Emmi profit comes from international sales
Swiss dairy company Emmi has released its year-end results, which showed earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) rose by 7.3 % to CHF 202.7m ($204.2m).
Archives for March 23, 2017
'This is the largest emotional dataset linked to real business outcomes in existence'
Facial expressions show Mars the adverts that will drive sales
It’s a claim that will raise a few eyebrows: researchers working for Mars can identify with 75% accuracy whether or not an advert will deliver a big sales uplift by studying facial expressions.
Novel food vehicle suspected in Salmonella outbreak
Truffle oil was implicated as the likely source of a 2015 Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak, according to a study.
Baker’s yeast can be used to create high-value fatty acids: Study
Producing fatty acids from sugar in industrial quantities may have been cracked by German researchers, who believe the approach could be harnessed to create new types of molecules for the food sector.
Scotland's sustainable circle: CuanTec trials seafood packaging made from seafood waste
Eco-friendly plastic for seafood made from...seafood. Scottish start-up CuanTec's chitosan-based plastic made from langoustine shells uses inedible seafood parts, replaces petro-chemical plastic and even cuts out the need for preservatives.
A 20% sugar cut by 2020? ‘It won’t be possible,’ says FDF
A 20% sugar cut across all food categories by 2020 – as per voluntary targets set by the UK government – is not technically possible, nor would it be acceptable to consumers, industry lobby the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has said.