Polish meat business to pump cash into production
Meat processor Indykpol has secured PLN105 million (€24.5m) to expand the processing capacity of its plant in Olsztyn, in Poland’s north-eastern region.
Archives for February 28, 2017
Dairy Council: Milk mortality theory ‘poorly supported’
The hypothesis of a study, which looked into whether drinking milk to excess could shorten life span in women, is ‘poorly supported’ according to the Dairy Council.
EU lawmakers to discuss companies selling poorer quality food in Eastern Europe
The EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council will discuss the issue of dual quality foods next week as Slovakia and Hungary push for EU legislation to prevent manufacturers selling poorer quality products in Eastern countries of the single market bloc.
Sustainability superhero? UK meat alternative Hooba uses food waste, YMCA programmes and eco-friendly methods
UK flexitarian brand, Hooba, is using sustainably grown mushrooms in favourite meat products to help the environment and consumers’ health.
Russian firm ramps up self-reliance in chicken flocks
Cherkizovo has commissioned its first farm for parent chicken flocks in Russia and hopes to finish construction of three more farms in autumn 2017, in order to cut its dependence on imported materials.
European Parliament debates cardiovascular disease: Poor diet remains Europe’s biggest killer
Public officials and researchers will debate today at the European Parliament in Brussels, following a damning report on the damage and cost of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in Europe, of which poor diet remains the main culprit.
Ready meals can be more nutritious than home cooking, so how to convince a sceptical public?
Consumers still assume ready meals are low in nutrition, but wider use of slow cooking techniques such as sous vide can produce foods that's more nutritious than home-cooked equivalents. Can prepared foods become more widely accepted?
NPD Jan-Feb 2017: Spinach tortilla, coffee popcorn and Limoncello biscotti
BakeryandSnacks tracks new product launches for the first two months of this year.
The seventh LC-MS/MS symposium is in Berlin on March 14
Mass spectrometry focus of SCIEX symposium
SCIEX will hold a LC-MS/MS Symposium in Germany in the middle of March.