Mondelēz International to let 250 go at Bournville
Mondelēz International is letting 250 staff go at its chocolate factory at Bournville, which makes a range of Cadbury branded products, including Cadbury Dairy Milk.
Archives for January 16, 2015
Q4 cocoa grind analysis
Recoiling at chocolate price hikes? Cocoa grind slumps in developed markets
Weak fourth quarter cocoa grinds in developed markets suggest that consumers have reacted negatively to wholesale chocolate price hikes from the major brands, according to an analyst.
Durum shortage drives German firm to find pasta alternatives
Massive predicted durum wheat losses have driven German firm to research alternative formulation options for pasta manufacturers.
Irish meat export year ends with optimism
Beef and pigmeat struggled but overall Irish exports of meat and livestock grew by 3%, to just over €3.6 billion, during 2014.
‘Uncertainty’ over measures to close EU organic supply-demand gap
European organic agriculture lags behind growing demand for organic food, but new EU rules in the pipeline are creating uncertainty in the sector at just the wrong time, says Soil Association head of standards Chris Atkinson.
Food safety and quality more related than ever, says newly-launched firm
Safety and the perceived quality of food are now more related than ever before, according to the managing director of a newly-created company.
French slaughterhouses in crisis
The competition between French slaughterhouses has resulted in a "crisis", according to French meat association SNIV-SNCP.
EFSA: 400mg of caffeine a day is safe
400mg of caffeine a day from all sources is not a safety concern, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has said in a long-awaited caffeine risk assessment.
Oxford Farming Conference
Promote health benefits or risk political sidelining
The food industry must promote about its health benefits or risk being sidelined in the lead-up to the General Election in May, according to the chairman of the Oxford Farming Conference.
TTIP will not impact GM labelling in Europe, says Agriculture Commissioner
Products containing genetically modified ingredients will still be required to be labelled as such in the future, despite fears that protection standards could suffer because of new trade agreements.
“This signals a new dawn for weight loss products.”
Industry backs EFSA report on low-calorie diet regimes
EFSA’s full low-calorie diet regime report – published this week – can help “tackle the societal challenge of obesity”, the EU’s specialist food trade group has said.
BRC requirements subject of RSSL training course
RSSL has launched a training course for manufacturers and retailers to address risk assessment, traceability and authenticity in the revised BRC standard on food safety.
Campden BRI investment turns up heavy metal testing
Campden BRI has invested in an inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS) from PerkinElmer.