Polish meat business lifts sales as cash injection looms
Poland’s meat processor Gzella Poland sp. z o.o. increased its year-on-year sales by 40% in 2016 with the business eyeing expansion as ABP Food mulls investment in the high-flying firm.
Archives for February 16, 2017
Coca-Cola HBC reports good growth led by Nigeria and Romania
Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company (HBC), a bottler of The Coca-Cola Company, has reported its financial results for the full year ended 31, December 2016.
Ripple ‘Not Milk?’ campaign brands almond milk a ‘sham’ and tackles dairy over sat fat, sugar and sustainability
Pea protein-fueled brand Ripple has weighed into plant-based ‘milk’ debate with a provocative new media campaign that challenges the nutritional and environmental credentials of dairy milk, but also brands almond milk a ‘sham,’ and argues that when it...
Deaths rise in China after ‘worst’ bird flu outbreak
As many as 79 people died in China from the H7N9 avian influenza strain last month, raising fears the outbreak could lead to an influenza pandemic, the Chinese government has claimed.
Excess milk intake may shorten life span in women, researchers claim
Drinking milk to excess may be detrimental to health and could even shorten life span in women, according to Swedish researchers.
Good time to push sustainability schemes
Can voluntary certification schemes really play a “crucial role” in the food sector's progress towards 2030 Sustainable Development Goals? Maybe, but they have to keep up with the pioneers, says David Burrows.
German firm launches oxygen analyser to help meat quality
Gas technology manufacturer Witt has launched an analyser that can measure trace oxygen levels, helping meat processors and other food producers to maximise shelf-life and minimise waste.
Dateline Southeast Asia
Tetra Pak to make packaging closures at new $26m East Asia plant
Prompted by a market that is showing signs of substantial growth, one of the world’s leading food packaging companies will invest US$25.6m to build a plant to manufacture packaging closures in Thailand.
DSM and Singapore Institute of Technology unite to back next generation of food and nutrition technologists
Students from Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) will be able to benefit from DSM’s facilities in a bid to boost the skills of the next generation of food and nutrition technologists.
VIDEO: Meet Ms Ugene, the state-of-the-art Singapore robot testing TCM and food products
No errors, no mood swings, no sick leave, and she can process three sets of microbiological tests in 14 minutes. Meet Ms Ugene, Singapore’s first two-armed robot microbiologist helping Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), food and nutrition firms ensure...
Neogen improves colony colours in chromogenic media
Lab M has developed a chromogenic media that can simultaneously detect Salmonella strains while inhibiting or minimizing other organisms.
Swedish food agency issues guidance on free-range egg labelling
The Swedish National Food Agency has said that the labelling of free-range eggs could be compromised by bird flu, causing free-range eggs to now be labelled as 'free-range inside'.
Voluntary certification schemes essential to meet SDG targets, say WWF & ISEAL
Voluntary sustainability standards covering everything from palm oil to fish and tea to sugar will play a significant role in helping food businesses meet the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to a new analysis by WWF and...
Registrar Corp: FDA removes ‘thousands’ of facility registrations from database
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has removed ‘thousands’ of facility registrations from its database, according to Registrar Corp.
Nestlé baby biscuits exceed EU benchmark levels for acrylamide: French survey
Nestlé biscuits for toddlers contain acrylamide levels over the European benchmark levels and seven times greater than similar products with the lowest concentration, a French market survey has found.
Pork grown in a lab nearer to reality
Lab-grown pork has moved a step closer to reality with the publication of fresh research on the topic.
Singapore centre seeks to increase science standards for home-grown supplements, TCM and food firms
A recently established Singapore centre is seeking to increase the standard of evidence-based data for SMEs in the supplements, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and functional foods space.
Rice diversity could be central to more productive crops
Scientists have found that they can improve rice productivity by selecting varieties that are better at capturing sunlight to produce grains, instead of reflecting it as heat.
Legislation could entice more young farmers by offering student loan forgiveness
With the average age of farmers in America climbing ever closer to the average age of retirement, legislators hope to encourage more young people to enter the profession by offering them financial assistance in the form of loan forgiveness.
Legislators & industry tackle food waste by easing donation guidelines & tightening expiry labeling
Legislation aimed at redirecting food that would be wasted to hungry Americans would make it easier for stakeholders to donate food and reduce the risk that consumers prematurely throw away food that they erroneously believe has spoiled.
Probiotic aimed at lactose intolerance debuts on market
A probiotic developed by a pharmacist has debuted on the market with the claim to alleviate the gastric distress caused by lactose intolerance.