News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
The increasing use of radio frequency identification - or RFID as it is more commonly known - to track products through the entire supply chain will inevitably lead to cost savings for most players, according to the optimistic findings of a new survey...
Leading formula maker Royal Numico is to buy the baby food business of Finland's Valio for €57 million in cash, the companies revealed yesterday.
Vaccines to combat a number of foodborne pathogens such as Listeria could be commercially available in the near future, a breakthrough which would "greatly enhance human health and wellbeing worldwide," according to US researchers.
Seemingly not content with already being the world's biggest retail group, US-based Wal-Mart is looking to build up its relatively feeble European presence over the next few years with the potential aim of having stores in every country - an ambitious...
A compound in cilantro could prove to be a safe, natural means of fighting foodborne disease such as Salmonella, according to a joint study by US and Mexican researchers.
Delhaize, the Belgium-based supermarket group, last week launched a new pan-European brand which it hopes will cater for the increasing demand for low cost, everyday products.
The aisles were not brimming with people at the FI-CEE exhibition, which opened its doors in Berlin today. But the general consensus is that the show has been well targeted and that attendees are there to do business, reports Simon Pitman in Berlin.
Food Safe International and DTG Industries have formed a partnership to create RFID traceability and tracking solutions for perishable fruits and vegetables. Food Safe will work with DTG to industrialise iPico's unique dual frequency RFID tags,...
Concerns that uncooked meats and meat products on sale in the UK could contain high levels of the potentially harmful chemical 1,3-dichloropropanol (1,3-DCP) have proven unfounded following an investigation by the government-funded Food Standards...
Polish trading company Uno Fresco Tradex has announced an initiative that combines nine medium-sized food and beverage companies aiming to export their products to other eastern European markets. Simon Pitman found out how the integration of...
Traditional eating patterns in Continental Europe continue to disappear, with a new report highlighting the expected growth in Spain's fast food and takeaway market over the next few years. Spanish consumers are becoming increasingly disillusioned...