News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Italian food group Parmalat has been busy this week. Not only has it opened its first bottled water bottling plant in the Canadian province of Quebec, it has also begun legal proceedings against Agrinove over an alleged copyright infringement.
Progress towards the founding of Europe's Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has been closely followed by Foodnavigator.com, including an interview this week with the freshly appointed spokesman for the EFSA, Andrew Stimpson. As such, it was with interest...
The Mentos line of mints has a new addition - Breathmakers - which are a return to milder, fresher mints and away from the throat-searing strong mints which have dominated the market in recent years.
After acquisitions in Italy and Belgium, and reorgansiation in Greece, Europe's leading retailer has turned its attention to Spain, where it is proposing to buy out minority shareholders in its CCC subsidiary.
Red Bull continues to dominate the western European energy drink market with a 66 per cent share, and it also provides the model for most of its rival brands. But despite the dominance of one brand, the market shows no sign of stagnating, according to...
Folic acid is not only a safeguard against spina bifida and other birth defects in babies - it can also prevent heart disease and strokes, two of Northern Ireland's biggest killers, according to research from the University of Ulster released this week.