US food giant Heinz has announced plans to shed more brands over
the next 12 months, as the firm continues to concentrate on key
lines and boost falling profits.
Recent research sheds new light on the allergenicity of lupin,
suggesting that common assumptions about the dangers of the
ingredient could be overblown.
UK department store and grocer Marks & Spencer has posted a
sales rise of 3.4 per cent for the year to April 1, supported by a
seven per cent growth in food sales as a yearlong supermarket
makeover pays off.
Scientists at the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) are working
on producing high quality disease-resistant peanuts that also
contain high levels of heart-healthy oleic acid.
Despite the saturation of the UK's grocery market and a gloomy
Scottish retail price index, Sainsbury's and Waitrose have
announced expansion plans north of the border.
British supermarket giant Tesco has launched a British-grown tomato
that offers double the lycopene content of normal tomatoes, as the
company continues to expand its functional food range.
Testing soft drinks to reflect the effects of storage and transport
conditions will be crucial to realistically monitor benzene
formation in different drinks, a former industry scientist told
BeverageDaily.com.
Despite boosting exports last year, the EU's food and drink sector
share of the global market continues to shrink in the face of
overseas competition, according to the industry association's
annual report.
Swiss biotech giant Syngenta is to form a joint venture and
licensing agreement in the US with DuPont, a move designed to
expand access to the firms corn and soybean genetics and
biotechnology traits.
French dairy giant, Danone, has launched an action against Glanbia,
Yoplait International and Yoplait Marque Internationales in the
Dublin High Court, after alleged infringments on trademark after
the launch of the Yoplait Essence...
Following last week's spread of avian flu to Britain, supermarket
sourcing policy has come under fire from anxious government
ministers and poultry organisations desperate to placate concerned
shoppers.
Danisco has launched a new range of enzymes to help fruit juice
makers save money and improve quality as they look to target
growing consumer demand for healthier soft drinks.
The world's largest catering company Compass Group today announced
the sale of its core contract foodservice business to an investment
consortium headed by Macquarie Bank.
Swiss flavour giant Givaudan recorded sales of CHF 754.1 million in
the first quarter of 2006, driven in part by double-digit flavour
growth in Latin America.
McDonald's and a handful of major food ingredient suppliers have
been implicated by a leading environmental campaigner in the
destruction of the Amazon rainforest.
Cognis is counting on phytosterols and branded ingredients like
Tonalin CLA to drive its nutrition and health business unit, while
at the same time investigating strategic options for the company as
a whole
A human observational study has revealed that adults consuming
aspartame-containing beverages did not show any increased incidence
of certain cancers, but scientists caution that the study could
have certain "limitations"...
With Sainsburys muscling in on Asda's precarious number two spot -
and other competitors strengthening their positions - Britain's
food retail market is set for a cut-throat year.
The most important factor in determining what kind of sweeteners
people prefer is the level of bitterness of the compound, according
to a new study on taste perception.
Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has infected poultry at a
farm in Germany, while the UK has announced the discovery of the
disease in a wild swan.
Chr Hansen will get a chance to underline its increasing
involvement in the dairy sector at the upcoming 2006 International
Cheese Technology Exposition.
The UK's FSA is holding a two-day review of its domestic sector
hygiene research programme as part of its wider evaluation of
microbiological safety research programmes.
CSM's decision to close a production facility in the US is the
latest in a series of initiatives designed to consolidate the Dutch
group's market position.
The Food Standards Agency will tomorrow recommend mandatory folic
acid fortification of bread in the UK, in an effort to reduce the
incidence of pregnancies affected by neural tube defects (NTDs).
A prototype "smart" sensor can record and wirelessly transmit
information to receivers about when and where glitches occur as a
food product is being shipped.
A petition has been filed with the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) calling on the agency to revoke its approval of the sweetener
Splenda, a move branded by manufacturer Tate & Lyle as a
commercial conspiracy to damage its product's...
The current obesity crisis can only be tackled through a greater
understanding of all the related factors and an acceptance that a
lack of physical activity could be a major contributor.
US Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have discovered a
way to speed up the identification of low-linolenic soybean
varieties, findings that could contribute to increased production
of low-trans fat soy oil.
The Vienna conference on genetically modified (GM) crops will lack
meaningful debate because key experts have not been invited,
according to Europe's leading biotech industry body.
The link between soy consumption and a reduced risk of breast
cancer has been called into question by a meta-analysis of
available science, with researchers concluding that there is
insufficient evidence to support the health claim.
Soft drinks firm Britvic has announced a 7.3 per cent drop in
half-year carbonates sales as a slump in the fizzy drinks market
impacts revenue and share price.
A growing conflict between the food industry and biofuel
manufacturers over rapeseed oil supply will be resolved at EU
parliamentary level, as members decide the future of edible oil
distribution.
German retailer Rewe has shown increasing reliance on its
successful Central and Eastern European (CEE) supermarkets, as
insignificant growth in the domestic market stunts overall
performance.
Although it has not seen the fine detail, elements of Pharmed
Medicare (PM)'s new sucralose process are unlikely to infringe upon
Tate & Lyle's patent suite, according to Goldman Sachs.
The world's top 25 food companies are not taking the current
obesity crisis seriously enough, according to a report from The
City University in the UK.
An industry-funded study claims to show that humans handle high
fructose corn syrup (HFCS) no differently than table sugar, an
assertion that contradicts assumptions that HFCS in beverages fails
to signal fullness or suppress appetite.
Soft drinks makers have been hauled before the European Commission
to explain the presence of benzene traces in drinks, putting the
industry under pressure after recalls in the UK.
The dramatic uptake of Genetically Modified (GM) crops in Spain is
causing massive genetic contamination according to Greenpeace -
though this is not a view shared by everyone.
Cadbury Schweppes is awaiting approval for the sale of South
Africa's beverage firm Bromor, as the firm shifts global focus from
fizzy drinks to gum production to address changing consumer trends.