The consumption of chilled foods in China has been limited by a
lack of refrigerators. That is until the last few years, when
rising incomes and the increasing every day use of cooling
equipment has started to bring about a dramatic...
A new report claims that the current financial squeeze on food
suppliers is as much to do with consumer preferences as it is to do
with the might of retailers - a debatable point, writes Anthony
Fletcher.
More than two billion sandwiches are consumed every year by
Britons, who spend roughly £3 each day on their favourite lunchtime
meal, according to a new study commissioned by the Asda supermarket
chain. But many people are taking...
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...
A new report has called for supermarkets to limit packaging waste,
do more to promote recycling and cut down on pollution caused by
long distance distribution. Billions of plastic bags are used up
every year, and the average UK household...
Leading UK ready meals manufacturer, Kwoks, has opened a vastly
extended and modernised facility in Grimsby, Yorkshire, which it
says will help meet increasing demand from supermarket chain Asda.
The relationship between suppliers and retailers can frequently be
a difficult one, with the supermarkets traditionally being cast as
the villain, squeezing every penny of profit out of their put-upon
suppliers.
New research confirms that consumers are becoming more switched on
to issues of environmental sustainability. But will sustainable
food concepts such as maize-based packaging catch the public's
imagination?
Packaging Automation has devised a high oxygen gas flushing heat
sealing machine which aims to provide specifically designed
packaging to ensure the freshness of lobster.
The UK-based degradable carrier-bag manufacturer, Symphony Plastic
Technologies, has won a significant contract to supply Somerfield
and Kwik Save stores.
New Zealand plastics company Vertex is currently embroiled in an
NZ$2 million (€2m) dispute with Wellington-based investment company
Active Equities over its new chilled-meat packaging system,
Securefresh.
Smithfield, the biggest US pork processor has bought a majority
stake in Italian food maker Stefano Foods, expanding its deli
offerings to include convenience foods.
