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Robots on the rise
Sales of robots to UK food manufacturers beat those to every other sector in 2009 for the first time, according to British Automation and Robotics Association (BARA) records.
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Branded foods bounceback?
New figures reveal that cash-strapped consumers may finally be returning to national brands.
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Martek extends Danone agreement
Martek Biosciences Corporation has extended its multi-year sole-source licence and supply agreement with Danone, a worldwide producer of infant nutrition products.
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Name change for JohnsonDiversey
Hygiene solutions firms JohnsonDiversey Inc and JohnsonDiversey Holdings Inc have changed their names.
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FSA’s ‘traffic light label’ rethink
The Food Standards Agency has unveiled plans for new front-of-pack (FOP) nutrition labelling which it says will ‘help consumers make healthier choices when they buy food’.
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Vion to axe 180 jobs
Vion Food Group has announced that it’s cutting almost half the jobs at its UK site in Haverhill, Suffolk.
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Another profit boost for ABF
Associated British Foods’ latest trading update has revealed yet another profits boost thanks to strong sales at its retail chain Primark.
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Fairtrade sales up but growth slows
Sales of fairtrade products in the UK have increased by 12% to reach an estimated retail value of £800 million (€909m) but growth in sales has slowed in the past 12 months, according to new figures.
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Saturated fat message starts to sink in
The latest dietary survey by Food Standards Agency reveal that the UK is eating less saturated fat, trans fat and added sugar than it was 10 years ago.
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Asda sales cheer
Supermarket chain Asda has announced a 6% increase in sales for the full-year.
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Lidl warning over suspect cheese
German supermarket chain Lidl has issued a second warning to Germans not to eat Austrian cheese thought to be linked to deaths from food poisoning.
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New leaf for EU organic food
The European Commission has unveiled the winning design for its new organic logo. The ‘Euro-leaf’ design shows the EU stars in the shape of a leaf against a green background.
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Premier Foods chairman quits
Premier Foods chairman David Kappler has resigned after six years at the helm, and is reportedly planning to step down at the firm’s next annual meeting in the spring.
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Brits bowled over by breakfast cereal. But the rest of Europe’s not so keen...
New research from Mintel’s Global Market Navigator (GMN) suggests that British consumers are bowled over by breakfast cereal, spending £28 (€32) per head (or a total of £1.8 billion/€2bn) on breakfast cereal in the last year alone, up from £1.7bn (€1.9bn) in 2008 and a figure Mintel estimates will grow to a massive £2.2bn (€2.5bn) by 2014.
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Sustainable palm oil coup for Lipsa
Spanish oils and fats company Lipidos Santiga (Lipsa) is now certified to process and supply sustainable palm oil in the Segregation category as specified by the RSPO (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil) criteria. Lipsa says it’s the first Spanish company to obtain such certification, and one of the first in Europe.
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JBT FoodTech consolidates UK operations
Food technology solutions JBT FoodTech, which acquired ovens and cookers’ manufacturer Double D Food Engineering last year, has revealed plans to consolidate its UK operations by combining its Bedford and Broxburn sites.
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Wild prepares to go public
After nearly 80 years as a successful family business, natural ingredients company Wild has taken the first step to becoming a public company – by selling shares to asset manager KKR.
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Merger for French Food Safety agency
The French Food Safety agency (AFSSA) is to be merged with the French Agency for Environmental and Occupational Health Safety (AFSSET).
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Kellogg’s bows to FSA pressure
Kellogg’s has announced that it will cut the salt content of its Corn Flakes, Rice Krispies and other brands by up to a third following pressure from health watchdogs.
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Make a date with NutraFormulate
Food development technologists working in the health foods, functional foods and supplements market are invited to NutraFormulate, a new UK event featuring the latest developments in raw materials, ingredients and formulation services.
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