Making food safer globally: Mars partners with FAO
Mars has signed a partnership agreement with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN).
Archives for November 4, 2015
Savola profit falls 47%, while Almarai gains 10% in Q3 results
Saudi food giants Savola and Almarai reported very different Q3 results, with Savola’s profit dropping 47% to US$99m, and Almarai’s up 10.3% at US$158.7m, but both missing analyst’s forecasts.
Food Manufacture Excellence Awards
Food manufacturing Oscars: Meet the 2015 winners
Congratulations to all the winners and finalists in the 2015 Food Manufacture Excellence Awards (FMEAs), staged on Tuesday night at the Lancaster hotel in central London.
Oil prices and currency controls stifling ME investment, says Rademaker
Falling oil prices and excessive bureaucracy and currency controls are the largest challenges for many regional firms, according to Dutch bakery equipment maker Rademaker.
Iran eyes BASF products at Gulfood Manufacturing
Companies in Iran and Iraq are keen to work with BASF, with a lot of delegates from the countries visiting the German firm’s stand at Gulfood Manufacturing.
Food and drink focus for child obesity strategy
Product reformulation, an advertising ban and restrictions on promotions are expected to be the main focus of the government’s childhood obesity strategy.
Spanish watchdog upholds 'questionable' sugar claim
A Spanish advertising watchdog has upheld a ‘no added sugar’ claim for a dessert containing sweetened chocolate – a questionable interpretation and clear breach of EU law, warn food lawyers.
FULL-YEAR RESULTS
Barry Callebaut sees profits fall despite sales growth
Barry Callebaut lowers its growth outlook and predicts a challenging year ahead as high cocoa prices and high finance requirements hit 2014/2015 profits - despite solid sales growth.
EFSA hands over names attached to expert comments
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has handed over details of which working group members made what changes to a draft document on pesticides following a European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling – but it will be keeping EFSA staff details to itself.
Gulfood Manufacturing numbers up 20%
Gulfood Manufacturing has seen a more than 20% rise in both visitors and exhibitors in the second edition of the Dubai event, as it carves out its own identity next to its sibling shows.
FAO and WTO aim to improve small-scale producer access to international markets
Helping small-scale farmers and producers in developing countries to access the global marketplace can help to boost nutrition and development, say the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
Tetra Pak opens first global innovation centre in Dubai
Tetra Pak has opened its first Customer Innovation Centre in Dubai, with six more around the world to follow by 2017, the company announced last week at Gulfood Manufacturing.
Just one ‘junk food’ snack can trigger signs of metabolic disease
A single high calorie snack could be enough to trigger signals of metabolic disease, according to new research investigating the short term effects of diet.
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Gulfood spinoff hums along
Far from the frenetic madness of its parent show in February, Gulfood Manufacturing nevertheless has its own, slightly geeky, energy – and it clearly means business.