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Britain's fifth largest supermarket chain Somerfield today announced a new advertising campaign with the slogan "giving you what you want", but has taken the unfashionable step of sidelining ethical practices.
Just a month after the reformulation of its flagship 7Up drink, Cadbury Schweppes is set to face a lawsuit that accuses the firm of deceptively advertising the product as 'natural'.
Belgian supermarket Delhaize has announced a 9.1 per cent rise in first-quarter domestic sales and strong growth in Greece, following a tough 2005 on the European retail scene.
The European food industry has announced that its bi-annual congress in Brussels will be firmly focused on meeting consumers needs.
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Healthy eating is no longer motivated simply by self-interest. Family welfare has become the overriding concern, and children have become the real driving force behind the health trend.
Obesity threatens not only our physical health, but also the health of our economies, the European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection said in his closing speech at last weeks EU - US Conference on Diet Physical Activity and Health.
NutraIngredients.com has been named Website of the Year in the prestigious 2006 Business Food and Drink Journalism awards.