News & Analysis on the Bakery and Snacks Industries
Whole Foods Market, the largest natural and organic food retailer in the US, is to make its first entry into the UK with the acquisition of Fresh & Wild, a London-based company which operates a small chain of natural food stores.
Major Swiss food maker Nestlé is to add a novel fat replacer to its products, revealed the US-based Fiber Gel Technologies, manufacturer of the ingredient, last week.
Meat processors, along with food retailers and wholesalers in the US, have agreed to draw up a programme to provide consumers country of origin information. The group believes this will prove cheaper and more workable than the proposed mandatory bill.