News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
The European Commission is to propose an increase in herring and salmon fishing quotas for 2018 as responsible management measures by Member States and the fishing industry look to be paying off.
The outbreak of Salmonella in the US linked to imported papayas has passed 200 cases.
Hygiena has expanded distribution operations in Latin America with a permanent base in Mexico City.
Lactobacillus supplementation increases antioxidant levels in human breast milk, a new RCT has concluded.
Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) has launched its latest lamb marketing campaign for spring.
Australia
Monash University has named Chobani as the first client of its A$3m Food Innovation Centre.
Sustainability has always underpinned the way Beneo does business from ingredient sourcing to investing in greener factories, according to its executive board member.
Canadian importers made a visit to the UK to experience the country’s standards in meat production.
According to its first half-year financial report, revenue of Dutch dairy company Royal FrieslandCampina N.V. increased by 10.7% to €6.1bn ($7.3bn).
French food manufacturer Fleury Michon aims to strengthen its innovation processes and improve competitiveness through a reorganisation programme that it also hopes will boost profitability.
Global agri-equipment supplier AGCO will begin manufacturing protein production equipment in China through a joint-venture with CP Foods.
Mars is the best big company to work at in Australia, according to the 2017 Great Place to Work rankings, which also feature Campbell Arnott’s in fourth place.
Vietnamese food exporters remain “passive and sluggish” in complying with the demands of their target markets, especially America.
India
Having crossed the 100 mark earlier this month, Burger King now plans to add a further 30-35 outlets in the country this year.
Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) president Joe Healy and national livestock chairman Angus Woods met with the chairman and senior officials from Meat Industry Ireland (MII), to discuss factory price cuts.
Toddler meals and snack supplier Little Dish has secured a capital injection that it believes will enable it to “accelerate” its growth in the UK as well as expand overseas, with a planned launch in the US market.
A Croatian survey into dual quality food has found differences in ingredients or price in as many as 85% of the products sampled.
SwissDeCode has launched a portable rapid DNA test that gives results in 30 minutes.
Hong Kong billionaire Hui Wing Mau has bought a majority (51%) holding in Australian producer Bindaree Beef.
India
Industry heavyweight Ajay Kaul had joined Everstone Group to lead its QSR business.
Mars’ share in China’s chocolate confectionery market has been dropping since 2013, but the company maintains its leading position with 36.7% market share in 2017, Euromonitor’s latest data shows.
China direct
Half of urban Chinese consumers now snack on ice cream at home—an increase of 10 percentage points in just two years.