News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
A ruling from Brussels that a new Catalan law imposing taxes on hypermarkets to help support other retailers has proved to be a short-lived victory for Spanish retail association Anged. The law has now ben changed, but the tax still remains, and Anged...
US flavours and fragrance giant International Flavors & Fragrances saw fourth quarter 2002 sales rise 5 per cent to $424.3 million (€391m) from $405.6 million for the same period in 2001, despite weak economic conditions in Latin America.
The tussle for control of Safeway in the UK has certainly grabbed the headlines in recent weeks, and it could prove to be the first of many such takeover battles this year, predicts market research group M+M Planet Retail, especially if 2002 was...
A suspected link between the feed additive canthaxanthin and eyesight problems has led the European Commission to reduce authorised levels of the additive that gives farmed salmon its pink colouring.
A rise in reported outbreaks of foodborne diseases such as Salmonella and E. coli from eating fresh fruit and vegetables has prompted scientists in the US to take a closer look at processing techniques.
News to delight dairy manufacturers and dismay opponents to genetically modified foods arrived this week with publication of a new study that reveals protein-rich milk from not only cloned but also genetically modified cows could cut cheese-making...