Germany leads pack in booming machinery sector
Demand from abroad helped German manufacturers of machinery for the food industry increase production for the sixth consecutive year, generating €13.5bn in 2015.
Archives for February 8, 2016
FQN hits the road to bring you food safety and quality news
FoodQualityNews will be reporting live from three industry events in the next month.
Enzymes firm Novozymes restructures operation into three divisions
Enzymes supplier Novozymes is restructuring its business in a move designed to deliver innovation more quickly and with greater commercial impact.
Mars to ditch all artificial colours from its entire global food portfolio
Food giant Mars has pledged to phase out all artificial colours from its global food and drink portfolio in the next five years.
Nutrition data displayed graphically helps consumers make healthier choices
A graphical display of select nutrients has resulted in consumers purchasing healthier, lower-calorie menu items as a meal when ordering in a café setting, a study has shown.
Finnish biorefinery turns grass into feed
Two research firms in Finland are testing and developing methods to produce pig and poultry feed from silage which, they claim, could improve farm profitability.
Hunt won’t rule out sugar tax, as Jamie gets ‘more ninja’
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has refused to rule out a sugar tax, as celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has vowed to “get more ninja” in his bid to tackle the UK’s obesity epidemic.
EFTA audit finds improved Iceland fish controls
Iceland has ‘considerably improved’ its fish control system, according to the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Surveillance Authority.
WWF to partner with food firms in sustainability think tank
The World Wildlife Fund has launched Markets Institute, a platform bringing together large industry players and small SMEs to boost sustainability using market-based approaches, winning praise from global giant Mars.
Drinkable yogurt global market to grow by $13bn over next four years
The drinkable yogurt market is set to expand by approximately $13bn by 2020, according to a recent analysis by Technavio.
Meat vending machine in Paris
Parisians gripped with a hunger for steaks, sausages and other butcher-quality products can pick up raw meat 24/7 with the capital’s first meat vending machine.
Confusion about origin and added water labelling
EU legislation designed to avoid consumers being mislead about the country of origin of ingredients contained in compound foods they purchase is likely to cause headaches for food manufacturers, according to a legal expert.
Italian authorities seize fake Moët & Chandon champagne
Counterfeit champagne has been seized in Italy in what authorities have called ‘one of the most significant’ findings of its type.