Archives for August 25, 2014

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Blog: So you can’t find the right Asian distributor?

By RJ Whitehead

One of the more common gripes we hear at FoodNavigator-Asia from international companies looking to sell their products and services in Asia’s vast new market, is the loops they have to jump through to find the right local distributor.

E.coli O121 outbreak over, says CDC

By Joseph James Whitworth

The multistate outbreak of Shiga-toxin producing E.coli O121 which sickened 19 people has ended, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Alliance formed in Germany on animal welfare

By Georgi Gyton

The food industry in Germany has formed an alliance to tackle ongoing criticism about animal husbandry, with the meat industry, farmers and retailers all keen to see stricter animal welfare standards enforced.

Seaweed provides environmentally-friendly grease barrier

By Paul Gander

A commercialised grease-resistant coating for paper and board, which is based on seaweed extract, is ticking all of the environmental boxes and should be available in less than three years, according to the product’s coordinator.

Russia starts closing McDonald’s restaurants

By Vladislav Vorotnikov

Russian sanitary inspection service Rospotrebnadzor has closed four McDonald’s restaurants in Moscow and has initiated inspections in other restaurants across the country in the next stage of the continuing conflict between the Russian authorities and...

Low-carb bakery to go mainstream, says expert

By Kacey Culliney

Low-carb baked goods will soon hit mainstream as companies work to overcome formulation and processing challenges to industrialize products, says the founder of consultancy firm the Bakery Academy.