UK regulator sets target for Campylobacter crackdown
With up to 76 per cent of UK chickens testing positive for Campylobacter, processors and their suppliers will soon be facing a food safety crackdown from the country's regulator.
Archives for August 11, 2005
Low market prices and restructuring hit Givaudan
Swiss-based global fragrance and flavours giant Givaudan says that a down-turn in its performance for the first six months of the year was buouyed by a stronger showing from it international fragrance operations.
Should sugar labeling laws be changed?
The Sugar Association wants the FDA to introduce more aggressive labeling regulations that would split out the different sugars and sweeteners on the nutritional facts panel, just as the labeling of trans fats will be mandatory from January 1 2006.
Pepsi changes fruit flavored drinks labels
PepsiCo is changing the labeling on two of its fruit-flavored Tropicana beverages to reflect the fact that they actually contain little or no fruit juice.
Chr. Hansen goes organic
Chr. Hansen has developed a range of ingredients to help formulators develop products that fulfill consumers' expanding appetite for organic foods.
UK heads the way in European private label market
The latest survey of the global private label market reveals a €100 billion industry that is increasingly seen as a sign of good quality, good value food products. But it is Europe, and in particular the UK, where acceptance and the development of own...
Fruit and veg driving European organic market
Although sales channels for organic foods continue to broaden, the European market is still dominated by fruit and vegetables. But it is increased shelf space for organic exotic and tropical fruits that is expected to provide the biggest impetus for...
PepsiCo's Smith's acquires Australian rice snack maker
Leading Australian snack maker Smith's this week announced that it has acquired Sakata Rice Snacks Australia, for an undisclosed sum.
French law reform may cut branded beer price
The death of France's Galland law has been highlighted as a new opportunity for branded brewers to fight back against private labels and poor growth through better deals with retailers.