Low-carb trend gets support from UK retailer
The UK's fourth biggest supermarket may introduce special labelling for its low-carb products, reported market research firm Datamonitor this week, which could spark a wave of diet-related marketing.
Archives for December 17, 2003
Brits top European chocolate rankings
The British are the biggest consumers of chocolate in Europe, munching their way through more than 10 kg each every year. A reflection of Britain's ongoing love affair with snacking - and consumers' reluctance to choose health over indulgence,...
Compact and quick - the Newton oven from Europa
Europa, the Italy-based company that specialises in the production of ovens for the bread making, pizza, pastry and biscuit making industries has unveiled a new range of convection ovens, the most popular of which are the 5T and its larger counterpart...
Food movement in an enlarged EU
The movement of foodstuffs within the European boundaries will be changed forever once the next step towards an enlarged Europe takes place. Food and Life Sciences lawyer Raymond O’Rourke takes us through a detailed look at some of the legal issues...
Emerging markets and health lift Danisco H1 results
Set against the backdrop of difficult trading conditions for branded food manufacturers, raw material prices and a negative currency impact played down first half figures for ingredients giant Danisco.
EU pig proposal in store
The European Commission tabled a proposal this week to open an EU aid scheme for private pig meat storage. The move is designed to stabilise the market, which has seen prices fall by 16 per cent in the last three months. The industry has also suffered...
Packing off to China
Elopak is to build a state-of-the-art production plant in China as part of a strategy to increase its worldwide presence. The Norwegian-owned company, which has been present in the country since 2000 with a representative office in Beijing, believes...