All news articles for October 2003

M&S rapped over &More launch

M&S rapped over &More launch

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...

CIAA food safety seminar

CIAA food safety seminar

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.

Carrefour in Norwegian JV

Carrefour in Norwegian JV

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...

Hot weather lifts Iceland

Hot weather lifts Iceland

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...

Oh soy good!

Oh soy good!

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...

Flax the next soy

Flax the next soy

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.

FSAI outlines objectives

FSAI outlines objectives

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.

Taste focus for Solae soy

Taste focus for Solae soy

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.

Ahold facing €1bn loss

Ahold facing €1bn loss

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.

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