M&S boss wins backing despite food sales ‘below expectations’
City analysts have backed the new boss at Marks & Spencer (M&S), Steve Rowe, after the company unveiled food sales below analysts’ expectations.
Archives for April 11, 2016
More food producers go bust, after ‘supermarket price war’
The rate of food manufacturers going bust has tripled in five years – with an 11% rise in firms going out of business in the past year alone – as a direct result of “cut-throat competition” between the UK’s leading supermarkets, warns accounting and...
Bulgarian poultry processor invests €8m to modernise capacity
Bulgarian poultry processor Gradus has revealed it has invested more than BGN15 million (€8m) to expand and modernise its output capacity.
'Turn traceability into a marketing tool,' say creators of farm-to-fork smartphone app
OriginTrail, an app created by Slovenian startup that allows consumers to scan processed products in the supermarket and trace ingredients back to the farm, means manufacturers can turn transparency commitments into action, say its creators, who have set...
3D Food Printing Conference 2016
Wageningen University & FrieslandCampina researching 3D printing of milk protein structures
3D food printing gives academics an opportunity to explore the functionality of ingredients and how we can delay the process to get a solid structure and build challenging shapes, according to Dr Maarten Schutyser, professor, Food Process Engineering,...
‘The way to tackle obesity is…’ ICBA president on alternatives to sugar tax
The debate on how to tackle obesity has been thrown fully into the limelight following the announcement of a UK sugar tax on beverages. Jim Goetz, president of the International Council of Beverages Associations (ICBA), says singling out beverages risks...
Germany in social media storm over halal meat
German social media campaigners have called for pork to be placed in the halal section of supermarkets to challenge the “cruel” way animals are slaughtered, but critics argue this is an Islamophobic attack.
Copa-Cogeca slams ‘unacceptable’ EU-Mercosur deal
Farming body Copa-Cogeca tells EU ministers to oppose a deal with South American trade bloc Mercosur that would pave the way to lower tariffs, leading to a “catastrophic impact” on beef
Is the booming gluten-free baby food market about to get another boost?
New studies have prompted changes to some advice on the introduction of gluten. Could it have an impact on booming EU sales of gluten-free baby foods?
Thermo Scientific X-ray specializes in wider, taller packages
Thermo Scientific has launched the NextGuard C500 X-ray System which accommodates wider, taller packages.
Wearable sensor tracks calories by recognising chewing sounds
Scientists have developed a wearable system that monitors calorie intake by recognising the chewing and swallowing sounds of food, a research paper has revealed.
European Parliament votes to scrap nutrient profiles
Members of European Parliament (MEPs) voted today to scrap nutrient profiles, a result that leaves consumer rights groups, public health campaigners and some industry players sorely disappointed.
Dispatches from EFSA stakeholder meeting in Brussels
Novel regulation - same old delays? Stakeholders express novel food process concerns
The updated novel food regulation has been billed by the European Commission as a new streamline system that will put innovation back on the EU menu – yet attendees of a stakeholders meeting this week expressed concern these hopes would be dashed by...