British pigs to China
A British Pig Executive (BPEX) delegation is visiting Beijing at the end of the month to encourage British exports to China, the world's biggest market for pork.
Archives for April 7, 2004
Redefining wholegrains to improve consumer understanding
A group of cereal scientists is looking to rewrite the definition of a wholegrain to help consumers identify the healthy ingredient in foods and lift their intake of wholegrains.
Can accession save Parmalat?
Despite Italian food giant Parmalat's financial crisis its divisions in both Romania and Hungary continue to operate. Indeed Parmalat Hungary is expecting that in the ramp up to accession, production will increase in response to rising demand. Simon...
Retailers are squeezing food manufacturers
Food prices on both sides of the Atlantic are being held down by a number of factors, not least highly competitive conditions among supermarkets, according to a recent report from analyst Ernst & Young. This is putting a squeeze on food manufacturers,...
Toffee ingredients firm to offer low trans fat version
Anticipating growing pressure on UK food manufacturers to cut the trans fats from food products, UK fudge and toffee ingredients firm Food Design joins the growing number of ingredients companies to offer alternatives, launching a replacement fat for...
Vietnamese dairy readies for growth
Vietnam Dairy Products (Vinamilk) has been given approval by Vietnamese authorities to merge with Saigonmilk. Vietnam Dairy Products already holds a 20 per cent stake in the company which manufactures both soy and milk products.