Archives for June 11, 2006

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Healthy food and the World Cup of missed opportunity

Beer, bakery, confectionery, sweet drinks, pizzas, snacks galore, and even dog food. The list of products with World Cup tie-ins is dominated by junk food, while healthy food makers seem content to pass up the marketing opportunities and let others...

Nestlé confident that food prices will stabilise

By  Anthony Fletcher

Nestle doesn't expect raw material prices to rise further this year, despite a recent FAO report that forecasts an increase of over 2 per cent in the world food import bill in 2006.

Cosun cosolidates bakery ingredients operations

By  Anthony Fletcher

Royal Cosun subsidiary Unifine Food & Bake Ingredients has consolidated its position in the Iberian bakery ingredients market through the finalisation of an acquisition.