Contrary to recent press speculation, the UK premix market is still
alive and kicking, claims one manufacturer, with established brands
showing growth as less sucessful newcomers fall by the wayside.
A rash of salmonella outbreaks have been reported across the UK.
And according to one leading bacteriologist, the source of these
outbreaks is probably food-based.
Health concerns appear to take a back seat when it comes to British
snack habits: Walkers crisps was by far the biggest UK grocery
brand last year. Premium bread brands, Diet Coke and its
'full-fat'parent, and Nescafé also...
Sygen International is to receive funding from the BIRD (Binational
Industrial Research and Development) foundation to carry out
research into disease resistance and mortality in poultry.
Morrisons, the chain most likely to be given the all clear to bid
for Safeway, is thought to be considering reducing its offer in the
light of a weakening performance from Safeway over the last few
months. But with Safeway's...
Scientists could be closer to understanding why red-wine quaffing
Mediterraneans live to a handsome age thanks to a new study that
found an ingredient in red wine extended the life span of yeast.
Germany's Spar group slipped deeper into the red in the first half
of the year, hit by the weak domestic economy and delays to its
much-needed restructuring programme. But the chain remains
confident of an upturn in the second...
Europe's biggest food retail group Carrefour has reported sales
growth of 1.3 per cent for the first half of 2003, even after the
impact of negative currency exchanges. Second quarter sales grew at
current rates for the first...
A UK survey has been carried out on the occurrence of patulin in
cider. Patulin, which is a kind of mycotoxin, is produced by moulds
that sometimes grow on apples.
The steady decline in market share of small stores is not due to
the growth of hypermarkets - targeted by tough 1996 legislation -
but by that of supermarkets, claims Anged, the Spanish association
of large store operators.
Balancing liberalisation with a better deal for developing
countries must be a priority for the World Trade Organisation as
figures from a new report released yesterday show that
protectionism and subsidies by industrialised nations...
Imminent reforms to the EU sugar regime - likely to be more radical
than estimated - could slice millions off the sugar profits for
Associated British Foods (ABF), the owner of British Sugar, and
Danisco next year, predicts a recent...
A major review in the UK of food in the public sector will throw up
questions about environmental issues, food production methods,
local suppliers and nutrition. Government hopes the review will
lead to more environmentally-friendly...
The food industry takes the rap for obesity once more as UK-based
task force calls on the industry to 'help bring about a major
transformation in diet and activity' needed to halt the rise in
obesity and type two diabetes.
UK texture analysis designer and manufacturer Stable Micro Systems
to unveil high speed, heavy duty texture analyser - the TA.Hdplus -
at the Fi Europe exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany in November 2003.
As the countdown to the September rendez-vous for WTO global trade
negotiations in Cancun in Mexico begins, European agriculture
commissioner Franz Fischler shares his views on globalisation and
the market economy, and in particular,...
A few months after the US Department of Agriculture gave the all
clear for processors to use activated lactoferrin, a milk protein,
to fight disease-causing bacteria arrives the endorsement from the
US Food and Drug Administration.
Aarhus Oliefabrik, baptised Aarhus United by the company's board on
Monday, felt the negative impact of currency rates and a sharp drop
in demand for bulk oils with results for the first six months of
2003 delivering a sharp...
The "French paradox" - the intriguing phenomenon that pitches
France's rich cuisine against a slender population - can be
explained in part by portions that are significantly smaller in
French restaurants and supermarkets...
The food safety agency of Australia and New Zealand has opened
channels for public comment on a number of possible changes to its
recently implemented Food Standards Code.
The power of pestering children - and, more importantly, of food
industry advertising - is not great enough to persuade most parents
to buy potentially unhealthy food for their kids. A new survey
shows that most British parents rate...
The food safety agency of Australia and New Zealand has opened
channels for public comment on a number of possible changes to its
recently implemented Food Standards Code.
Ahold has sold another non-core business as part of its bid to
focus on food retailing. The Golden Gallon fuel and convenience
store chain in the US is the latest divestment, with North
Carolina-based The Pantry acquiring the 138-store...
A new alliance, the first of its kind in Denmark, aims to focus on
new technologies to lead to faster and more targeted production and
marketing of new products for the dairy industry. Danish enzyme
company Novozymes will join up...
Finland's National Food Agency has just reported that last year 38
outbreaks involving a total of 1,120 people were accounted for on
its food poisoning register.
US firm Swift has implemented a new double pasteurisation system at
six of its American beef processing plants. The company believes
that this will significantly improve the group's food safety
protocols.
Food manufacturers fed up with using the messy Carbo vegetabilis
colour used to create black foods now have an alternative. Danish
ingredients company Chr.Hansen has come up with a free-flowing
liquid that, it claims, opens the way...
Putting the pressure on its licensee MD Foods to bring tagatose to
the marketplace may well have worked for the low cal sweetener
patent holder Spherix international with the news this week that
7-Eleven has introduced a new drink...
New Yorker Randy Blaun has developed what she believes to be a more
healthy French fry, which contains less than half the carbohydrate
content of regular fries. Blaun currently has a patent pending for
the invention.
The US Food and Drug Administration has said that it is safe to
spray lactoferrin, a milk protein, on to beef carcasses to fight
disease-causing bacteria such as E. coli 0157:H7.
The sugar content of foods is of increasing concern to consumers.
Food ingredients suppliers are constantly making moves to meet
these new needs. Danish ingredients company Danisco announced this
week that it has launched a new technology...
Pragmatism with a hint of cynicism permeates the British Nutrition
Foundation's analysis of the European Commission's proposal for a
regulation on nutrition and health claims made on foods. The group
has voiced very real...
Pragmatism with a hint of cynicism permeates the British Nutrition
Foundation's analysis of the European Commission's proposal for a
regulation on nutrition and health claims made on foods.
But as European and US politicians fail to see eye to eye on the
issue of genetically modified foods, one country in the southern
hemisphere is getting to grips with tighter GM legislation.
Tesco and Sainsbury could seriously damage their credit ratings if
they were to proceed with a debt-funded acquisition of Safeway,
ratings agency Standard & Poor's has warned. Tesco is already
overstretched after expanding...
Better communication between retailers and their suppliers about
the long-term weather forecast will help ensure that supermarket
shelves are well stocked with the appropriate products - and help
farmers prepare for extreme weather...
Despite a reduction in sugar beet acreage - a move designed to cut
the amount of sugar on the world market - Danisco expects this
year's harvest to be above average due to 'exceptionally favourable
weather conditions in...
Colon cancer is a major cause of premature death in Europe,
accounting for approximately 75,000 deaths each year. Can fruit and
vegetables really cut the risk of disease? New study suggests
phenolic compounds, or polyphenols, can...
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has announced details of a new approval mark for small meat plants to comply with recent regulations regarding meat products.
Australia's largest food and ingredients company Burns Philp &
Co saw net profit rise by 16 per cent to A$170.0 million (€100m)
for the fiscal year ended June 30 but earnings were impacted by
acquisitions - not least Australia's...
The American Food and Drug Administration has given Schott HiCotec
approval for its innovative PICVD process for barrier coating in
food and beverage packaging made of PET.
The United States, Argentina and Canada have asked the World Trade
Organisation (WTO) to set up a dispute settlement panel to decide
whether or not the EU's policies on genetically modified organisms
(GMOs) constitute a barrier...
Packaging Automation, the heat-sealing equipment specialist, has
installed a second of its Vision 4000 machines at a
state-of-the-art salad factory in the UK.
German retail and wholesale group Metro has opened its first cash
& carry outlet in Ukraine as part of its ongoing expansion into
eastern Europe. The store in Kiev is likely to be one of three in
the capital and seven in the country...
Strong results across a range of business units helped US
agribusiness Cargill post a stable set of figures for the
fourth-quarter of 2003. Food ingredients operations in Europe,
Latin America and North America claim a particularly...
