Vom FASS taps UK premium alcohol market
Vom FASS, the 'new generation' of off-licence, has set its sights on the UK's growing premium alcohol market for its major franchise expansion.
Archives for November 8, 2005
Retailers exploit ham loophole
A UK consumer watchdog has lambasted retailers and ham producers for exploiting a legal grey area, after tests reveal that supermarkets are failing to warn customers that private label ham contains up to 25 per cent added water and a host of additives.
World's largest malting plant targets growing demand
Malteurop's new malting unit, considered to be the largest in the world, is designed to meet increasing demand for a highly nutritional ingredient.
Merck to develop French probiotics market
Merck Médication Familiale, the French subsidiary of Merck Consumer Healthcare, has introduced its first standalone probiotic supplement on the French market, following the strong demand for its multivitamin-probiotic combination.
UK kids nutritionally clueless, warns survey
A worrying 36 per cent of 8 to 14 year-olds could not correctly identify the main ingredient in chips as potato, underlining again the gap between need and reality in nutritional awareness.
CEE retail confidence soured
Supermarket managers in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) are cutting corners and risking consumer health by selling out-of-date produce to achieve strict targets.
ABF reports solid results despite sticky sugar situation
Associated British Foods (ABF) has reported a 12 percent rise in annual profits despite ongoing difficulties in the EU sugar sector.
Sweet taste study promises perfect sugar replacement
A low-calorie sweetener that tastes exactly like sugar and could help control diseases like diabetes and obesity could be just round the corner, according to a new study.
Generational shift missed by ready-meal retailers
Food retailers are failing to attract 18-25 year olds and over-55's to the single-serve dinner market, as a UK think tank predicts 35 per cent of the British population will live alone by 2021.
Wasteful retailers bury corporate responsibility
In an 18-month government initiative to cut food and packaging waste, thirteen grocery retailers have pledged to act. But only one scooped a prize at last week's National Recycling Awards, highlighting the gulf between intentions and actions.