Bon Bon Buddies looks overseas to double sales in five years
Wales-based character confectionery firm Bon Bon Buddies is aiming to double its sales in the next five years through growth in international markets such as the Middle East.
Archives for April 21, 2013
Special edition: Sodium reduction - The road ahead
Food manufacturers might have cut out 'hundreds of tons' of salt, but US sodium intakes have continued to rise steadily, reveals new study
Food manufacturers have spent a small fortune reformulating everything from bread to soup to reduce sodium in recent years, but new data suggests that US intakes have nevertheless continued to rise steadily.
Could the WTO overturn EU health claim laws?
Aggrieved companies and trade groups have already mounted legal actions against the EU’s strict health claim laws – they are in process – but the regulation’s workings could face fresh challenge from governments signed up to the World Trade Organization...
Some food pathogens increase in US
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is reporting that while levels of reported food-related illnesses are steady or declining, others are on an uptick.
The food industry should learn to say ‘oops’
It doesn’t matter if you have the best intentions in the world if your customers think your intentions are rotten - and more and more often, consumers are saying they view Big Food in the same way as Big Tobacco.
UK oleochemical processing plant for sale
International Process Plants (IPP) is offering up an oleochemical processing plant for sale in Brombrough, UK.
‘Overvalued’ currency harms Swiss chocolate industry
The chocolate industry in Switzerland has reported a value sales decline in 2012 as the strong Swiss franc harmed exports and warm weather damaged consumer sentiment at home, according to trade association Chocosuisse.
At-home taste tests may boost new product success, claim researchers
Dutch researchers have developed an at-home system for consumer testing of new food products, claiming it could be a more reliable way of predicting product success.
Pathogen killing plasma method effective in ‘minutes’
The team behind a method that can kill foodborne pathogens “within minutes” using cold plasma in packaged liquids and foods is looking for industrial partners as they bid to commercialise the technology.
Cheesy solution to Dairy Crest’s pension challenge
Dairy Crest’s plan to use its own cheddar cheese as security for its pension fund has drawn praise from a leading food industry analyst.
EU beef demand stays strong, despite horsemeat scandal
The European horsemeat scandal has not had any significant impact on demand for beef, according to the Rabobank Beef Quarterly Q1 report.