Health, WTO dominate EU dairy talks
World trade discussions and communicating the health benefits of dairy were the two main topics for discussion in a meeting between the European Dairy Association and European Commission last week.
Archives for June 5, 2006
NMI encourages manufacturers to make health claims
Consumers actively seek out products with specific health claims on their labels, according to the Natural Marketing Institute - a factor that may encourage companies to solicit approvals from FDA or cater to specialist diets.
Arla, Danisco swallow Denmark's EU subsidies
International food giants Arla Foods and Danisco got more subsidies from the EU than anyone else in their native Denmark last year, says a new report, adding yet more controversy to Europe's farm support scheme.
Cargill to expand cocoa presence in Ghana
Cargill is to build a state-of-the-art cocoa processing facility in Ghana, West Africa, to produce cocoa liquor, butter and powder.
Product availability key to customer loyalty
Retailers and manufacturers across Europe are losing out to store and brand switching as consumers substitute products which are unavailable or difficult to find, says a new survey from the Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD).
Price deflation splits UK supermarket sector
Asda Wal-Mart and Tesco have managed to sew up the competitive British grocery market, as close contender Sainsbury's struggles to keep up with their low pricing strategies.
Round salt breakthrough could help food industry
A group of Indian chemists has developed what it claims is the first practical method for making round salt.
Campylobacter test speeds up detection process
An internationally-validated test for Campylobacter, can pick up the pathogen within three hours, allowing processors to speed up the time when they can release products to the market.
UN report: food production under threat
The UN marked World Environment Day by warning that climate change, high water demand and salt contamination could irrevocably damage some of the planet's most fragile regions of food production.
Baking enzymes dispute resolved
A dispute involving Danisco and Novozymes over US patent infringement of certain types of baking enzymes has been resolved.
Online database tracks container shipments worldwide
A supply chain tracking company has created an online database food firms can use to track their freight containers in real time using radio frequency identification (RFID) technology.
Chinese R&D bearing fruit for DSM
Leading vitamin maker DSM is tapping into Chinese scientific prowess to help it beat competition from players within this very market.