News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Scientists from the Institute of Food Research (IFR), UK, have found that specific probiotics - beneficial bacteria - can destroy pathogenic bacteria living in the gut of poultry. The discovery could help remove the threat of bacterial food poisoning...
The uncertain economic and political conditions in 2003 put a major brake on international retail growth, with relatively few mergers and acquisitions in the global market. But 2004 should see something of an upturn, driven by the expansion of the EU...
Technology firm Trident has developed a printing system that uses only a third of the cure power of traditional printers. The company claims that the system is therefore ideal for heat-sensitive packaging material applications such as polyethylene and...
Coop Suisse benefited from the consolidation of two recent acquisitions to steal market share from its rivals in 2003. Despite a continued downturn in consumer spending, organic and ethical products performed particularly well during the year, showing...
One of China's leading producers of milk powder and soybean products, American Dairy, has got off to a strong start following its formation in May 2003 and subsequent acquisition of Beibei Foodstuff in November.
Having announced strong half-yearly results, Malaysian Palm Oil producer Golden Hope says that it will be looking to markets such as China to exploit its growing oleochemicals division in an effort to increase its presence in the growing international...
A cauliflower with 25 times more vitamin A than its 'regular' sister could meet the daily needs of consumers with the new vegetable now available on the market.
The US grocery market is currently undergoing something of a technological revolution, with Wal-Mart requiring all its main suppliers to use radio frequency identification (RFID) tags to keep track of deliveries throughout the supply chain. But the...
Quarterly figures from both Marks & Spencer and Iceland released this week show that high street retailers are coming under increasing pressure from the leading players, not only because of the latter's relentless move into the convenience sector but...
Green members of parliament in Europe have laid out a ten point plan to tackle the causes of food scares such as BSE, salmonella and toxic residues in farmed salmon to 'restore consumer confidence in the way food is produced,' reports CORDIS
Japan may be about to review its policy of testing all slaughtered cattle for mad cow disease, a practice Tokyo has asked Washington to adopt as a condition for resuming US beef imports. This is encouraging news for US meat processors, who only last...
Sugar giant British Sugar helped boost six month results for its parent, food and ingredients firm Associated British Foods, which this week reported double-digit growth in profits. But international agency Oxfam has criticised the EU sugar regime...
Ginger could relieve the nausea and vomiting experienced by pregnant women to a similar extent as vitamin B6, say Australian researchers.