Having reported the announcement that the Publix supermarket chain
is stocking irradiated meat and poultry in the US, today we report
on the consumer backlash the move has ignited there.
Lonza, the Swiss-based pharmaceuticals company, has said that the
US Food and Drug Administration has allowed the sale of PepZin GI,
a recent dietary ingredient submission to the federal agency.
The world's greatest secret agent James Bond, whose latest film
premieres in November, is being used to promote sales of both
Finlandia vodka and 7 UP soft drinks - though not necessarily
together.
Britons want good, old-fashioned recipes and not the fancy food
prepared by celebrity chefs, at least according to a survey from
supermarket chain Asda, which is launching its own cook book.
After the 11 September attacks and the outbreak of foot-and-mouth
disease in the UK, the world's food supply chain remains vulnerable
to bioterrorism and naturally occurring food poisoning outbreaks, a
panel of US scientists...
Red Bull continues to dominate the western European energy drink
market with a 66 per cent share, and it also provides the model for
most of its rival brands. But despite the dominance of one brand,
the market shows no sign of stagnating,...
Italian food group Parmalat has been busy this week. Not only has
it opened its first bottled water bottling plant in the Canadian
province of Quebec, it has also begun legal proceedings against
Agrinove over an alleged copyright...
The Mentos line of mints has a new addition - Breathmakers - which
are a return to milder, fresher mints and away from the
throat-searing strong mints which have dominated the market in
recent years.
Progress towards the founding of Europe's Food Safety Authority
(EFSA) has been closely followed by Foodnavigator.com, including an
interview this week with the freshly appointed spokesman for the
EFSA, Andrew Stimpson. As such,...
After acquisitions in Italy and Belgium, and reorgansiation in
Greece, Europe's leading retailer has turned its attention to
Spain, where it is proposing to buy out minority shareholders in
its CCC subsidiary.
Folic acid is not only a safeguard against spina bifida and other
birth defects in babies - it can also prevent heart disease and
strokes, two of Northern Ireland's biggest killers, according to
research from the University of...
In what will surely be seen as a victory for opponents to the sale,
Hershey Foods ended its controversial search for a buyer on Tuesday
after it rejected all bids for the confectionery manufacturer.
The European Commission this week gave the go ahead to private
equity fund EQT for the acquisition of two dominant German-based
flavour and fragrances manufacturers, Haarmann & Reimer and
Dragoco. The combined company will have...
Schweppes France is to take over many of the administrative duties
of Orangina-Pampryl, entailing the loss of 110 jobs. Some 48 posts
have already gone following the closure of a production facility.
More evidence to suggest that nuts are beneficial to our hearts
arrived this week when scientists in Canada published the findings
of a new study. According to their work, in order to maintain a
healthy heart we should incorporate...
Despite its early promise, taking vitamin E does not appear to slow
the progression of atherosclerosis in healthy people, according to
researchers in the United States.
A year after the formation of the Glenaird joint venture,
Glenmorangie's Broxburn plant is to begin bottling Drambuie Cream,
a new brand which has seen substantial growth since its UK launch.
US company Avatar Corporation has developed a food release agent
based on non-soybean derived materials that can avoid problems
posed by conventional Kosher release agents during the Passover.
Talks are rumoured to have taken place between the management of
the UK's Big Food Group and potential investors, but ongoing
concerns about its Iceland supermarket unit may yet scupper any
chance of a buyout.
Today marks the opening of Hi Europe 2002, one of the biggest
European shows for manufacturers and suppliers of both the food and
pharmaceutical industries. And the FoodNavigator.com team will be
at the show, bringing you all the...
Marks & Spencer is to introduce a do-it-yourself element into a
handful of its stores - not a diversification into a new business
area but a self-scanning trial which allows customers to scan, bag
and pay for their purchases entirely...
The campaign in the UK to ensure that the meat substitute Quorn
correctly is correctly labelled has moved one step closer to
victory - encouraging news for the American organisation backing
the campaign.
The expected slowdown in UK retail sales did little to dent Tesco's
first half results. The leading British supermarket group said that
its strategy of keep prices low and expanding its non-food offer
was continuing to bear fruit.
Cadbury-Schweppes and Nestle are reported to have struck agreement
on the brands and assets each would undertake if their joint bid
for Hershey Foods is accepted.
Rice grains with less phytic acid could mean improved nutrition for
the world's malnourished, more nutritious animal feed and less
potential for water pollution from manure, reports the US
Agricultural Research Service (ARS)...
The sale of the cider unit CSR - announced last week by Pernod
Ricard - will see the disposal of the last remaining non-core
business, allowing the French group to finally devote all its
efforts to building its wine and spirits empire.
After cocoa bean costs soared to 15 year highs chocolate lovers
could soon be paying heavily for their indulgence. Shortages in the
world market supply of cocoa beans forced prices up by 50 per cent
in London last week - a rise not...
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
have identified the blueprint of genes and enzymes in the body that
enable sulforaphane, a compound found in broccoli and other
vegetables, to prevent cancer and remove...
Europeans could pay more for everything from toys to heavy
machinery if Brussels follows through on a threat to impose
sanctions in a long-running trade spat with Washington, a US trade
official said on Friday.
Wall Street analysts and bankers generally dismiss the idea that a
multibillion-dollar sale of Hershey Foods could be killed by local
opposition in Pennsylvania. But legal experts are not so sure.
Ahold's enforced takeover of the Santa Isabel chain in Chile has
not been welcomed by everyone, with one of the company's minority
shareholders taking legal action to force the Ducth group to
increase its offer.
Britain's biggest dairy products firm Dairy Crest group is poised
to buy St Ivel spreads from Uniq for £50-60 million pounds (€79-95
million), to rival UK market leader Unilever, industry sources said
on Thursday.
Danish ingredients company Danisco announced this week that it has
achieved second place in Dow Jones' new global sustainability index
for food manufacturers, the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index.
Keeping customers loyal can be better achieved by offering them the
lowest prices rather than gimmicks such as loyalty card schemes,
according to Asda citing data from a new survey from NOP. Not what
Sainsbury wanted to hear as it...
US manufacturer and marketer of health ingredients Nurture has
launched an oat-based ingredient that they claim could enable
manufacturers to make an Food and Drug Administration heart health
claim on their foods, beverages and supplements.
Dutch retailer Royal Ahold said on Thursday that its US Foodservice
subsidiary would acquire certain assets of US distributor Lady
Baltimore Foods for an undisclosed amount.
Pregnancy may lower a woman's risk of cancer but drinking milk
could raise it, researchers reported on Tuesday. Both factors, as
well as the use of hormone replacement therapy, affect levels of a
hormone that may influence the...
Dairy farmers in UK received a boost this week with the decision of
several retail groups to increase milk prices. But the long term
problems will remain unless the middle men - milk processors - can
be persuaded to pay more for their...
The US Georgia Department of Agriculture said this week that its
inspectors will be checking food warehouses and supermarket shelves
to make sure some boxes of cereal that were incorrectly labelled
are removed from sale, Commissioner...
Following recent calls for controls on the widespread incidence of
the common food bug Campylobacter, Safefood, a body that
encompasses Northern Ireland and Eire and that sets out to promote
food safety, held a meeting at the University...
What role do antioxidants play in preventing age-related diseases?
What changes occur in the human body when it ages? A European
funded study, co-ordinated by the UK Institute of Food Research in
Norwich, is currently trying to tackle...
Starch derivatives company Cerestar, recently acquired by US
agribusiness Cargill, claims this week that it has met the
challenge to develop a gum type that differs from typical gelatine
and starch gums. According to the company sales...
Purchases and new production facilities have so far marked the
healthy growth of Dutch life science company DSM in 2002. This week
the company announced further acquisitions with the purchase of the
food coatings activities of Vaessen...
Laurent-Perrier Champagne has released a new version of its Grand
Siecle La Cuvee wine in the US, at the same time reducing the price
to around €80 a bottle in a bid to attract greater numbers of
consumers to high quality wines.
Speaking this week at the Informal Agriculture Council in Nyborg,
Denmark, David Byrne, Commissioner for Health and Consumer
Protection, said that innovation in the farming and food sector is
a vital issue to which Europe will need...
A loyalty card programme from food retailer Sainsbury and
compatriot groups Debenhams, BP and Barclaycard is to be launched
next week with the ambitious target of attracting half of the UK's
households in its first year. But...
The presence of botanical ingredients in beverages and foods is
certainly an increasing trend that looks set to continue in the
near future. A conference to be held by UK food research
organisation Leatherhead Food RA will address...
