Novozymes raises 2014 outlook on back Monsanto alliance and strong Q1 results
Global enzymes producer Novozymes has raised its expected EBIT for 2014 to between 8%-10% after a strong Q1 performance and alliance with biotech giant Monsanto.
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Ardo UK’s boss to take over Danish arm of firm
Ardo UK md Stephen Waugh has also been appointed as the new boss of the frozen fruit and vegetable firm’s Danish arm.
"The time is now. We cannot afford to wait."
Food production must take climate change potential in to account, warns FAO chief
Countries all over the world must step up and increase efforts to shift food production systems to more sustainable methods that can mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change, warns the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation director-general.
Keep calm and carry on with your safety plan
Minimizing risk from foodborne illness is a matter of crafting an effective safety plan, and maximizing control along the supply chain, according to one expert.
Quorn Foods’s £30M investment to create 400 jobs
Quorn Foods aims to invest £30M at its Billingham site, creating 400 jobs, it claims, to keep pace with soaring consumer demand for meat-free products.
Children's TV viewing habits linked to 'junk food' consumption
There is a correlation between children’s TV screen time and higher consumption of sweetened beverages and 'junk foods', says new Swedish research.
Pork prices jump in Ukraine
Amid the continuing political crisis, Ukraine has reported a sharp rise of about 40% in the price of pork during the past two weeks. On the first week in April the retail price of pork was about UAH45 (US$3.78) per kg, while this week it rose to...
CEO JOHN BROCK 'guardedly optimistic' on aspartame's EU future
‘We’re in a better place on aspartame’: Coca-Cola Enterprises boss unshaken by US diet soda slide
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) boss John Brock says he believes Europe is in a ‘better place’ on aspartame than the US after EFSA's December safety ruling, despite a slight dip in diet soda sales for Q1 2014.