Givaudan targets SMEs with IMCD tie-up
Ingredients group Givaudan aims to make its flavour technology more accessible to small- and medium-sized food and drink businesses in Western Europe through a strategic tie-up with distributor IMCD.
Archives for August 7, 2017
Row over UK front-of-pack labelling intensifies
The row over whether front-of-pack labeling in the UK should conform to unified standards intensified today when campaign group Action on Sugar accused cereal manufacturers of “deliberately deceiving” shoppers with “poor nutritional labelling”.
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‘Hundreds’ sickened by histamine poisoning from fish
Potentially hundreds of people across Europe have been sickened in outbreaks caused by histamine levels in fish.
Brazilian chicken sales start to recover
Global Brazilian chicken exports are starting to grow again after the rotten meat scandal, with sales slightly ahead of last year.
CSM Bakery Solutions completes multi-million pound UK factory extension
Bakery ingredients supplier CSM Bakery Solutions has finished renovations at its Bradford, UK, bakery, which will lead to 100 jobs being created over the next three months.
ALine and Triple Ring Technologies partner around microfluidics
ALine and Triple Ring Technologies (TRT) have formed a strategic partnership to support clients developing diagnostic products in which a microfluidic consumable is supported with instrument automation.
Athletes at World Athletics Championships hit by gastro outbreak
A number of athletes at the London 2017 World Championships have been struck down with gastroenteritis.
PepsiCo palm oil progress report dismissed as ‘masterful window dressing’
PepsiCo’s efforts to provide further transparency in the palm oil supply chain have been slammed as “masterful window dressing”, in a strongly worded statement by the Rainforest Action Network.
Mini kabanoski in a cup hits Polish grocery shelves for the first time
Meat processor ZM Henryk Kania has launched mini cocktail sausages and kabanoski packaged in cups – the latter of which has not been seen before in Poland, the company has claimed.
FrieslandCampina develops cooperative vision ‘2025 The Merits of Milk’
The board and members’ council of Zuivelcoöperatie FrieslandCampina U.A. have decided upon the direction of the cooperative with its vision ‘2025 The Merits of Milk’.
Gluten-free products ‘not as healthy’ as conventional
A new study has found gluten-free products are often not as healthy as their conventional counterparts.