Climbing costs hit German snack market
Hot weather, the rising cost of raw materials and a poor potato harvest have contributed to a downturn in the German snack market – threatening profits for producers balancing mounting costs with waning demand.
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Palm oil demand drives Indofood share surge
Indonesia's leading cooking oil producer witnessed surging share prices on its Singapore trading debut yesterday, as investors sought to capitalize on growing interest in the country's palm oil sector.
Regulator releases poultry held over bird flu scare
Bernard Matthews, which is at the centre of a storm over an outbreak of avian influenza at its turkey production site in the UK, has been given the go ahead to release a batch of poultry products held over the possibility they contained meat from...
ARS scientists look to tap sugar beet pectin potential
New technology to extract pectin from sugar beet pulp could reduce extraction times and expand the potential of the ingredient, suggests research from the ARS.
GDAs 'fundamentally flawed', claims health group
Food industry-backed front-of-pack nutritional signposting is 'fundamentally flawed', according to the National Heart Forum (NHF).