Raw meat injected with water and additives to retain moisture is
being sold alongside ordinary fresh meat by leading UK
supermarkets, a disclosure that represents yet another blow to the
reputation of food production writes Anthony...
The European Commission is putting pressure on the Italian
government to amend legislation that effectively prohibits the
marketing of energy drinks in Italy.
Factors such as a women's weight or calcium intake may play a vital
role in the extent to which soy isoflavones can improve bone health
among postmenopausal women, suggests new research.
Food marketers will find more evidence to support their ongoing
drive to tempt the consumer with health conscious food products
from a new report that shows Britain's tastebuds are shifting away
and fruit is the number one snack.
The purchasing clout of the major British supermarkets is often
criticised, not least for the apparently detrimental effect it has
on suppliers. But the relationship between the retailers and their
suppliers is not always one of squeezed...
After years of bad publicity, UK eggs appear to be regaining
popularity. Are producers witnessing the dawning of a golden age,
or is the current trend just a flash in the frying pan? Anthony
Fletcher reports.
Faced with rising costs for starch ingredients sourced from
stock-squeezed wheat and corn the global food industry is on the
look out for better value alternatives. A recent report on the
modified starch market suggests that the tropical...
A six-month research project into the monitoring techniques
available to the fish processing industry in the UK promises to
improve the quality of fish available in shops.
As food makers continue to roll out new low carb food products to
meet the rise in demand from consumers, starch supplier MGP
Ingredients has agreed to link up with agri-giant Cargill to push a
new resistant starch product aimed at...
Removing the casein from cow's milk increased uptake of iron, shows
a new study, but in human milk it is the whey that promotes the
mineral's availability.
With food scares, health concerns and sustainability issues playing
heavily on consumers' minds - and influencing their shopping habits
- the humble food label has never played a more important role. But
how can consumers be...
Could the popularity of the much-vaunted - and much-criticised -
low-carb diet fad already be on the wane? Manufacturers have
invested heavily in new low-carb products to tap into the trend,
and stand to lose a lot if, as one survey...
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have produced evidence that
may help support a new entrant to the eye health market -
sulphoraphane, an indirect antioxidant found in broccoli and
broccoli sprouts.
Scientists at Nestlé's research centre have demonstrated that plant
sterols, added to foods to reduce cholesterol absorption, also
reduce the body's ability to absorb the carotenoid beta-carotene
and vitamin E. But this...
Long-awaited changes to Europe's heavily subsidised sugar regime
are on the way after the European Commission tabled a new set of
rules that could lead to cheaper sugar ingredients, writes
Lindsey Partos.
Opening up new opportunities for functional foods, a powerful
cancer-fighting food compound found in broccoli could also boost
the eyes, find researchers in the US. The naturally-occurring
antioxidant sulforaphane protects the retina...
When Stuart Rose, the new chief executive of Marks & Spencer,
unveiled his plan for turning the company round this week, the
question on most people's lips was whether it would be enough to
stave off a possible bid from his...
Britain's biggest retail group Tesco has finally made its first
entry into the massive Chinese market, finally sealing an on-off
deal with local group Ting Hsin. The UK's leading retailer now
joins Europe's biggest...
Demand for ever-more sophisticated process printing, and the
flexibility to handle a multitude of short-run jobs quickly has led
to the installation of a new Bielloni 10-colour flexographic
printing press at UK packaging firm Supreme...
Welcomed by sweetener suppliers, scientists at the world's biggest
food ingredients exhibition claim this week that there is no
credible evidence to 'single out' the common sweetener high
fructose corn syrup (HFCS)...
The alcohol policies of two EU Member States have been the focus of
differing judgements this week. Both France and Sweden claim that
their policies are designed to protect public health - but this, it
seems, is only acceptable when...
Ministers in the EU recently blocked a move by biotech giant
Monsanto to launch a GM corn onto the market but finding a
favourable response in less cynical countries the firm said
yesterday that Argentina had given the green light.
Factors such as a women's weight or calcium intake may play a vital
role in the extent to which soy isoflavones can improve bone health
among postmenopausal women, suggests new research.
Dairy producers in the Baltic State of Lithuanian are in line to
receive up to €20 million in EU export subsidies for products
exported to third countries, the country's Institute of Agrarian
Economics is forecasting.
Nemiroff, one of the leading producers of vodka in the
Ukraine, says it will invest in two more bottling lines for its
newly opened plant in the town of Nemirov. The extension will
increase production of both its vodka and alcopops...
The Alpha Group, a private Russian financial company, has confirmed
that it is has bought a 10.4 per cent of the voting shares in
Russia's number two brewer, Sun Interbrew
for an undisclosed sum. The move gives the investor its...
Danish brewing group Carlsberg has confirmed that the EU Commission
of Securities and Exchanges has approved its application to delist
its 93.73 per cent stake in Polish subsidiary Carlsberg Okocim from
the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
German group Rewe has announced a multi million euro joint venture
with the Russian Marta Group to expand into the former Soviet
Union's food retail market. The project will focus on the growing
neighbourhood shopping sector...
Croatia's largest food company, Agrokor, has moved into the
Hungarian market after buying up ice cream maker Baldauf and
mineral water producer Fonyódi ásványvíz.
A new vegetable-based drink, based on a traditional Spanish recipe,
is being introduced to the fast-growing dairy alternatives sector
in the UK but it may have a tough time competing with soy
beverages, increasingly dominating this...
A US firm is to use the zero calorie sweetener sucralose for a new
chocolate drink - further evidence that opportunities continue to
grow for the sweetener produced by UK ingredient supplier Tate
& Lyle.
An increasingly sophisticated food market in the Middle East will
open up opportunities for food makers and suppliers of third
generation, added-value whey products in Saudi Arabia and Egypt,
writes Lindsey Partos.
In the wake of a mad cow disease-infected cow discovered at the end
of 2003 in the US, the government has come up with three new
actions to protect the food chain.
Marks & Spencer's new chief executive Stuart Rose has completed
his review of the company's business, and it makes for pretty
depressing reading for M&S shareholders - not least the 'middle
class and boring'...
Ahold, the Dutch retail group, faces a serious setback in its
efforts to rebuild its financial credibility after its Nordic joint
venture partner Canica decided to sell its 20 per cent stake in the
Swedish ICA group - a stake which...
The list grows of food products containing the illegal carcinogenic
red dye sudan I. The UK food watchdog has given two separate food
hazard warnings this week about food contaminations.
Price cutting by the major UK retail chains has taken its toll on
Iceland's burgeoning recovery in the first quarter - and changes at
Safeway and J Sainsbury are likely to keep the pressure on prices
well into the second half.
Efforts by Scotch whisky makers to attract a younger client base
are coming thick and fast, as distillers seek to break the
stranglehold of white spirits on the UK youth market. But is the
'pipe and slippers' image of whisky...
In what is likely to be a clear warning to food makers, McDonald's
faces a damaging court case after a US public interest group
accused the fast food giant of falling short of promises to remove
artery clogging trans fats used...
Thousands of food ingredient specialists will pour through the
doors of the Las Vegas Convention Center tomorrow to learn about
the latest formulations as the 2004 IFT annual meeting kicks off in
the gaming capital.
Food manufacturers will have to watch the seafood content of food
products as new findings show that allergies to seafood and fish
are much more prevalent than once thought, with more than 6.5
million Americans believed to be affected.
The world's watchdog for food rules has given the green light to
over 20 new and amended food standards covering animal feeding,
milk products and a newly adopted definition for traceability.
Researchers at the University of Salford, Manchester, have
discovered a type of mint leaf, long used in traditional Chinese
medicine, that appears to destroy cancer cells.
The Korean biotech company Eugene Science has teamed up with Archer
Daniels Midlands (ADM), giving ADM the marketing rights in Europe
and North America for Eugene Science's Euchol phytosterol
technology.
Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods has confirmed the creation of a new top
management position with the appointment of former Danone executive
Jacques Ioffe as deputy CEO for Strategy and Business Development -
a move that boosts the company's...
The French are among the most frequent breakfasters in Europe,
according to a recent study - but traditional tastes are changing
rapidly with cereals beginning to take considerable market share
from the less trendy crackers and biscuits....
After months of unsuccessful talks, the US yesterday successfully
secured a World Trade Organisation panel to investigate its claim
that the Mexican 'discretionary tax' introduced for corn sweeteners
such as high fructose...
Salt levels in pizzas, baked beans and canned pasta still vary
greatly, despite repeated claims by manufacturers that they are
taking action to lower the level of the ingredient, shows a study
by the UK Food Standards Agency. More...
