Russia's largest brewer, Baltika Brewery, has said that it expects
beer exports to Germany this year to far exceed the 1.25 million
litres that it exported to the country in 2002.
The UK's National Beef Association (NBA) has demanded that the Livestock and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland (MLC) act to reverse low cattle prices affecting farmers in the province.
Despite emergency measures by the EU last month to block imports of
chilli powder contaminated with the red dye Sudan I, the UK food
safety agency has uncovered this potential carcionogen in food
products.
Lock Inspection Systems is to preview its Compact Vertical Fall
metal detector for the first time at the forthcoming PPMA, to be
held in the NEC, Birmingham, UK this September.
Welsh lamb has joined Cornish clotted cream, West Country farmhousecheddar cheese and stilton cheese on the list of 34 UK productsrecognised by the EU for their quality and regional identity.
Marks & Spencer is the first retailer in the UK and Ireland to
use a new type of eco-friendly wrap for its butter packaging.
LeanCover is said to be very resource efficient and has a low
environmental impact.
Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca continues to focus solely on its
pharma business with the news last week that it will sell UK Marlow
Foods - the producer of meat substitute Quorn - for £70 million
(€98.5m).
Several major acquisitions and the sale of numerous UK pubs
adversely affected results at Scottish & Newcastle last year.
But this masks the underlying strengths of the group which is
expected to increase its international presence...
Europe's sheep population fell by four per cent last year, according to figures released from the EU's December sheep census. Within the major sheep-rearing countries however, the rate of decline varied greatly.
Food from Britain is to receive an additional £3m to help promote
awareness of the wide diversity of regional British food and drink
products, both within the UK and in key international markets.
The FSA is inviting comment on the draft Collagen and Gelatine
(Intra-Community Trade) Regulations for Northern Ireland 2003.
Comments are particularly welcome regarding the impact on business,
identification of additional costs and...
Did you know that British farmers produce enough beef and lamb for
over 500 million Sunday roasts every year ? And over 68 million
pints of fresh milk every day ? According to the findings of a new
survey the majority of Brits do...
The troubles at Ahold caused by accounting scandals in the US and
Argentina could lead to a sell off of several of its operating
units - and the UK's number one player Tesco is thought to be ready
to pounce.
Whittard of Chelsea, the leading tea and coffee retailer in the UK,
has posted an excellent set of first half results, further boosted
by very strong Christmas trading.
Britons are confirmed snack-o-holics, according to a new report
from Datamonitor, meaning that there are excellent growth prospects
for snack makers in this market. And while snack consumption
patterns are different on the Continent,...
The makers of the market leading energy drink Red Bull have
introduced a sugar-free version to the UK market this month. The
company claims it is the first global energy drink brand to address
the growing consumer demand for diet...
Further confirmation that the UK consumer is a snack fiend is
highlighted in a new report that suggests they eat more snacks than
their counterparts in any other European country, which in turn is
helping to fuel a period of robust...
The UK subsidiary of US spice and flavour company McCormick has
completed the purchase of the UK condiment business Uniqsauces for
£12.15 million (€18.5m) cash from Uniq, the European chilled
convenience food group.
UK food ingredients supplier Soya International has acquired the
soft drinks and juice manufacturing business from Bradford-based
company T Kearns. The business, ventured under the new name of
Simran Enterprises, will add to the growing...
The gastronomic delights of Christmas appear to be the focus of
current research at the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA). Earlier
this week we reported on a recent study of dried fruit - destined
for mince-pies and Christmas pudding....
UK whey processor Volac International intends to remove its investment in Pritchitt Foods, the Northern Ireland dairy-based food manufacturer, in a bid to focus on the agri-food sector and to expand its international business, the company announced this...
Cargill Dry Corn Ingredients, a subsidiary of privately-owned US
agribusiness giant Cargill, continues to make inroads into Europe
with the announcement this week that its €6.05m state-of-the-art
masa flour plant is officially up...
Britain is still a nation with a sweet tooth, with chocolate
reigning supreme when compared to other European countries.
According to a new report from market analysts Datamonitor, the
popularity of chocolate and sweets continues...
In a bid to improve its focus and accelerate growth from January
2003 UK chemical compny Croda International will have a new name
and a new structure to its European chemicals operations.
In the UK, Alaska Food Diagnostics, a joint venture between Circus
Capital and DSTL, is using Ministry of Defence technology to
develop a rapid test for harmful bacteria in food.
The UK Food Standards Agency has published a guide to the
provisions of the 1990 Food Safety Act and other UK legislation
covering the composition and labelling of foods, chemical safety,
food hygiene, control of foodstuffs and trading...
A proposal which would have meant an increase in beer and wine
duties in some EU countries and a sharp reduction in others has
been scrapped by the Commission in the face of fierce opposition.
The Ingredient Technology Group (ITG) division of Ocean Spray this
week announced record European sales of cranberry ingredients for
the last fiscal year. With a 134 per cent increase on the previous
year's sales, Europe now...
The European Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health
voted in favour of a European Commission proposal changing the
rules for the dispatch from the United Kingdom of bovine products
under the Date-Based Export Scheme...
How easy is it to ensurethat foods and ingredients imported from
outside the EU are safe, ofsufficient quality and legal? How can UK
food companies ensure completetraceability of imported food
products? These questions will be tackled...
US soup giant Campbell Soup has agreed to purchase Ireland's second
largest dry soup business, Erin Foods, for about $26 million
(€26.1m) from the Greencore Group.
The fate of a significant part of this year's UK pea harvest hung
in the balance this week after one of the biggest pea processing
factories in Britain closed with the loss of 320 jobs, reports the
Financial Times.
The folic acid debate continues with an editorial published in this
week's British Medical Journal damning Europe's failure to
introduce mandatory fortification of flour.
US industrial packaging company Greif Bros. said this week a new
range of water bottles, manufactured in the United Kingdom, should
help spring water producers to more effectively transport filled
containers and offer better protection...
A British study has found that the global market for performance
foods and drinks is now worth in excess of $11billion(€12.5bn), and
is dominated by drinks, which account for over 90 per cent of total
sales.
Efforts to stop illegal meats being brought into Britain are being
stepped up with a new publicity drive at ports and airports, the UK
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said this week.
The European Court of Justice will this week hear a case brought by
the Parma ham consortium against UK supermarket chain ASDA over
mislabelling Parma ham.
The UK Food Standards Agency advised recently that children should
not eat certain mini cup fruit jelly products that contain Konjac
because of the risk of choking on the sweets.
The European Commission has granted clearance under the European
Union's merger control law to the proposed acquisition by UK soft
drinks company Cadbury Schweppes Plc of the soft drinks brands and
related businesses of French...
The Tea Packers Association (TPA) and the United Kingdom Tea
Association have merged to form a single trade association. The new
group will operate under the name of the UK Tea Association.
