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Food industry: fair trade Vs free trade
Consumers are demanding more fair trade food products than ever before, but can the food industry adapt its free market sourcing policies in time to maintain brand respect?
Archives for February 22, 2006
EU vending summit to tackle obesity issue
Philippe Brunet, the European Commission's deputy head of cabinet, has been unveiled as the keynote speaker at a pivotal conference on the future of vending in Europe.
Wal-Mart sales up but Asda performance below par
Retail giant Wal-Mart has announced a solid 9.5 per cent rise in net sales for the year-end, despite a continued poor performance from Asda in the UK.
Food firms target value-added milk sector
Food firms are increasingly targeting the UKs value-added milk sector as they re-align their businesses and move away from commodity products, says a new report.
Revision of EU organic rules slammed
Revision of the EU Council regulation governing organic food would allow GM contamination and obscure the local origins of organic food, according to the Soil Associations Peter Melchett.
McDonald's faces lawsuit after nutritional info slip
Inconsistencies in information provided by McDonald's over the allergen content of its French fries have resulted in the fast food giant facing a public relations nightmare together with possibly unfounded lawsuits.
Consumer support of GM declines, study
Consumer acceptance of genetically engineered (GE) food has slipped in recent years, according to a new study that brings together results from a number of national surveys.
Sugar reform was vital and overdue, says EU
Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel explains why the formal adoption this week of the EU sugar reforms was vital, and why it doesn't mean the end for Europe's sugar industry.
Martek DHA could bring eye health claim to soymilk
Natural oils maker Martek Biosciences yesterday announced that its key product, the omega-3 fatty acid DHA, is to be used in a new soymilk product, which could allow the manufacturers to stress the product's eye and brain health benefits.