‘Emerging middle class’ drive B-brand growth
The emergence of a new middle class in emerging markets can serve as a catalyst to B-brand growth, rather than benefiting established global brands, say researchers.
Archives for July 30, 2015
Russia and India discuss free trade deal
Talks are being held between Russia, WTO and India to agree a free trade agreement between India and the Eurasian Economic Union.
Commission urged to stop delaying trans fat report
The European Commission should stop dragging its feet over its awaited trans fat report – and explain why it is already over six months overdue, says Socialist MEP.
'A Day in the Life' of female biogas technician Kelly Hawkins, Oakey Beef
Friday Feature: ‘Being a biogas technician at a wastewater treatment plant of an abattoir isn’t exactly the most glamorous job 24-year-old women dream of...’
Kelly Hawkins, biogas technician at Oakey Beef Exports in Queensland, is driving the world's-first green energy plant hailed as a model for food waste processing worldwide.
SQUIDs: The future of food inspection?
A metallic contaminant detector using SQUID technology has been created by researchers at Toyohashi Tech.
Space... the final frontier for food science at Food Vision USA
To boldly go... where no food conference has gone before? Space food is on the menu at Food Vision USA (we've lined up NASA on day three), but we're just as concerned about what we're eating here on earth, and whether food retailers are stuck in a...
Let’s stop talking about ‘sin taxes’ as if they are the saviour of mankind
Stop talking about food taxes like they are some sort of panacea that will alter consumer behaviours overnight, and magically eliminate obesity and diabetes. They won’t.
Sugar tops UK food concerns
The amount of sugar in food is the top food concern for UK consumers, according to a Food Standards Agency survey.