Welsh Lamb sets out stall to overseas visitors
Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) has hosted a number of recent trade missions and media trips from countries interested in Welsh Lamb, the meat body has revealed.
Archives for December 2, 2014
What drives unhealthy snacking?
Enjoying a special occasion, opportunistic eating and social pressures are just some of the drivers behind unhealthy snacking – factors that could be used to drive change, researchers claim.
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FPD looks at how smart and software go together
Take a look around the factory floor, there is a fair chance somewhere something will be attached to some software.
New meat import restrictions could threaten Russian-led Customs Union
Russia has announced restrictions on the imports of a number of food products from its partners in the Customs Union – Belarus and Kazakhstan – as the issue of re-exporting banned products from the European Union (EU) and Canada continues to raise...
European food industry leads calls for Lima progress on climate change
With the UN-led climate change negotiations now underway in Lima, Peru, industry organisation FoodDrinkEurope is urging delegates to stop “stalling” and come up with an “ambitious and legally-binding” agreement before the Paris talks in November 2015.
MARCH TOWARDS DEEP DISCOUNT RETAILERS 'BREATHTAKING', SAYS RESEARCH FIRM
Overpriced wine in UK mainstream faces ‘grim process of elimination’: Wine Intelligence
Wine Intelligence warns that a bifurcating UK wine market means that more consumers are trading up, while more are also trading down, and predicts this will leave scant space for the mediocre in-between.
EU labelling law adds impetus to the sustainable palm drive
Changes to European labelling laws meaning the specific source of vegetable oil must be declared on pack could drive more food manufacturers to certified sustainable palm oil, according to one grower.
Slavyanka to acquire Orkla Brands Russia
Norwegian firm Orkla has reached an agreement to sell its Russian confectionery business to domestic firm Slavyanka.
Most eating is psychologically motivated, says IFST
Most eating in developed countries is prompted by psychological factors – not by hunger, according to a peer-reviewed paper from the Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST).
Commission defines food research priorities to 2050
Tailored diets, sustainability, integrated policy-making and consumer awareness of the link between food and health are the four research priority ideas identified in the European Commission’s (EC) foresight report.