News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
European legislation on health claims could take a significant leap forward under the new Dutch presidency of the European Union, which appears to be aiming for the regulation to get its first reading in the European parliament by December.
Guyenne & Gascogne has by and large benefited from its alliance with larger counterpart Carrefour over the years, but in today's climate of weak consumer spending, the French company is suffering a result of its focus on the relatively high-cost...
A genetically modified corn from biotech giant Monsanto will not be allowed on European dinner plates as ministers fail to give the green light on the GM food.
Ahold has reached an agreement with its Scandinavian joint venture partner ICA Förbundet over the acquisition of a 20 per cent stake in the ICA AB retail unit previously owned by the Norwegian firm Canica.
Higher prices for Italian tomato ingredients could be on the way as heavy rains during the transplantation phase, hail storms and phytosanitary problems knock tomato production, report economists, that add new labelling rules for tomato products are...
Budejovicky Budvar, the Czech brewer, has taken a different tack in its attempt to stop arch rival Anheuser-Busch from using the contested brand name Budweiser. But the bid to stop the US group from using the name for entertainment and related...
The FAO has cited poultry producers as the primary cause for the spread of the disease, undermining industry's assertions that it is mainly wild birds that spread the disease.
Stricken Italian dairy giant Parmalat, which has operations in Romania, Hungary and Russia, has come up with a plan that will see the many creditors offered stock.
Researchers at the University of Hawaii have produced further evidence to show how pigments in yellow, red and green vegetables, known as carotenoids, may work to prevent cancer.
The risks posed by pathogens on fresh produce are the subject of an extensive new review from UK-based food research group CCFRA, reports Anthony Fletcher.