Ülker in talks to secure MENA rights for McVitie’s
Ülker Bisküvi Sanayi A.Ş is in talks to acquire rights to McVitie’s products in Middle East and North Africa.
Archives for February 23, 2017
Perfectly imperfect: UK snack company 'rescues' unwanted English fruit from food waste fate
As food waste levels become higher than ever, UK start-up Spare Fruit is saving English apples and pears from ending up in the bin by turning them into healthy snacks.
UK minister critical of 'inexplicable' assessment of obesity strategy
The UK’s health department and agency have hit back at a “quintessentially British” critique of the country’s childhood obesity strategy published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ).
AMR report prompts further calls to curb use of antibiotics in farming
Multi-drug resistance in Salmonella bacteria is high across the EU but resistance to critically important antimicrobials used to treat severe human cases of Salmonella infection remains low, finds a report by two EU agencies.
Nestlé pledges 18,000-tonne sugar cut in European products
Nestlé has pledged to remove at least 18,000 tonnes of sugar from products in its European portfolio by 2020, equivalent to a 5% reduction of current levels.
Campaigners launch fresh attack on pesticide mixtures in EU food
Europeans are consuming dozens of pesticides on a daily basis, say the Pesticide Action Network (PAN), which today marked 12 years of "inaction and failure" in the EU’s attempts to reduce pesticide levels in food.
Profit up for South African foodservice corporation
Multinational foodservice giant BidCorp has reported a 20% rise in half-year profit less than a year after its spin-off from Bidfood (formerly Bidvest Foodservice).
Readers' survey: Have your say on the state of Europe's food industry
Can organic supply match demand? Which consumer trends will be important for your business? How big will online food shopping become? Are you feeling Brexit bite or is this just hype? To gauge our readers’ views on these –and many more questions -...
Obesity-related pain eased by foods found in the Mediterranean diet: Study
Obesity-related joint discomfort may be eased by a diet that is high in anti-inflammatory foods such as fish, nuts and beans.