Soft drinks industry mulls voluntary school ban
Coca-Cola, Pepsi and the rest of the soft drinks industry are considering a voluntary ban on carbonated soft drinks in elementary and middle schools following heavy lobbying from health campaigners.
Archives for July 28, 2005
China sterol suppliers benefit from GM issue
European mistrust of GM ingredients is creating strong demand for Chinese plant sterols and natural vitamin E, increasingly backed by third-party certification, writes Dominique Patton.
UK unveils amended nutrient profiling system
Food officials in the UK have developed a model that ranks the health status of foods according to the sum of their nutrients, reports Dominique Patton.
Proteins market must look east, claims report
The €3.77 billion European proteins industry must overcome consumer health concerns if it is to capitalise on opportunities presented by new functional products, claims a new report.
Russia to become Europe's largest grocery market
Europeans in 39 countries spent a combined total of €1,363bn on food and groceries in 2004, with Germany as the largest market, to be overtaken by Russia in 2020, according to IGD Services.
Tate & Lyle defiant in face of sugar regime change
Tate & Lyle has vowed to continue to pursue its ambitious expansion plans despite warnings that proposed changes to the sugar regime could begin to affect business as soon as 2007, writes Anthony Fletcher.
'Clean Labels' a priority for National Starch
National Starch has rolled out a range of natural ingredients designed to help food makers appeal to health conscious consumers by keeping their labels as 'clean' as possible.
Russia: A hard market to crack
Although Russia's food retail market is set to become the largest on the continent, it will be a tough market for western European food processors to crack.
Greater understand of labeling needed, claims report
Half the world's consumers understand the nutritional labels on food packaging only 'in part', although two in 10 'always' check grocery labels, according to a new study from ACNielsen.
Moisture Control Technology increases shelf-life
Australian CSIRO has designed Moisture Control Technology (MCT) to control free moisture found in stored or transported fresh food, enabling food to stay fresher for longer.