Finnish dairy Valio to detail iodine content on all milk cartons
Finnish dairy Valio has charged itself with educating consumers in Finland and Sweden on the importance of iodine consumption.
Archives for November 5, 2014
Q3 sales up, profits down as Natra feels cocoa pricing pain
Year-on-year Q3 EBITDA profits dipped 9.2% to €5.73m at Spanish cocoa and chocolate and specialist Natra as ongoing cocoa price hikes hit even as quarter revenues rose 5.2% to €89.93m.
Older consumers are not traditionalists when it comes to food: AZTI
Over half (53%) of elderly consumers are happy to try new foods, according to a study from the Spanish food research technology centre AZTI-Tecnalia.
Action needed on critical EU beef market situation
The EU beef market is in a critical state, according to the new chairman of the Copa-Cogeca beef working party, Jean Pierre Fleury.
Russia’s Miratorg opens country’s biggest beef processing complex
Russian meat giant Miratorg has opened the largest plant in Russia for beef processing, located in the Vygonichsky District of Bryansk Oblast.
Food manufacturers to lure young engineers
Food and drink manufacturers are planning to lure young engineers away from competing sectors, such as aerospace and automotive, during Tomorrow’s Engineer Week, which started on Monday (November 3).
Yildiz still lacks 'power brands' after United Biscuits buy: Analyst
Yildiz Holding's acquisition of UK United Biscuits makes it the world's third largest biscuit player, but now it will have to work hard to find its 'power brand' answer to Mondelēz's Oreos, according to a Mintel analyst.
French duo launch HalalTest: ‘We want to democratize analysis’
Two French entrepreneurs have launched ‘HalalTest’, a portable device that tests food for the presence of pork.
What does ‘may contain’ mean? Half of labelled products are allergen-free
Just under half of products labelled with a ‘may contain’ allergen warning contain no trace of the allergen, according to the results of a UK survey.
Bruker’s gas chromatography business snapped up
Bruker has sold its Gas Chromatography (GC) and GC single-quadrupole (GC-SQ) mass spectrometry products to Techcomp Europe.
CSPO palm oil switch will help DuPont focus on sustainable emulsifiers
DuPont Nutrition & Health believes a switch to sustainably certified palm oil will ‘raise the bar’ for sustainable emulsifier supply, says the firm.
Gut bacteria ‘digestion’ linked to red meat’s heart disease risk
Two research papers have revealed a new mechanism that link the consumption of red meat and other foods to an increased risk of heart disease.