Improving ingredients delivery
A wide range of products are on display at this week's Vitafoods exhibition in Geneva. One such product is edible film strips, a novel delivery system from Watson Foods.
Archives for May 14, 2003
One good 'raisin' for food preservation
The humble, yet nutritious, raisin could well be the next rival to sodium nitrite in the food preservative stakes, claim researchers from the US this week who have just completed research on the celebrated beef jerky.
Safeway results reflect future uncertainty
The latest full year results for Safeway - probably the last before the company is bought out by one of its rivals - were solid if hardly spectacular, as the uncertainty over the future ownership of the group took its toll on store refits and supplier...
Retail pack sniffing round ailing Ahold
There are numerous potential candidates to acquire the South American operations of the troubled Ahold group, but as market analysts Euromonitor point out, such an acquisition would not be without considerable risks. The debate is also now...
Pressure and temperature enhance meat safety
Researchers in the US are claiming that that a combination of high temperature and high pressure during the preparation of processed meats may reduce the presence of infective prions.
FDF takes on the bete noire, salt
In response to increasing demands from the consumer and health bodies to reduce salt consumption in the diet, the UK Food and Drink Federation (FDF), has launched an action plan to cut salt in breakfast cereals, soups and sauces. The move follows the...
Europe's sheep population declines
Europe's sheep population fell by four per cent last year, according to figures released from the EU's December sheep census. Within the major sheep-rearing countries however, the rate of decline varied greatly.