All news articles for June 2018

DMK, which launched many new products in 2017, said its reorganization will be completed by the end of June.

DMK Group benefits from reorganization

By Jim Cornall

Germany's largest cooperative dairy company, the DMK Group, says it has seen positive effects in the first year of its sweeping reorganization.

The Chinese group is to purchase land with a total surface of 90,000 square metres

Chinese poultry meat producer to expand in Serbia

By Jaroslaw Adamowski

Chinese poultry meat producer Qingdao Rongxing Foods Co is planning to construct a logistics centre in Indjija, in northern Serbia, as part of the company’s plans to expand its foothold in European markets, according to senior local government officials.

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EU should follow our trans fat ban success: Denmark

By Niamh Michail

Denmark's trans fat ban is a public health and food reformulation success, and should be rolled out across the EU, says the Danish government. "The European Commission should be inspired by our good example," says the minister for food.

Consumer watchdog calls for traffic light labels

Pressure mounting for mandatory traffic light labels in UK

By Katy Askew

Calls for the introduction of mandatory front-of-pack traffic light labelling to be introduced in the UK continue to gain momentum as consumer group Which? issues a fresh report highlighting sugar in breakfast cereals.

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CAC joins BEUC and targets improvement for consumers in Croatia

By Joseph James Whitworth

The head of the Croatian Alliance of Consumers (CAC) said it is looking forward to “being part of the big family” after it became the latest group to join the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC).

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Blockchain agri-marketplace Ositrade launches

By Katy Askew

French start-up Ositrade has launched a new online marketplace for the agri-food sector that aims to “directly connect” stakeholders using blockchain technology.

The EU is funding a project to get the Kenyan cashew nut industry back on its feet. Pic: ©GettyImages/kolesnikovserg

EU helps Kenya revive cashew nut industry

By Gill Hyslop

The European Union (EU) is investing Ksh236m ($2.4m) to help Kenya revive its once thriving cashew nut industry that collapsed more than three decades ago.

Russia plans to raise duties for all categories of food industry equipment

Russia considers protective duties against European food equipment

By Vladislav Vorotnikov

Russia’s Ministry of Industry and Trade is seeking to raise import duties on all types of equipment used in the food industry by up to 20 times, despite the fact this step would place a financial burden upon both new and existing projects in the country’s...

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