News & Analysis on the Bakery and Snacks Industries
The World Health Organisation (WHO) held talks yesterday with drugs firms and international laboratories on developing a vaccine to fight the bird 'flu virus that is ravaging parts of East Asia. There are now fears that the crisis could become a...
There was a time when a widespread wheat shortage spelt inflation, and a global shortage meant global inflation. This year, with stocks at a 30-year low and wheat prices soaring, it is possible consumers may never even notice. All the pain, it seems,...
Wheat has always been an integral part of Russian agriculture and its food industry. However, a limited domestic market, reduction in Russian livestock and a slow down in the consumption of bakery products is forcing the industry to pursue the...
Surging wheat prices are leading to some hard bargaining along the supply chain over where the extra costs can and should be taken, according to millers and bakers.
Higher world populations and changes in dietary patterns - notably in emerging economies - are leading to a steady increase in food demand which will have a positive impact on world grain prices, says a grains analyst this week.
The steel packaging industry in Central Europe is set to prosper, as long as outmoded means of production can be upgraded. The consumption of steel packaging in Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovakia is projected to grow at a rate of 3.5 per...