Safeway takeover to complete next week
Morrisons' takeover of Safeway came a step nearer to completion yesterday with the announcement that the High Court in London had rubber stamped the scheme of arrangement between the two companies.
Archives for March 2, 2004
Fish farmers bite back
Industry group Scottish Quality Salmon has slammed research recently published in Science magazine. The body claims that the article on fish farming is misleading, and says that steps to minimise PCB and dioxin levels in fish farming have already been...
Cosucra ups inulin production
Belgian group Cosucra Warcoing is significantly increasing its inulin and oligofructose production capacity by converting a former sugar plant to chicory processing, as it aims to meet growing demand for the ingredients.
Diseases hit global meat exports
Approximately one-third of global meat exports, or 6 million metric tonnes, are presently being affected by animal disease outbreaks, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said today. With the value of global meat and live animal trade...
ASA backs Chinese soy move
Bush administration trade officials were not the only ones to welcome China's decision to allow a raft of GM products from biotech giant Monsanto. This week the American Soybean Association hails the move as 'good news'.
Co-op seeks even fairer trade
The next two weeks have been designated Fairtrade Fortnight in the UK, and retailers across the country will be promoting their ranges of ethical products in a bid to increase consumer awareness.
Added value driving global dairy growth
Milk and cheese remain staples of diet in most parts of the world, but yoghurt continues to be the main engine for growth in the global market, not least because of its versatility as a functional product, according a recent report by market analysts...
S.Black expands flavour range
UK ingredients and additives supplier S. Black has extended its flavour range for Irish and UK food businesses announcing a new distribution deal with private Swiss company Firmenich.
Using tomato waste in food production
Recent EU research suggests that tomato waste is full of untapped, nutritious goodness, and could be used in further food production rather than just thrown away. Every year, around 4 million tonnes of tomato by-products are disposed of in Europe alone.
Südzucker to sweeten results with speciality ingredients
The largest sugar producer in Europe Südzucker has divested all shares in the Spanish food group Ebro Puleva through the group's subsidiary Saint Louis Sucre, providing it with breathing space to concentrate on speciality ingredients.
Ingredients company talks directly to the consumer. Is this the future?
Raising consumer awareness of functional foods generally falls into the hands of food manufacturers. But recently formed soy ingredients firm The Solae Company announced this week that it will invest millions of dollars in a TV campaign in a bid to...
Competition breeds sales for fast food industry?
Location, location, location : the three most important factors when opening up a fast food business. And one to learn from competitors. With the fast food industry a major client for food ingredients companies, a new study sheds light on the...
Metro falls foul of RFID backlash
Metro, the German retail group, is one of the main supporters of new retail developments in Europe, but it appears that its enthusiasm for the advantages that technology can bring is not shared by all of its customers.