All news articles for November 2003

Food innovation: the next step

Food innovation: the next step

UK-based research firm Leatherhead Food is launching a series of
projects that will provide companies with new opportunities for
food product innovation in six different areas, including the
development of starch-based foods, alternatives...

PR award for Kemin

PR award for Kemin

Lutein supplement maker Kemin Foods has received an award from
market research firm Frost & Sullivan for its promotion
campaign for the FloraGLO brand.

Fruit target from WHO

Fruit target from WHO

Global stategies to improve the diet of the world's population
continue with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the UN Food
and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) unveiling a 'unified approach to
promote greater consumption...

EU law spotlight at FiE

EU law spotlight at FiE

As a raft of new food legislation, notably the labelling of food
allergens and genetically modified organisms, enters into force in
Europe, food manufacturers cannot afford to be less than au
fait with the new rules. Under the umbrella...

Ahold sells Polish stores

Ahold sells Polish stores

Ahold has sold two underperforming Polish hypermarkets to French
rival Carrefour for an undisclosed sum as part of its drive to
focus on profitable businesses. But the company has shown no signs
of withdrawing from that market altogether.

Carrying a burden

Carrying a burden

A majority of traditional Irish food producers feel that they face
serious burdens to their survival and growth - but food safety
regualtions aren't one of them.

CLA focus for Cognis

CLA focus for Cognis

As speciality chemicals company Cognis heads for the FiE to promote
a number of ingredients - not least Tonalin CLA, results released
yesterday show a rise in organic growth for the health and
nutrition arm of the company in the third...

Potatoes in peril

Potatoes in peril

UK potato growers have pledged to contain and eradicate an outbreak
of the highly contagious disease potato ring rot found on a farm in
Wales.

Focus on safety at FiE

Focus on safety at FiE

The German city of Frankfurt will look on as 12,000 food and drink
industry professionals hit the exhibition centre to eat up the
latest innovations and visit 1000 exhibitors at the 16th edition of
Fi Europe.

Black, the natural way

Black, the natural way

Facing up to the current challenging economic climate Danish
ingredients company Chr Hansen last month lifted previous profit
forecasts for the year on the back of decent ingredients growth and
higher exchange rates. Next week at...

Salty issue

Salty issue

The UK government announced this week that food manufacturers could
be forced to label food as 'high in salt' if they fail to
make significant progress in reducing the amount in their products.

Scottish safety

Scottish safety

A revision of the guidelines on the investigation and control of
outbreaks of foodborne disease in Scotland was agreed this week by
the Scottish Executive Health Department and the Food Standards
Agency Scotland.

Somerfield sales up

Somerfield sales up

Kwik Save continues to weigh down the performance of UK retailer
Somerfield, but second quarter and half yearly results reveal that
the margins are closing. Will Kwik Save turn the corner or will it
continue to hold Somerfield back?

Closures at National Starch

Closures at National Starch

Higher raw material costs continue to eat into margins for National
Starch, the starch ingredients arm of ICI, as third quarter figures
bore out last month. It comes as no surprise this week that the
company announced a 'redesign'...

Nestlé makes move on Ukraine

Nestlé makes move on Ukraine

Nestlé continues to pursue its strategy of getting a foothold in
just about every food market in the world. The recent purchase of
Ukrainian food processor Volyn Holding is the latest in a list of
acquisitions designed to cement the...

Olive oil rules!

Olive oil rules!

Measures to support the sustainable development of Europe's olive
oil crops find their roots in reform to the EU's Common
Agricultural Policy (CAP) cleared in June. The Commission is
working on new rules to take this further...

Tesco acquires Turkish chain

Tesco acquires Turkish chain

Tesco has announced that it has gained control of Kipa, a small
Turkish hypermarket chain by acquiring the necessary majorities of
the unlisted public shares in the company. The move will ensure a
much needed foothold in a market...

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