News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Facing up to the current challenging economic climate Danish ingredients company Chr Hansen last month lifted previous profit forecasts for the year on the back of decent ingredients growth and higher exchange rates. Next week at the FiE the €2bn...
Belgian retailer Delhaize today confirmed that it has reached a binding agreement to sell its 49 per cent shareholding in the Singapore food retailer, Shop N Save, to Singapore retailer Cold Storage Singapore for SGD 44.1 million (€21.9 million).
The German city of Frankfurt will look on as 12,000 food and drink industry professionals hit the exhibition centre to eat up the latest innovations and visit 1000 exhibitors at the 16th edition of Fi Europe.
A key driver of the food ingredients industry is the ability to innovate. Innovation may bring about added value, and as such, premium pricing opportunities. This is particularly true for ingredients companies working in today's sluggish climate.
UK potato growers have pledged to contain and eradicate an outbreak of the highly contagious disease potato ring rot found on a farm in Wales.
A majority of traditional Irish food producers feel that they face serious burdens to their survival and growth - but food safety regualtions aren't one of them.
Volactive, the functional foods arm of milk replacer company Volvac International, will use the FiE exhibition to promote its latest heat stable whey protein isolate.
Wal-Mart has announced a significant jump in sales for the third quarter driven largely by its European and South American operations. In the UK the group's Asda division has continued its success with strong store sales growth fuelling success.
As speciality chemicals company Cognis heads for the FiE to promote a number of ingredients - not least Tonalin CLA, results released yesterday show a rise in organic growth for the health and nutrition arm of the company in the third quarter.