What does 170-year-old Champagne taste like? ‘Spicy, smoky – with fruity and floral notes’
Champagne salvaged from a Finnish shipwreck can offer winemakers new insights into wine conservation, according to researchers.
Archives for April 28, 2015
Allied Bakeries completes £210m investment programme
Allied Bakeries has completed its £210m five-year modernisation programme across its UK bakeries with a £31m investment in its Stevenage bakery.
South Africa ready to make concessions on US poultry imports
South Africa’s poultry industry is ready to allow a "concession volume" of US poultry imports into the country, but the move is purely to ensure the country is not excluded from US market access via the African Growth and Opportunity Agreement (AGOA), an...
Special Edition: Beyond 2020 - The future of sustainable cocoa
Chop, chop: Cocoa dependents must finance farm training before more forests are axed
The chocolate industry must ramp up support for good agricultural practices on existing cocoa farmland or else rainforest will be chopped down to make way for new plantations and it may face supply constraints, say stakeholders.
Government derailed salt reduction leading to 6000 deaths
A pioneering salt reduction scheme was derailed by the UK government leading to 6000 preventable deaths, says Consensus Action on Salt and Health (CASH).
Estonia likely to decrease pork production
Estonia’s pig industry is predicted to feel the effects of the country’s current problems in 2016-2017, as some farmers are expected to go bankrupt, while others will have to decrease production volumes, said industry participants.
Raw fish production is ‘Bottom of the Class’ in food safety standards, says BRC
Raw fish as a category is bottom of the class in meeting food safety standards globally, according to a BRC (British Retail Consortium) Global Standards report.
Organic breaks social class barriers
With working class households making up nearly one third of sales, organic is no longer a middle-class preserve - and some say it is even fueling Britain's 'foodie' culture.
Salt set to be next ‘bad boy’ ingredient in children’s food
Manufacturers should act now to reduce salt content in foods intended for children – or risk criticism in the near future, says a Euromonitor analyst.
New Zealand
Student investigates 400-year-old herbal text for modern lessons
The University of Canterbury’s school of health sciences is conducting ground-breaking research into a Renaissance medico-pharmaceutical text that could hold invaluable recipes for healthy nutrition.
Denmark reports on pig welfare progress
Significant progress has been made in meeting the agreements concluded at last year’s Pig Welfare Summit in Denmark, according to chairman of the Danish Pig Research Centre (DPRC) Erik Larsen.