The forthcoming Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting and
Food Expo will, amongst a host of topics, be discussing future
trends in food safety and processing.
You may not want to take on the religion too, but following the
fasting regimes laid down by the Greek Orthodox Church could reduce
your chances of suffering from heart disease, claims a recent
article in BMC Public Health.
Swiss flavours and extracts manufacturer Emil Flachsmann is
introducing EFLA Trees of Life, a line of plant-based extracts
designed especially for the dairy industry to provide a functional
twist.
With coffee prices at a 30-year all time low, the International
Coffee Organisation and World Bank ended their round table last
week with a call to rich countries to share the burden of the
present coffee crisis.
A poor first half performance from the Iceland fascia pushed down
sales and profits at the Big Food Group in 2002. But it also masked
the improvements made in the second half of the year which gave the
company a solid base on which...
International food company Nutreco and Canada-based Genex Swine Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding today. This concludes the merger between Nutreco's swine genetics company, Hypor, and Genex.
The number of complaints about food and drink adverts in the UK
rocketed by 175 per cent last year, with just two companies alone
accounting for 568 of the 1,222 complaints, according to the
Advertising Standards Authority.
Health, a driving force behind food innovation in general, is
nowhere more evident than in the yoghurt segment of the market. For
dairy food manufacturers looking to keep ahead of the game the
choice of ingredients is a crucial piece...
In response to growing concerns from the consumer about food
intolerance, the food industry and food safety agencies in Europe
are continuing in their quest to allay fears. The recent move by
the UK's Food Standards Agency (FSA)...
Ingredients and labelling thereof hit the news again this week
following revelations in the UK that chicken has been bulked up
with water and hydrolysed beef and pork proteins - without the
appropriate labelling.
Against the backdrop of imminent European enlargement the Food
Ingredients Central and Eastern Europe (FiCEE) exhibition, which
first took place in Hungary in 1999, will be held in Berlin next
year, organisers CMP Information announced.
Campaigners in the UK have begun a further assault on the
"artificial additives", and their potential effects on child
health, writes Frost & Sullivan. What does this mean for
food additive producers? And how can they...
Creatine serum supplements may have no effect on muscle ATP or
creatine stores, say researchers, who report that one particular
liquid serum had no effect on 40 subjects tested.
MEPs in the Parliament's environment committee have voted in favour
of stricter measures governing accidental contamination and the
labelling of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), reports
Cordis.
Avure Technologies has supplied a high-pressure processing (HPP)
system to a US-based food company which aims to increase the safety
of processed onion.
The seemingly unstoppable expansion of the world's biggest retail
groups has given a major boost to private label manufacturers in
recent years. That growth is reflected in the latest World of
Private Label show, which begins...
Once positioned as a breakfast or after dinner treat, yoghurt is
now widely viewed as an all day snack. Product innovation - both in
packaging and content - have driven dramatic growth in the sector.
Does iron fortification work ? And if so, how ? Scientists from the
US government are working on a new study to investigate the
absorption and utilisation - the bioavailability - of various iron
sources used to fortify foods today.
The financial scandal at Dutch retail group Ahold has deepened with
the company revealing that its Tops supermarket unit in the US had
also overstated profits in much the same way as the US Foodservice
subsidiary. All of which means...
Who would have thought it? A nice cup of tea to combat those
embarassing bad breath moments. Scientists in the US have found
compounds in tea can stop the growth of bacteria that cause bad
breath.
International Specialty Products (ISP) continues to consolidate its
position on the ingredients market with the news this week that it
has acquired Brazilian ingredient systems company Germinal.
Several major acquisitions and the sale of numerous UK pubs
adversely affected results at Scottish & Newcastle last year.
But this masks the underlying strengths of the group which is
expected to increase its international presence...
The European Commission's Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health met last week to discuss again the avian influenza situation in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.
North American farmers were shaken this week when the Canadian
government confirmed on Tuesday that a cow slaughtered in January
from an Alberta farm had tested positive for BSE (Bovine Spongiform
Encephalopathy), or Mad Cow disease.
Yesterday we reported on a new production plant by CP Kelco to
ensure its position as a leader in hydrocolloids, today the same
company announced that it plans to increase pectin capacity at its
Skensved, Denmark and Limeira, Brazil...
The UK's NAHS has been granted leave by the High Court to bring a
case against the UK government and the National Assembly for Wales
to overturn the recent ban on the sale of kava products.
The latest round-up from Mintel's GNPD reveals that innovation in
the food and drink industry is still going strong. Evidence that
innovation remains a number one priority for food manufacturers is
all apparent in the latest...
Speaking at his company's AGM yesterday, Sir Ken Morrison said he
had been 'surprised and disappointed' by the decision to refer
Morrison's bid for Safeway to the Competition Commission. But he
did not rule out...
The confrontation between Europe and the United States over
genetically modified foods shifted up a gear this week when the US
President George. W. Bush accused Europe of impeding efforts to
fight world famine because of its trade...
Germany's biggest supermarket retailer, Edeka, is to tackle the
threat from discounters such as Aldi with a 500-strong line of
cut-price own label products.
Company results continue today with the Dutch Royal Schouten Group
(RSG) - comprised of the four divisions Acatris, Orffa, Schouten
Products and Nutrilab - reporting a strong financial performance
for 2002, benefiting from the completion...
Competition in the biogum sector is set to hot up with the news
today that US company CP Kelco is looking to boost production
capabilities to reinforce its position in the biogums marketplace.
Despite strong sales in confectionery speciality fats, Danish
Aarhus Oliefabrik on Wednesday reported a drop in post-tax profits
to DK 19.4 million (€2.61m) for the first quarter of 2003, compared
with DK 21.8 million for the same...
In the US, the American Association of Cereal Chemists (AACC) is up
in arms this week claiming that new definitions for dietary fibre
compiled by Food Nutrition Board (FNB) are totally inadequate.
Are perceptions of whey products as more than a milk powder
substitute changing? According to a new report from market analysts
Zenith International, yes, as processors increasingly looking for
added value start turning towards...
Parma ham producers yesterday won the right to require that their
products be sliced and packaged, as well as produced, in the region
of origin, putting an end to a six-year legal dispute. But the
European Court of Justice did not...
Good news for manufacturers of meat-free food products with
findings from a recent Food and Drink Federation survey revealing that UK
meat eaters, looking for a meat-free option, are helping to drive
the £582 million (€814m) market.
Flachsmann, Swiss manufacturer of flavours and plant extracts,
presented its new Yuzu flavour at the Vitafoods show in Geneva last
week, following its worldwide launch a few weeks ago.
UK company Stable Micro Systems, a leading provider of texture
analysis equipment, has designed and launched its new Acoustic
Envelope Detector, the company confirmed this week.
US caramel colour company DD Williamson announced this week that it
has launched a new, oil-dispersible caramel colour blend to provide
sticking power for snack and confectionery applications.
Wal-Mart has consolidated its unassailable lead in the global
retail rankings, according to the latest report from M+M Planet
retail. But while there has been no change to the companies making
up the top 30 global players, several...
From yesterday, Professor Andreas Hensel, veterinarian and
hygienist, is the first head of the new German institution, the
Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR).
After a series of food safety scares in Europe the issue of exactly
how to effectively deal with risk in the food chain is an ongoing
debate between politicians, industry and consumer alike. One widely
favoured opinion is that risk...