margins for ingredients giant Danisco.
Somerfield, itself a takeover target last year, is the latest UK supermarket retailer to move into the convenience store sector, a movement led by larger rivals Tesco and Sainsbury. Evidence that the UK's biggest High Street retailer is determined to...
Oil from the seeds of an Asian plant, already shown to fight leukaemia, also appears to kill prostate cancer cells and shrink human tumours grown in mice, report US researchers. Human trials could provide a promising treatment for one of the leading...
The expansion of the European Union on 1 May will provide major opportunities for British food and drink suppliers, both for exporting their products and for establishing local production facilities. But there are threats as well as opportunities, and...
The decision by French retail group Guyenne & Gascogne to rapidly amortise the goodwill it accumulated as part of its investment in Spanish company Centros Comerciales Carrefour has paid dividends, allowing the company to post a healthy 22 per cent...
Dairy culture leader Chr Hansen carves a deeper position in Ukraine, creating a platform to access a surging food market that currently sees the majority of the population spending between half and up to 80 per cent of their income on food.
Bunge Europe is continuing to increase its share of the edible oils market in the region. The US-owned agro-food giant has announced a significant increase in its share of the Romanian edible oils market for 2003, following its recent decision to buy...
Consolidation in the hydrocolloid industry, price pressure and 'functionality beyond texture' are on the agenda at the annual industry event to open in San Diego at the weekend.
A decision this week by the Chinese government to lift restrictions on foreign investment in the retail sector is likely to lead to a rise in the number of companies seeking a share of the huge Chinese market. But with the authorities likely to...
Following a visit by a key European Commission delegation, the Bulgarian agro-food sector looks set to complete its accession negotiations with the EU for 2004 - a move that will take it one step closer towards the country's mooted 2007 entry date.