Marks & Spencer's high profile launch of its new
loyalty-cum-credit card, &More, has been criticised by the
Office of Fair Trading, despite the fact that it offers a more
attractive rate of interest to holders than the...
Maximum quality and minimum acrylamide content were on the agenda
for a recent link-up between Swiss food scientists. The results of
their quest? The optimum conditions are now defined.
Lock Inspection Systems has announced that ready meals manufacturer
Country Chef has become the first Belgian company to invest in its
triple frequency metal detector.
The CIAA is currently holding a seminar which aims to bring
representatives from both Central and Eastern Europe together in an
effort to forge a cohesive plan for an EU safety programme which
will match up to future enlargement.
With imminent legislation on food allergen labelling due to crack
down in 2005, ambitious biotech company Eurofins is hoping to grab
a slice of the market with a multiple screening test.
The new owner of Opta Food Ingredients is to sell the company's
45,000 square feet headquarters at a price of $4.85 million, said
Canadian company Stake technology this week.
Steady but unsensational growth is earmarked for soy products in
the US with market analysts predicting a 5.4 per cent rise year on
year to $8.6 billion (€7.3bn) in 2007. But demand for industrial
applications are poised for a surge...
Private investment in research and development activities in
Ireland has increased, but further efforts are needed to reach the
EU's 3 per cent target, a new report published by the Irish policy
and advisory board for enterprise,...
Carrefour has been busy this week, announcing plans to extend its
operations in South Korea and Japan. But it is also expanding
closer to home, today unveiling a tie up with Norway's Norges
Gruppen which will allow it to roll...
Like-for-like sales at Iceland improved in the second quarter of
the year, the first gain in many months for the struggling
retailer. But it remains to be seen how much of this was due to the
hot summer weather increasing volumes...
French ingredients company Diana Vegetal, a partner of North
American group RFI Ingredients, has introduced a patent-pending
apple extract under the Phytonutriance name.
Scientists are set to build on existing knowledge relating to the
influence botanical extracts may have on our health as US national
body earmarks millions of dollars in funding for a range of new
projects on cereals, fruits, legumes,...
Steady but unsensational growth is earmarked for soy products in
the US with market analysts predicting a 5.4 per cent rise year on
year to $8.6 billion (€7.3bn) in 2007. But demand for industrial
applications are poised for a surge...
The UK's Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued further warnings as
a part of its continuing investigation into products on the UK
market containing the chemical dye Sudan I.
Embattled Rhodia CEO resigns coinciding with news that further
restructuring drive on the cards for the French food and
pharmaceutical ingredients company to shave off €600m in
divestments.
A corner stone of the current GM debate in Europe, as elsewhere, is
the impact that genetically modified crops might have on their wild
neighbours. Researchers in the UK claim to have come up with the
right strategy to assess hybridisation...
Marks & Spencer's first half performance was helped
considerably by the roll out of its Simply Food format during the
period, the company has announced. Meanwhile, troubled retailer
Ahold has confirmed that information about...
Reform of the current preferential EU sugar regime is imminent,
with think-tanks, politicians and industry participants among
others assessing this complex and heated topic. But who stands to
lose the most through reform, asks MTT...
Ukraine has agreed to start imports of US poultry following a two-year ban. The hard-fought settlement was reached after months of tough negotiations between the two nations.
Ingredients firm Acatris has introduced a new product which has the
potential to surpass the rapidly growing sales of its Soylife soy
isoflavones, according to its president.
Golden Wonder, for many years the leading crisp brand in the UK, is
to relaunch with a marketing campaign playing on its past glories
and poking fun at arch rival Walkers. But will it be enough to eat
into the dominant market position...
As tough new European proposals on health claims undergo scrutiny
from member states, UK-based consumer group keeps the pressure up,
claiming this week that 'food manufacturers are continuing to
make unwarranted health claims...
One more study added to the growing stock of evidence suggesting
tea is beneficial for our health with scientists in the US finding
tea could lower blood cholesterol.
Carrefour is to expand its business in South Korea and Japan, two
markets where the phenomenally successful retailer has struggled to
make money in recent years. But will the focus on different store
formats, better adapted to the...
Shake-up for salt use in processed food continues with UK food
agency unveiling a new salt model to investigate the effects of
reducing salt content in different food groups on consumers.
LMC, the Danish Centre for Advanced Food Studies, is the first
recipient of the Danisco Food Award for its innovative work in the
field of food research.
Italian meat processor Cremonini is keen to increase production of typically Italian cured meats that benefit from PDO or PGI status offering greater added value to the company.
The European Commission this week issued a statement relating to
its proposed regulation on health and nutrition claims announced in
a bid to clear up complaints based on 'myths and
misunderstandings'.
Many Britons are earning more money than ever before - which means
they generally work longer hours but also spend more time on
leisure activities. All of which has altered the food and drink
consumption patterns in the UK, and had...
The European Commission has given the thumbs up to a joint venture
between Danish/Swedish company Arla Foods Ingredients and German
sugar giant Nordzucker.
Members of the National Farmers Union in the UK this week
demonstrated outside Dairy Crest cheese manufacturing and
distribution sites to call for a 2p per litre rise in the price
producers receive.
Research in Conneticut finds that three servings of milk a day
combined with a strength training programme helps adolescent boys
build greater bond density compared to those who simply drank
juice.
With all the sound of fury over the Safeway takeover last week, an
excellent first half performance from the Co-op Group was all but
overlooked. But the group's highly successful focus on the
convenience store sector is a warning...
Precautionary principle expert Professor Ortwin Renn tells
participants in a lunch debate this week that policy makers and
scientists should use one of five risk management regimes to deal
with scientific risk, reports CORDIS.
Two of the supermarket groups which were blocked from bidding for
the Safeway chain in the UK are considering taking legal action
against the draconian ruling which prevents them from bidding for
more than just a handful of the company's...
Having just published its annual report for 2002, the Food Safety
Authority of Ireland has outlined acrylamide and food chain safety
as the key issues it hopes to concentrate on in the 2003/2004
period.
Genomics, a growing area of the biotech landscape, is already
starting to bear fruits for the food industry with the news that
Dutch enzyme company DSM Food Specialities has successfully
designed a way to eliminate the bitter taste...
Freshly formed Bunge-Dupont soy ingredient joint venture, The Solae
Company, is to plunge into flavors and to work on the taste of soy
protein through a new collaboration with flavor scientists at the
Linguagen corporation.
Millions of animals could be needlessly slaughtered and billions of
dollars lost unless the world backs an international science team
to develop new tools to fight foot-and-mouth disease.
Two studies sponsored by Solbar, the Israeli company which makes
the Solgen soy isoflavone supplement, add further evidence to show
the benefits of such supplements on diabetes and memory in
post-menopausal women.
Fresh from acquiring starch derivatives company Cerestar,
privately-held US company Cargill throws another European
ingredients company into its shopping trolley with the purchase of
French cocoa and chocolate ingredients company...
Manufacturers on the quest for the perfect biscuit will find
comfort in a discovery coming out of the UK this week that explains
exactly why biscuits crumble.
Girls need a more satisfying breakfast than boys if they are to
perform at their best in the classroom, according to a new
university of Ulster study, while a carbohydrate/protein mix meal
increased performance all-round compared...
Ten maize meal products have been voluntarily withdrawn from sale
in the UK after tests showed that they contained high levels of
toxins called fumonisins.
Embattled Dutch retailer Ahold has finally published its
long-awaited audited results for 2002, revealing the full effect of
the widespread accounting fraud unearthed earlier this year - a
loss of over €1bn.
Millions of animals could be needlessly slaughtered and billions of
euros lost from economies, unless the world backs an international
science team to develop new tools to fight foot-and-mouth disease,
claims a network of scientists...