Nestlé first half results: Pros and cons
Europe and North America were the worst performing regions for Nestlé according to its first half (H1) results, while Asia, Oceania, Africa and emerging markets delivered double digit growth.
Archives for August 8, 2012
3M software boosts contamination detection
3M Food Safety has upgraded its Hygiene Monitoring System to improve identification of cleanliness and sanitation programs for the food and beverage industry.
Food price crisis could spread famine
Relentless food price increases threaten to tip many more people into famine, according to global charity Oxfam.
Special edition: Meat Alternatives
Industry must improve long term acceptance of meat analogues, say researchers
Consumer acceptance of meat analogues can be increased through repeated exposures to products containing substitute meat proteins, but industry must work to improve quality and establish initial positive experiences, say researchers.
Symrise tastes sales growth in first half results
Symrise’s flavour and nutrition division nailed an increase in sales in the first half (H1) of 2012, driven by performance in emerging markets and increasing sales with major customers.
Harvard scientists’ breakthrough could stop biofilm formation
Harvard scientists have developed a coating to prevent biofilms forming in food processing machinery and on surfaces by tricking bacteria into thinking there is nowhere for it to attach and grow.