Weekly Comment
Food intolerance: a scientific void
It is time to draw on science to establish once and for all whether food intolerance is just a source of succour for hypochondriacs, or whether it is genuinely a modern scourge.
Archives for July 3, 2005
Butterfat consolidation through Glanbia and Corman link up
Ireland's leading butterfat supplier Glanbia has signed a joint venture agreement with Belgian group Corman, to make and market dairy spreads and butterfat products.
Higher incomes prompt Russian seafood boom
Russia's seafood market is one of the country's fastest growing food sectors as more consumers with rising disposable incomes stop thinking of it as an expensive luxury but as a normal part of their weekly shop, reports Angela Drujinina.
Voluntary COOL labeling the answer, says GMA
The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) has welcomed the introduction of legislation that would establish a voluntary country-of-origin labeling (COOL) program in place of a mandated program.
Parmesan puzzle heads Codex labelling debate
While debates on ingredient labelling and on Parmesan cheese are among the main issues at this week's meeting of the Codex Alimentarius, other items on the agenda include codes of practice for handling quick frozen foods, cadmium levels in rice and on...
Discount food hits Moscow
Moscow's leading retailer, Sedimoy Continent, has launched a new discount, food hypermarket format that promises new opportunities in private label as Russia's retailers look to increase their control of the country's food market, writes Angela...
Ochakovo brewer targets export markets
Ochakovo, one of Russia's biggest domestic breweries, has launched an aggressive marketing campaign to help sell its Ochakovo Premium beer and Ochakovsky kvass abroad, Angela Drujinina reports.
High carb diet increases risk of cataract development in elder women
While the low-carb fad wanes, new research suggests the higher the carbohydrate intake, the greater the risk an elder woman will develop cataracts.
Loders divests encapsulation business to focus on core activities
Fats and oils firm Loders Croklaan will divest its US ingredients encapsulation business to New York's Balchem Encapsulates in a bid to concentrate on core business, reports Lindsey Partos.