News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
As Dutch retailer Ahold sifts through more than 50 offers for its Spanish retail business, the group could find itself faced with the enforced acquisition of a 20 per cent stake in Nordic partner ICA. But despite the wholesale changes at the group...
Discount stores have never been as popular in the UK as they are in some other European countries - notably Germany - but British retailers should not underestimate the power of low-price formats, especially in international markets, claims retail...
Leading German food retailer Aldi says that it is looking at markets in central Europe, with a particular emphasis on the Czech Republic and Poland. But is it too late to try and enter two of the most developed discount food retail markets in the region?
Despite cheaper alternatives to cocoa butter on the market and new European rules allowing vegetable fats in chocolate formulations, uptake for the replacers has been slower than expected as reticent food makers and marketers stick to the old recipes,...
Claims by chocolate maker Mars that a brand of sweets provided 'instant hydration' have been repudiated by the Advertising Standards Authority in the UK - a victory in particular for the packaged water industry which continues to grow as awareness of...
Russian brewer and restaurant chain Tinkoff says that it is planning to launch its premium beers in western Europe, following a recent announcement that it is also to launch its beer in Ukraine.
Food processors looking to boost sales in reduced-fat fried foods are currently in the sight of hydrocolloid supplier CP Kelco that has adapted an existing oil barrier coating technology.
Mayr-Melhof has confirmed the acquisition of a major folding carton plant in St. Petersburg that will serve leading consumer industries including the food and beverage sector.
Food safety concerns rise in the UK as the Food Standards Agency launches an investigation into the apparent failure by the meat hygiene arm of the food watchdog to test some casualty cattle aged between 24 and 30 months for BSE before they entered...
US food giant General Mills is to increase wholesale prices on several categories of foods in response to rising raw materials costs. The increase is thought to be between two to nine per cent on selected lines.
Women who often snack on nuts are less likely to go face surgery for gallstone disease, a major source of morbidity in developed countries, shows a new study.
The health effects of soy in post-menopausal women are to be explored at the Keck School of Medicine of USC in a trial sponsored by the National Institute of Health, to see whether soy is a viable alternative to current hormone therapy.
Food and drink manufacturers set great store by the need to advertise their products in an increasingly competitive marketplace, but new research this week suggests that the food purchases of many Britons are being influenced not by adverts but by...
Opponents of the low-carb diet fad in the US have joined their counterparts in the UK in calling into question the safety of the weight-loss regime. But whether the protests will be loud enough to be heard over the increasingly raucous din of...
Baltimor, the leading Russian sauces producer, says it is upping production of tomato paste at its Uzbeckistan production facility in an effort to increase its own supply of the key ketchup ingredient while cutting costs, writes Simon Pitman.