News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Tesco, Britain's leading food retailer, has this week reaffirmed its intention of becoming a major player in the Asian supermarket sector with the announcement of another acquisition there. But the deal came not, as expected, in China, but in Japan,...
Russia's leading dairy and juice producer has declared a steady increase in its quarterly production output as well as a reaffirmation of its Standard & Poors rating.
Leading gelatine producer GELITA will take a seat at the WHO-driven bone and joint health initiative Bone and Joint Decade, one of just a few food ingredients firms invited to the table, created to improve research, prevention and education for...
The mayonnaise industry continues to feel the impact of steep price rises for the primary ingredients used in the formulation of the popular salad condiment. In parallel, alternative ingredients are starting to grow in popularity and taking a share of...
People may need to eat more beta-carotene to get enough vitamin A as researchers reveal the nutrient may be less absorbable than previously thought, writes Dominique Patton.
The board of leading UK symbol group Londis has decided for the second time in six months to recommend a takeover bid from Ireland's Musgrave, owner of the Budgens convenience store chain. Although Musgrave's bid was not the highest, it was the one...
Poor sales by a number of its leading brands have left results at Anglo-Dutch food and consumer goods group Unilever well short of its ambitious growth targets, with the impact of the Atkins diet fad and weak global economies to blame for the...