British pigs to China
A British Pig Executive (BPEX) delegation is visiting Beijing at the end of the month to encourage British exports to China, the world's biggest market for pork.
Archives for April 7, 2004
Speciality coffees see strong growth
Roasted ground coffee is still by far the biggest category in the German coffee market, but sales dropped by 2 per cent last year as consumers switched to more exciting variants such as Cappuccino and Espresso, writes Chris Jones.
EU tightens label law
The EU has tightened the rules on the labelling of certain foods, such as margarines, which contain plant sterols. These substances are added because of their perceived ability to lower cholesterol levels, but the European Commission Scientific...
Reach for a coffee to fight disease
Coffee contains similar levels of antioxidants to black tea and can be just as beneficial to health, according to Scottish scientists that have found coffee's antioxidants are highly absorbable by the human body.
Toffee ingredients firm to offer low trans fat version
Anticipating growing pressure on UK food manufacturers to cut the trans fats from food products, UK fudge and toffee ingredients firm Food Design joins the growing number of ingredients companies to offer alternatives, launching a replacement fat for...
Olive packaging investigated
Packaging olives with a stated shelf life of two to three years can be 'unacceptable' long before their sell-by date, and those packed in ordinary air may have a true shelf life of only nine months, says a new report. This follows recent claims that...
GM risk assessment in EU under the spotlight
Biotech firms, consumer groups and environmental campaigners have the opportunity to voice their concerns about the framework for the risk assessment of GM food in the EU with the European food watchdog inviting comments on a new draft guidance.
Software solutions combined
Two IT solutions providers have formed a partnership to offer food and drink manufacturers a combined management system. The move, which is designed to improve plant operation efficiencies even further, is a good example of the move towards greater...
Space, the future for yoghurts
A link up between US space technologists and the leading Swedish-Danish dairy firm Arla Foods could lead to new knowledge about how to provide humans with calcium and yoghurt bacteria.